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:

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. 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

1. Navigate to app.datadoghq.com via Playwright MCP
2. Enter email address
3. Enter password
4. Handle 2FA/SAML if enabled
5. Select organization if multiple
6. 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