MCP server · Datadog
Datadog MCP Server
⚠ No independent security audit: entries summarize official sources only. Review permissions and code before installing.
- Type
- MCP server
- Tasks
- Debugging & observability
- Compatible agents
- ChatGPT, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Goose, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, Warp, OpenCode (source: clients with a setup tab in Datadog's official MCP setup docs (docs.datadoghq.com/mcp_server/setup); GitHub README shows Claude Code quick start)
- Verdict
- Pick it to investigate production issues from the agent using your Datadog account; OAuth keeps access within your existing RBAC.
- Permissions
- Queries Datadog observability data (logs, metrics, traces, monitors, dashboards, security signals and more) and can perform write actions that the authenticated user's Datadog permissions allow; write tools are rejected for read-only users.
- Credentials
- Datadog OAuth (recommended) or Datadog API and application keys for some clients.
- Maintenance
- Managed remote server; no GitHub release on datadog-labs/mcp-server; CHANGELOG updated through 2026-10-15; last commit 2026-10-16
- License
- MIT
- Install
- Use `claude mcp add --transport http datadog` with the US1 URL https://mcp.datadoghq.com/v1/mcp (or your regional endpoint), or install the Datadog plugin/connector for your client (see setup docs). Official install docs ↗
- Source
- https://github.com/datadog-labs/mcp-server
- Verified on
- 2026-10-19