Datadog MCP Server

How to install Datadog MCP Server

Built from the start command in the project's README: npx datadog-mcp-server --apiKey <YOUR_API_KEY> --appKey <YOUR_APP_KEY> --site <YOUR_DD_SITE>(e.g us5.datadoghq.com). Check the README for required keys or settings.

claude mcp add datadog-mcp-server -- npx datadog-mcp-server --apiKey <YOUR_API_KEY> --appKey <YOUR_APP_KEY> --site <YOUR_DD_SITE>(e.g us5.datadoghq.com)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "datadog-mcp-server",
        "--apiKey",
        "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "--appKey",
        "<YOUR_APP_KEY>",
        "--site",
        "<YOUR_DD_SITE>(e.g",
        "us5.datadoghq.com)"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "datadog-mcp-server",
        "--apiKey",
        "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "--appKey",
        "<YOUR_APP_KEY>",
        "--site",
        "<YOUR_DD_SITE>(e.g",
        "us5.datadoghq.com)"
      ]
    }
  }
}

code --add-mcp '{"name":"datadog-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["datadog-mcp-server","--apiKey","<YOUR_API_KEY>","--appKey","<YOUR_APP_KEY>","--site","<YOUR_DD_SITE>(e.g","us5.datadoghq.com)"]}'

What Datadog MCP Server can touch

• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
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• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan

"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 8665aa4, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.