Datadog MCP Server

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MCP server for the Datadog API, enabling incident management and more.

Features

Observability Tools: Provides a mechanism to leverage key Datadog monitoring features, such as incidents, monitors, logs, dashboards, and metrics, through the MCP server.
Extensible Design: Designed to easily integrate with additional Datadog APIs, allowing for seamless future feature expansion.

Tools

list_incidents
- Retrieve a list of incidents from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - filter (optional string): Filter parameters for incidents (e.g., status, priority).
  - pagination (optional object): Pagination details like page size/offset.
- Returns: Array of Datadog incidents and associated metadata.
get_incident
- Retrieve detailed information about a specific Datadog incident.
- Inputs:
  - incident_id (string): Incident ID to fetch details for.
- Returns: Detailed incident information (title, status, timestamps, etc.).
get_monitors
- Fetch the status of Datadog monitors.
- Inputs:
  - groupStates (optional array): States to filter (e.g., alert, warn, no data, ok).
  - name (optional string): Filter by name.
  - tags (optional array): Filter by tags.
- Returns: Monitors data and a summary of their statuses.
get_logs
- Search and retrieve logs from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - query (string): Datadog logs query string.
  - from (number): Start time in epoch seconds.
  - to (number): End time in epoch seconds.
  - limit (optional number): Maximum number of logs to return (defaults to 100).
- Returns: Array of matching logs.
list_dashboards
- Get a list of dashboards from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - name (optional string): Filter dashboards by name.
  - tags (optional array): Filter dashboards by tags.
- Returns: Array of dashboards with URL references.
get_dashboard
- Retrieve a specific dashboard from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - dashboard_id (string): ID of the dashboard to fetch.
- Returns: Dashboard details including title, widgets, etc.
query_metrics
- Retrieve metrics data from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - query (string): Metrics query string.
  - from (number): Start time in epoch seconds.
  - to (number): End time in epoch seconds.
- Returns: Metrics data for the queried timeframe.
list_traces
- Retrieve a list of APM traces from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - query (string): Datadog APM trace query string.
  - from (number): Start time in epoch seconds.
  - to (number): End time in epoch seconds.
  - limit (optional number): Maximum number of traces to return (defaults to 100).
  - sort (optional string): Sort order for traces (defaults to '-timestamp').
  - service (optional string): Filter by service name.
  - operation (optional string): Filter by operation name.
- Returns: Array of matching traces from Datadog APM.
list_hosts
- Get list of hosts from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - filter (optional string): Filter string for search results.
  - sort_field (optional string): Field to sort hosts by.
  - sort_dir (optional string): Sort direction (asc/desc).
  - start (optional number): Starting offset for pagination.
  - count (optional number): Max number of hosts to return (max: 1000).
  - from (optional number): Search hosts from this UNIX timestamp.
  - include_muted_hosts_data (optional boolean): Include muted hosts status and expiry.
  - include_hosts_metadata (optional boolean): Include host metadata (version, platform, etc).
- Returns: Array of hosts with details including name, ID, aliases, apps, mute status, and more.
get_active_hosts_count
- Get the total number of active hosts in Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - from (optional number): Number of seconds from which you want to get total number of active hosts (defaults to 2h).
- Returns: Count of total active and up hosts.
mute_host
- Mute a host in Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - hostname (string): The name of the host to mute.
  - message (optional string): Message to associate with the muting of this host.
  - end (optional number): POSIX timestamp for when the mute should end.
  - override (optional boolean): If true and the host is already muted, replaces existing end time.
- Returns: Success status and confirmation message.
unmute_host
- Unmute a host in Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - hostname (string): The name of the host to unmute.
- Returns: Success status and confirmation message.
list_downtimes
- List scheduled downtimes from Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - currentOnly (optional boolean): Return only currently active downtimes when true.
  - monitorId (optional number): Filter by monitor ID.
- Returns: Array of scheduled downtimes with details including scope, monitor information, and schedule.
schedule_downtime
- Schedule a downtime in Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - scope (string): Scope to apply downtime to (e.g. 'host:my-host').
  - start (optional number): UNIX timestamp for the start of the downtime.
  - end (optional number): UNIX timestamp for the end of the downtime.
  - message (optional string): A message to include with the downtime.
  - timezone (optional string): The timezone for the downtime (e.g. 'UTC', 'America/New_York').
  - monitorId (optional number): The ID of the monitor to mute.
  - monitorTags (optional array): A list of monitor tags for filtering.
  - recurrence (optional object): Recurrence settings for the downtime.
    - type (string): Recurrence type ('days', 'weeks', 'months', 'years').
    - period (number): How often to repeat (must be >= 1).
    - weekDays (optional array): Days of the week for weekly recurrence.
    - until (optional number): UNIX timestamp for when the recurrence ends.
- Returns: Scheduled downtime details including ID and active status.
cancel_downtime
- Cancel a scheduled downtime in Datadog.
- Inputs:
  - downtimeId (number): The ID of the downtime to cancel.
- Returns: Confirmation of downtime cancellation.

Setup

Datadog Credentials

You need valid Datadog API credentials to use this MCP server:

DATADOG_API_KEY: Your Datadog API key
DATADOG_APP_KEY: Your Datadog Application key
DATADOG_SITE (optional): The Datadog site (e.g. datadoghq.eu)

Export them in your environment before running the server:

export DATADOG_API_KEY="your_api_key"
export DATADOG_APP_KEY="your_app_key"
export DATADOG_SITE="your_datadog_site"

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Datadog MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @winor30/mcp-server-datadog --client claude

Manual Installation

pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm watch   # for development with auto-rebuild

Usage with Claude Desktop

To use this with Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog": {
      "command": "/path/to/mcp-server-datadog/build/index.js",
      "env": {
        "DATADOG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "DATADOG_APP_KEY": "<YOUR_APP_KEY>",
        "DATADOG_SITE": "<YOUR_SITE>" // Optional
      }
    }
  }
}

Or specify via npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-datadog": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@winor30/mcp-server-datadog"],
      "env": {
        "DATADOG_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "DATADOG_APP_KEY": "<YOUR_APP_KEY>",
        "DATADOG_SITE": "<YOUR_SITE>" // Optional
      }
    }
  }
}

Debugging

Because MCP servers communicate over standard input/output, debugging can sometimes be tricky. We recommend using the MCP Inspector. You can run the inspector with:

npm run inspector

The inspector will provide a URL you can open in your browser to see logs and send requests manually.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or a pull request if you have any suggestions, bug reports, or improvements to propose.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.