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datadog-cli — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

Q: How to install datadog-cli in Claude Code?

Run `npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/datadog-cli` or `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill datadog-cli -a claude-code`. Alternatively, copy the skill definition to `~/.claude/skills/datadog-cli/SKILL.md`.

Q: What credentials are required for datadog-cli?

Set the `DD_API_KEY` and `DD_APP_KEY` environment variables in your shell. If your organization is on an EU site, pass `--site datadoghq.eu` to your queries.

Enables Claude Code to query logs and inspect metrics directly via Datadog CLI during incident triage.

Install into Claude Code · claude-code-templates All methods and platforms ↓

npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/datadog-cli

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What datadog-cli does

This skill guides Claude Code to run @leoflores/datadog-cli commands through npx. The agent can search log streams, aggregate facets, group error patterns, and inspect distributed traces.

The tool also handles timeseries metric checks and dashboard updates. Non-US regions can be targeted with the --site flag, such as datadoghq.eu. Output can be exported into a JSON file or formatted with --pretty.

Without valid DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY environment variables, the CLI cannot authenticate against Datadog. Node.js must be installed to run the underlying commands.

What it helps with

search recent error logs for a specific service
correlate log entries around a distributed trace ID
compare error counts across two time periods
query timeseries system metrics
cluster recurring log messages into patterns

Example prompts for the agent

Search for recent API service errors from the past hour using datadog-cli.
Compare error log volume between the current hour and the previous one.
Find logs associated with trace ID abc123def456 and show the context.

How to install datadog-cli

1claude-code-templates

npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/datadog-cli

2Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill datadog-cli -a claude-code

3Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/datadog-cli/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/datadog-cli/

Manually: put the files in place

.agents/skills/datadog-cli/SKILL.md

For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

Manually: put the files in place

.cursor/skills/datadog-cli/SKILL.md

Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

1GitHub CLI

gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates datadog-cli

2Manually: put the files in place

.github/skills/datadog-cli/SKILL.md

Platform CLI

gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/datadog-cli

Manually: put the files in place

.devin/skills/datadog-cli/SKILL.md

The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about datadog-cli

How to install datadog-cli in Claude Code?

Run npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/datadog-cli or npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill datadog-cli -a claude-code. Alternatively, copy the skill definition to ~/.claude/skills/datadog-cli/SKILL.md.

What does the datadog-cli skill do?

It gives the agent instructions to execute Datadog queries using npx @leoflores/datadog-cli. Claude Code can triage production issues, inspect metrics, and analyze traces inside the terminal.

What credentials are required for datadog-cli?

Set the DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY environment variables in your shell. If your organization is on an EU site, pass --site datadoghq.eu to your queries.

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