Official agent skill

Apm Integrations

by DataDog in DataDog/dd-trace-js

A skill your agent uses when adding, debugging, fixing, or modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js.

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Apm Integrations

skills CLI
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill apm-integrations -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-js apm-integrations --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/apm-integrations .claude/skills/apm-integrations && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
apm-integrations
GitHub stars
836
Token cost
~3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,092 words
Files
6 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when adding, debugging, fixing, or modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js.

  • Works in 2 steps: Shallow clone the installed version → npm pack when the published runtime…
  • Modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js
  • SKILL.md covers Architecture, Instrumentation: Orchestrion…, Plugin Base Classes and Read Upstream Source First, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls npm and git; reaches github.com

What it does

Apm Integrations is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-js, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when adding, debugging, fixing, or modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js. Triggers: "add a new integration", "instrument a library", any Plugin base class (Tracing/Database/Cache/ Client/Server/Consumer/Producer/Composite), "addHook", "shimmer.wrap", "orchestrion", "bindStart"/"bindFinish", "diagnostic channel", "runStores", "subscriber cardinality", "channel.publish gate", "read upstream source", "reference plugin".

Its SKILL.md is about 3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `references/new-integration-guide.md`, `references/orchestrion.md` and `references/plugin-patterns.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Monitoring and alerting. It works with Datadog, JavaScript and Node.js. The repository describes itself as: Datadog APM client for Node.js.

When your agent uses it

  • Modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js
  • Tasks that involve Monitoring and alerting

Example prompts

  • “add a new integration”
  • “instrument a library”
  • “addHook”
  • “/apm-integrations”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Docker

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Shallow clone the installed version
  2. npm pack when the published runtime artifact is what matters

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a76ecb2. 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:

    • npm
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.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

Apm Integrations loads about 3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~13k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 121 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,092 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~121
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~13k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,092 words (~2,967 tokens).

“dd-trace-js provides automatic tracing for 100+ third-party libraries. Each integration consists of two decoupled layers communicating via Node.js diagnostic channels.”

— opening of SKILL.md by DataDog, Custom licence
name
apm-integrations

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in .agents/skills/apm-integrations of DataDog/dd-trace-js.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/new-integration-guide.md
  • references/orchestrion.md
  • references/plugin-patterns.md
  • references/reference-plugins.md
  • references/testing.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a76ecb2

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Categories

Questions about Apm Integrations

What does Apm Integrations do?

A skill your agent uses when adding, debugging, fixing, or modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js. Apm Integrations is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-js, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when adding, debugging, fixing, or modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js.

When should I use Apm Integrations?

Apm Integrations fits situations like: modifying instrumentation and plugins for third-party libraries in dd-trace-js; tasks that involve Monitoring and alerting.

How do I install Apm Integrations in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill apm-integrations -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/apm-integrations in DataDog/dd-trace-js) into .claude/skills/apm-integrations in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Apm Integrations in Codex?

Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill apm-integrations -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/apm-integrations in DataDog/dd-trace-js) into .agents/skills/apm-integrations in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Apm Integrations 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/dd-trace-js --skill apm-integrations -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/apm-integrations, .gemini/skills/apm-integrations, .github/skills/apm-integrations and .opencode/skills/apm-integrations in your project.

What does Apm Integrations need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Apm Integrations needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm and git). Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker.

Does Apm Integrations access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Apm Integrations 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 Apm Integrations use?

Apm Integrations has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Apm Integrations use?

About 3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 10k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Apm Integrations?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Apm Integrations: Sentry Observability (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars), Redis Observability (redis/agent-skills, 165 stars), Logfire Instrumentation (basicmachines-co/basic-memory, 4.1k stars) and Frontmcp Observability (agentfront/frontmcp, 146 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Apm Integrations?

DataDog (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in DataDog/dd-trace-js, which has 836 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: DataDog/dd-trace-js on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.