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Monitor use when deploying monitoring stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog.
APM - install, onboard, instrument, enable, set up, configure, traces, services, dependencies, performance analysis, Data Streams Monitoring (DSM), queue lag, pipeline latency.
Install Dd Apm
$ npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills dd-apm --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/dd-apm .claude/skills/dd-apm && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "dd-apm" agent skill from https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/dd-apm into .claude/skills/dd-apm/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dd-apm", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/dd-apmType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills dd-apm --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/dd-apm .agents/skills/dd-apm && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "dd-apm" agent skill from https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/dd-apm into .agents/skills/dd-apm/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dd-apm", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills dd-apm --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/dd-apm .cursor/skills/dd-apm && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "dd-apm" agent skill from https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/dd-apm into .cursor/skills/dd-apm/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dd-apm", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git --path dd-apm--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills dd-apm --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/dd-apm .gemini/skills/dd-apm && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "dd-apm" agent skill from https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/dd-apm into .gemini/skills/dd-apm/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dd-apm", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills dd-apmInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/dd-apm .github/skills/dd-apm && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "dd-apm" agent skill from https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/dd-apm into .github/skills/dd-apm/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dd-apm", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills dd-apm --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/dd-apm .opencode/skills/dd-apm && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "dd-apm" agent skill from https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/dd-apm into .opencode/skills/dd-apm/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "dd-apm", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
dd-apm- GitHub stars
- 177
- Token cost
- ~2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 720 words
- Files
- 3
- Skills in repo
- 39
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
APM - install, onboard, instrument, enable, set up, configure, traces, services, dependencies, performance analysis, Data Streams Monitoring (DSM), queue lag, pipeline latency.
- Works in 5 steps: Check context first (prior outputs,… → If a required value is missing, run a… → If still ambiguous, ask the user to… → …
- Any request involving Datadog APM setup
- SKILL.md covers Routing — Read This First, Requirements, Command Execution Order… and Quick Start, plus 7 more sections
- Calls helm and apt-get
What it does
Dd Apm is an agent skill from datadog-labs/agent-skills. APM - install, onboard, instrument, enable, set up, configure, traces, services, dependencies, performance analysis, Data Streams Monitoring (DSM), queue lag, pipeline latency. Use for any request involving Datadog APM setup, instrumentation (SSI, ddtrace, agent install), or analysis.
Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files.
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Monitoring and alerting. It works with Datadog, Kubernetes and Linux. The repository describes itself as: Public repository for Datadog Agent Skills. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Any request involving Datadog APM setup
- Instrumentation (SSI
Example prompts
- “/dd-apm”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Check context first (prior outputs, conversation, saved values).
- If a required value is missing, run a discovery command first.
- If still ambiguous, ask the user to confirm.
- Then run the target command.
- Avoid speculative commands likely to fail.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d2411cc. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
helmapt-get
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
docs.datadoghq.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Dd Apm loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 720 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from datadog-labs/agent-skills at commit d2411cc, republished under its MIT licence (© datadog-labs). 720 words, ~1,975 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/dd-apm/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- dd-apm
- description
- APM - install, onboard, instrument, enable, set up, configure, traces, services, dependencies, performance analysis, Data Streams Monitoring (DSM), queue lag, pipeline latency. Use for any request involving Datadog APM setup, instrumentation (SSI, ddtrace, agent install), or analysis.
- alwaysApply
- true
- metadata.version
- 1.2.0
- metadata.author
- datadog-labs
- metadata.repository
- https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills
- metadata.tags
- datadog,apm,tracing,dsm,data-streams,performance,distributed-tracing,dd-apm,install,onboarding,instrumentation,ssi,agent
- metadata.globs
- **/ddtrace*,**/datadog*.yaml,**/*trace*
Datadog APM
Distributed tracing, service maps, and performance analysis.
Routing — Read This First
Match the user's request to one of the entries below. Each entry has the same shape: triggers → which sub-skill to load → the anti-pattern to avoid. If a request seems to fit more than one entry, see "Overlap disambiguation". If nothing matches, see "None of the above" at the end.
