Datadog Skill

Overview

Enables Claude to access Datadog to view infrastructure metrics, APM traces, logs, dashboards, and monitor alerts across your entire observability stack.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/datadog/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/datadog ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set DATADOG_EMAIL "your-email@example.com"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

View infrastructure metrics
Check APM traces and services
Monitor log streams
View custom dashboards
Check alert status
Analyze host health

Usage Examples

Example 1: Check Infrastructure

User: "How's my infrastructure looking?"
Claude: I'll check your Datadog dashboard.
- Opens app.datadoghq.com via Playwright MCP
- Logs into account
- Infrastructure:
  - Hosts: 12 active
  - Containers: 45 running
  - CPU avg: 34%
  - Memory avg: 67%
- Alerts: 1 warning (disk space)
- All critical services healthy

Example 2: Check APM

User: "How are my services performing?"
Claude: I'll check APM.
- Views APM section
- Services:
  - api-gateway: 45ms p50, 120ms p99
  - user-service: 23ms p50, 89ms p99
  - order-service: 67ms p50, 234ms p99
- Throughput: 2.3k req/s
- Error rate: 0.12%
- Slowest endpoint: /api/reports (890ms)

Example 3: Check Logs

User: "Any errors in the logs?"
Claude: I'll check Log Management.
- Views Logs section
- Last hour:
  - ERROR: 23 events
  - WARN: 156 events
  - INFO: 45,678 events
- Top errors:
  - ConnectionTimeout: 12 occurrences
  - ValidationError: 8 occurrences
- Pattern detected: DB connection spikes

Authentication Flow

Navigate to app.datadoghq.com via Playwright MCP
Enter email address
Enter password
Handle 2FA/SAML if enabled
Select organization if multiple
Maintain session for dashboard access

Error Handling

Login Failed: Retry credentials
2FA Required: Complete verification
SAML/SSO: Follow redirect
Session Expired: Re-authenticate
Rate Limited: Wait and retry
Access Denied: Check org permissions

Self-Improvement Instructions

After each interaction:

Track metric patterns
Note alert frequency
Log performance trends
Document UI changes

Suggest updates when:

Datadog updates dashboard
New features added
Integrations expand
Metrics added

Notes

Comprehensive observability
APM and tracing
Log management
Custom dashboards
Alert management
600+ integrations
Enterprise-grade

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