Datadog MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, etc.) with a comprehensive interface to the Datadog API. Supports all Datadog regions.

Overview

datadog-mcp allows your AI assistant to directly query your Datadog monitoring data. It enables powerful natural language queries like:

• "Are there any monitors currently in alert status?"
• "Show me CPU metrics for the web-prod host over the last hour."
• "Search for monitors related to 'database latency'."
• "List recent events tagged with env:production."

Features

• Multi-Region Support: Works with all Datadog sites — US1, US3, US5, EU, AP1, and Gov.
• Modular Architecture: Built with clean layered design for high maintainability.
• Type-Safe: Fully implemented in TypeScript with Zod schema validation.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Full access to Monitors, Metrics, and Events.
• LLM-Optimized: Responses are automatically transformed to reduce token usage.

Installation

Using npx (Recommended)

No installation required. Run directly:

npx -y @vineethnkrishnan/datadog-mcp

Global Install

npm install -g @vineethnkrishnan/datadog-mcp
datadog-mcp

From Source

git clone https://github.com/vineethkrishnan/mcp-pool.git
cd mcp-pool
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Add to your MCP client configuration file:

| Platform | Config file path | |----------|-----------------| | macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json | | Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json | | Linux | ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |

US1 (Default)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/datadog-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "a1b2c3d4e5f6...",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "b2c3d4e5f6g7..."
      }
    }
  }
}

EU or Other Regions

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vineethnkrishnan/datadog-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "a1b2c3d4e5f6...",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "b2c3d4e5f6g7...",
        "DD_SITE": "datadoghq.eu"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description | |----------|----------|---------|-------------| | DD_API_KEY | Yes | - | Datadog API key. | | DD_APP_KEY | Yes | - | Datadog application key. | | DD_SITE | No | datadoghq.com | Datadog site. Options: datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu, us3.datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, ap1.datadoghq.com, ddog-gov.com. |

Getting Your Credentials

1. Log in to your Datadog account
2. Go to Organization Settings > API Keys — copy your API Key
3. Go to Organization Settings > Application Keys — create and copy an Application Key

API Keys and Application Keys are different. You need both. Application Keys are tied to your user account and grant read access to Datadog data.

Documentation

For a full list of available tools, detailed examples, and architectural details, visit the documentation site.

Uninstallation

# If installed globally
npm uninstall -g @vineethnkrishnan/datadog-mcp

Testing

npm test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.