Kubernetes APM install / instrument / onboard — trigger when the user mentions Kubernetes, K8s, EKS, GKE, AKS, kind, minikube, K3s, helm, DatadogAgent CR, kubectl, SSI on a cluster, pod injection, or init containers.
Immediately read .claude/skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/agent-install/SKILL.md now, then .claude/skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/enable-ssi/SKILL.md, then .claude/skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/verify-ssi/SKILL.md — do not proceed from memory.
Common wrong approaches that LOOK like they work but silently fail:
helm install datadog datadog/datadog— the standard chart does NOT support SSI via DatadogAgent CR.- Adding
ddtraceimports orddtrace-runto the app — SSI auto-instruments WITHOUT any code changes.admission.datadoghq.com/enabledannotations — that's admission controller config injection, not SSI init container injection.
Linux APM install / instrument / onboard — trigger when the user mentions a single host, VM, EC2 instance, bare-metal, RHEL/Ubuntu/Debian, systemd, or no orchestrator.
Immediately read .claude/skills/dd-apm/linux-ssi/agent-install/SKILL.md now, then .claude/skills/dd-apm/linux-ssi/enable-ssi/SKILL.md, then .claude/skills/dd-apm/linux-ssi/verify-ssi/SKILL.md — do not proceed from memory.
Do NOT install the agent via plain
apt-get install datadog-agent(or yum equivalent) and assume SSI follows — host auto-instrumentation requires the install script with the SSI flags, which the sub-skill walks through.
Service rename / service remapping — trigger when the user mentions renaming a service, collapsing multiple service names, stripping suffixes/prefixes, or cleaning up inferred services.
Immediately read .claude/skills/dd-apm/service-remapping/SKILL.md now — do not proceed from memory.
Do NOT change
tags.datadoghq.com/servicelabels orDD_SERVICEenv vars to rename a service in Datadog. That requires a rollout and only affects new data. Use a service remapping rule — it rewrites the name at ingestion time with no deployment change.
Data Streams Monitoring (DSM) / queue and pipeline monitoring: trigger when the user mentions data streams, DSM, consumer or queue lag, pipeline latency, end-to-end latency across queues, or monitoring Kafka / RabbitMQ / SQS / SNS / Kinesis / Pub/Sub flows between services.
Immediately read .claude/skills/dd-apm/enable-dsm/SKILL.md now. Do not proceed from memory.
Do NOT install a separate DSM agent, package, or library. DSM runs in the Datadog SDK that APM already injected and is enabled with one setting per service. Do NOT enable it without first telling the user it is included with APM Pro and Enterprise and billed separately on base APM.
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Overlap disambiguation
When a request could plausibly fit more than one entry above, use these tiebreakers:
| Hint | Route to |
|---|---|
| Cluster orchestrator mentioned (EKS/GKE/AKS/kind/K3s/minikube) — even if "just one node" | k8s-ssi |
| Single host, VM, or EC2 with no orchestrator | linux-ssi |
| "Several services that should be one" | service-remapping — the sub-skill picks the rule type based on whether the duplicates are real instrumented services or inferred entities (DBs, queues, external APIs) |
| "My service shows under the wrong name" | First check DD_SERVICE on the deploy. If correct and the name is still wrong → service-remapping. |
| "Monitor Kafka" / "monitor my queues" | Ask whether they mean broker/cluster health (Kafka Console, an Agent check: https://docs.datadoghq.com/data_streams/kafka/setup/) or message flow between their services (enable-dsm) |
| "Reduce APM volume / cost / noise" | No sub-skill yet. Ask whether the user means sampling (fewer ingested traces) or retention filters (less indexed data) before suggesting commands. |
None of the above
If the request doesn't match any entry above, continue reading the trace-search, service analysis, and metrics content below. If even that doesn't fit, ask the user to clarify — do not invent a workflow.
Requirements
Datadog Labs Pup should be installed. See Setup Pup if not.
Command Execution Order (Token-Efficient)
For scoped commands, use this order:
- Check context first (prior outputs, conversation, saved values).
- If a required value is missing, run a discovery command first.
- If still ambiguous, ask the user to confirm.
