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TANTIOPE/datadog-mcp-server

MCP server providing AI assistants with full Datadog observability access.

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About TANTIOPE/datadog-mcp-server

A TypeScript MCP server that gives AI assistants read and write access to Datadog observability data. It exposes Datadog's API through the Model Context Protocol, enabling automated monitoring queries and incident management.

Best for

Teams using Datadog who want to automate observability tasks through AI assistants

Use cases

Query Datadog metrics and logs from an AI coding assistant
Create and update Datadog monitors programmatically
Trigger incident responses based on AI analysis of observability data

Notes

4 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Pros

Direct integration with Datadog's full API surface
TypeScript codebase is easy to extend or audit
Low overhead for teams already using MCP-based tools

Cons

Requires Datadog API keys and proper permissions to configure
Limited to Datadog's API rate limits and data retention policies
No built-in caching or batching for high-frequency queries

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Tools exposed

logs_pipelines
logs_indexes
logs_archives

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "datadog-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "your-app-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install

Add TANTIOPE/datadog-mcp-server to your client

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --env DD_API_KEY=YOUR_DD_API_KEY --env DD_APP_KEY=YOUR_DD_APP_KEY --transport stdio tantiope-datadog-mcp-server -- npx -y datadog-mcp@1.0.9

Needs DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 1.0.9 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tantiope-datadog-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "datadog-mcp@1.0.9"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "YOUR_DD_API_KEY",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "YOUR_DD_APP_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 1.0.9 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tantiope-datadog-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "datadog-mcp@1.0.9"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "YOUR_DD_API_KEY",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "YOUR_DD_APP_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 1.0.9 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "dd-api-key",
      "description": "Datadog API key",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "dd-app-key",
      "description": "Datadog Application key",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "tantiope-datadog-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "datadog-mcp@1.0.9"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "${input:dd-api-key}",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "${input:dd-app-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 1.0.9 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.tantiope-datadog-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "datadog-mcp@1.0.9"]
env_vars = ["DD_API_KEY", "DD_APP_KEY"]

Needs DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 1.0.9 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

ChatGPT: ChatGPT connects only to remote servers that need no API key.

Recipes come from the server's entry in the official MCP registry. Check the package name before you run it, and keep keys out of shared files.

Works with

What TANTIOPE/datadog-mcp-server connects to

1 product and 5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Datadog	Product	Its name pairs the product with MCPname "datadog-mcp-server"	24 Oct 2026GitHub
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.0.9Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.0.9Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.0.9Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.0.9Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 1.0.9Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

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