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Datadog MCP

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Official Datadog managed MCP server covering logs, metrics, traces, incidents, and dashboards. HTTP-only transport, hosted by Datadog with regional endpoints (US1, EU, etc.). 6 commits on main in the last 30 days. Stars are modest (35) reflecting recent launch.

35·7 tools·Released DEC 2025·MIT
claude mcp add --transport http datadog https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp
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Official Datadog managed MCP server covering logs, metrics, traces, incidents, and dashboards. HTTP-only transport, hosted by Datadog with regional endpoints (US1, EU, etc.). 6 commits on main in the last 30 days. Stars are modest (35) reflecting recent launch; the official-vendor signal carries the score.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationDatadog credentials handled via the Datadog dashboard during MCP connection. Tokens managed via Datadog RBAC; agent token scope set when authorising the MCP.
{ "mcpServers": { "datadog": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp" } } }
PrereqHTTP-only transport. US1: https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp. EU: replace mcp.datadoghq.com with mcp.datadoghq.eu. Authentication handled via the Datadog dashboard during initial connection. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "datadog": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp" } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "datadog": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp" } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "datadog": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp" } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "datadog": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp" } } }

7 TOOLS AVAILABLE

query_logs
Search Datadog logs with full Datadog query syntax
Read
query_metrics
Query timeseries metrics
Read
query_traces
Query APM traces
Read
list_incidents
List active incidents
Read
get_dashboard
Retrieve a dashboard configuration
Read
list_monitors
List monitor definitions
Read

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Official Datadog Labs maintenance.
  • MIT licence.
  • 6 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • HTTP-only transport: no local install required, hosted by Datadog.
  • Regional endpoints: US1, EU1, US3, US5, AP1 each have a dedicated MCP URL.
  • Marked unstable in the URL path: Datadog has signalled the API may evolve.
  • Setup is one shell command via claude mcp add --transport http datadog.
Weaknesses
  • HTTP-only transport: stdio fallback is unavailable for offline or air-gapped agents.
  • Unstable URL path means breaking changes are explicitly possible.
  • Authentication mechanism handled by Datadog; tokens are managed via the Datadog dashboard.
  • 35 GitHub stars; community-contributed tooling around the MCP is minimal.
Security Notes

The hosted MCP sees all queries and returns Datadog data including potentially sensitive logs. The token attached to the agent grants its scoped Datadog permissions; use Datadog RBAC to scope agent tokens to specific environments and data sources. Datadog data-handling policies cover the hosted MCP.

Best For

Datadog customers who want agents to query observability data (logs, metrics, traces, incidents) inside the editor; incident response workflows where the agent triages signals against Datadog data; teams already on Datadog Bits AI who want a programmatic surface for the same data.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
typescript
Transport
streamable-http
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
GitHub
npm
datadog-mcp (HTTP-only, hosted)
Last Release
hosted (no version tag)MAY 3, 2026
First Released
DEC 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
35

// Reading this35 stars on the datadog-labs/mcp-server repo. 6 commits on main in the last 30 days. Official Datadog Labs maintenance carries the editorial weight.

// Popularity Rank
#1
Globally · #1 in Monitoring

// Reading thisFirst-ranked in monitoring on official-vendor signal for Datadog observability data.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 3, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
4 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Code (claude mcp add)
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 3, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4editorial35MAY 3, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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