- Then run the target command.
- Avoid speculative commands likely to fail.
Quick Start
pup auth login
# Confirm env tag with the user first (do not assume production/prod/prd).
pup apm services list --env <env> --from 1h --to now
pup traces search --query "service:api-gateway" --from 1hServices
List Services
pup apm services list --env <env> --from 1h --to now
pup apm services stats --env <env> --from 1h --to nowService Stats
pup apm services stats --env <env> --from 1h --to nowService Map
# View dependencies
pup apm flow-map --query "service:api-gateway&from=$(($(date +%s)-3600))000&to=$(date +%s)000" --env <env> --limit 10Traces
Search Traces
# By service
pup traces search --query "service:api-gateway" --from 1h
# Errors only
pup traces search --query "service:api-gateway status:error" --from 1h
# Slow traces (>1s)
pup traces search --query "service:api-gateway @duration:>1000ms" --from 1h
# With specific tag
pup traces search --query "service:api-gateway @http.url:/api/users" --from 1hTrace Detail
# No direct get command for a single trace ID.
# Use traces search with a narrow query and time window.
pup traces search --query "trace_id:<trace_id>" --from 1hKey Metrics
| Metric | What It Measures |
|---|---|
trace.http.request.hits | Request count |
trace.http.request.duration | Latency |
trace.http.request.errors | Error count |
trace.http.request.apdex | User satisfaction |
Service Level Objectives
Link APM to SLOs:
pup slos create --file slo.jsonCommon Queries
| Goal | Query |
|---|---|
| Slowest endpoints | avg:trace.http.request.duration{*} by {resource_name} |
| Error rate | sum:trace.http.request.errors{*} / sum:trace.http.request.hits{*} |
| Throughput | sum:trace.http.request.hits{*}.as_rate() |
Troubleshooting
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| No traces | Check ddtrace installed, DD_TRACE_ENABLED=true |
| Missing service | Verify DD_SERVICE env var |
| Traces not linked | Check trace headers propagated |
| High cardinality | Don't tag with user_id/request_id |
References/Docs
© datadog-labs, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files in dd-apm of datadog-labs/agent-skills.
- SKILL.md
- k8s-ssi
- linux-ssi
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d2411cc
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| Helm Chart ScaffoldingCybereason-Public/owLSM | 280 | 13 repos | ~381 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-2.0 | |
| Kubernetes ArchitectCybereason-Public/owLSM | 280 | 9 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-2.0 | |
| Openbkn Deployopenbkn-ai/bkn-foundry | 645 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence |
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Questions about Dd Apm
What does Dd Apm do?
APM - install, onboard, instrument, enable, set up, configure, traces, services, dependencies, performance analysis, Data Streams Monitoring (DSM), queue lag, pipeline latency. Dd Apm is an agent skill from datadog-labs/agent-skills. APM - install, onboard, instrument, enable, set up, configure, traces, services, dependencies, performance analysis, Data Streams Monitoring (DSM), queue lag, pipeline latency.
When should I use Dd Apm?
Dd Apm fits situations like: any request involving Datadog APM setup; instrumentation (SSI.
How do I install Dd Apm in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (dd-apm in datadog-labs/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/dd-apm in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Dd Apm in Codex?
Run `npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (dd-apm in datadog-labs/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/dd-apm in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Dd Apm in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/dd-apm, .gemini/skills/dd-apm, .github/skills/dd-apm and .opencode/skills/dd-apm in your project.
What does Dd Apm need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Dd Apm needs the command-line tools its instructions call (helm and apt-get).
Does Dd Apm access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: docs.datadoghq.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Dd Apm safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Dd Apm use?
Dd Apm is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Dd Apm use?
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Dd Apm?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Dd Apm: Deploying Monitoring Stacks (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars), Tsh Implementing Observability (TheSoftwareHouse/copilot-collections, 284 stars), Helm Chart Scaffolding (Cybereason-Public/owLSM, 280 stars) and Kubernetes Architect (Cybereason-Public/owLSM, 280 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Dd Apm?
datadog-labs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in datadog-labs/agent-skills, which has 177 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: datadog-labs/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.