Official agent skill

Pup

Datadog API CLI with 49 command groups, 300+ subcommands. An agent skill from DataDog/pup.

OfficialApache-2.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Pup

skills CLI

$ npx skills add DataDog/pup --skill pup -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install DataDog/pup pup --agent claude-code

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

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "pup" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/pup/tree/main into .claude/skills/pup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pup", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add DataDog/pup --skill pup -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install DataDog/pup pup --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "pup" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/pup/tree/main into .agents/skills/pup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pup", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add DataDog/pup --skill pup -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install DataDog/pup pup --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "pup" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/pup/tree/main into .cursor/skills/pup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pup", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add DataDog/pup --skill pup -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install DataDog/pup pup --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "pup" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/pup/tree/main into .gemini/skills/pup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pup", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install DataDog/pup pup

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add DataDog/pup --skill pup -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "pup" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/pup/tree/main into .github/skills/pup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pup", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add DataDog/pup --skill pup -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install DataDog/pup pup --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "pup" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/pup/tree/main into .opencode/skills/pup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pup", 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: pup
GitHub stars: 1k
Token cost: ~523 tokens
SKILL.md length: 106 words
Files: 590 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 12
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Datadog API CLI with 49 command groups, 300+ subcommands. An agent skill from DataDog/pup.

Tasks that involve Monitoring and alerting
SKILL.md covers Install Skills, Skills, Domain Agents (48) and Quick Start
Calls brew

What it does

Pup is an agent skill from DataDog/pup, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Datadog API CLI with 49 command groups, 300+ subcommands. Skills and domain agents for monitoring, logs, APM, security, and infrastructure.

Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 595 other files, including scripts (for example `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`, `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` and `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Monitoring and alerting. It works with Datadog. The repository describes itself as: Give your AI agent a Pup — a CLI companion with 200+ commands across 33+ Datadog products. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Monitoring and alerting

Example prompts

“/pup”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6a3c662. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/, which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- brew
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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

Pup loads about 523 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 106 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~523

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from DataDog/pup at commit 6a3c662, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© DataDog). 106 words, ~523 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pup/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 589 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: pup
description: Datadog API CLI with 49 command groups, 300+ subcommands. Skills and domain agents for monitoring, logs, APM, security, and infrastructure.
metadata.version: 0.25.0
metadata.repository: https://github.com/DataDog/pup
metadata.tags: datadog,cli,monitoring,logs,apm,metrics,security,infrastructure

Datadog Pup CLI

Rust-based CLI for Datadog APIs. 49 command groups, 300+ subcommands across 53 command modules.

Install Skills

bash

# Install all skills and agents for the auto-detected AI assistant
pup skills install

# Or install for a specific platform (claude, cursor, codex, opencode, pi)
pup skills install claude
pup skills install codex
pup skills install cursor

# Install for every supported platform at once
pup skills install all

# Install a single skill by name
pup skills install claude --name dd-pup

# Default scope is user-global; pass --project to install into the repo
pup skills install claude --project

# List all available skills
pup skills list

Skills

Skill	Description
dd-pup	Primary CLI - all pup commands, auth, site config
dd-monitors	Create, manage, mute monitors and alerts
dd-logs	Search logs, pipelines, archives
dd-apm	Traces, services, performance analysis
dd-docs	Search Datadog documentation via llms.txt
dd-code-generation	CLI vs code-gen decision, multi-language examples
dd-file-issue	Issue routing to correct repo, duplicate search
dd-idp	Explore software, work and delivery, infrastructure, operations, and security through entity kinds and relationships

Domain Agents (48)

Specialized agents for every Datadog API domain: logs, metrics, dashboards, monitors, APM, security, infrastructure, incidents, and more.

bash

pup skills list --type=agent

Quick Start

bash

# Install pup
brew tap datadog-labs/pack && brew install pup

# Authenticate
pup auth login

# Install skills for your AI assistant
pup skills install

Files

SKILL.md and 589 other files (scripts) in the repository root of DataDog/pup.

SKILL.md
.agents/plugins/marketplace.json
.cargo/config.toml
.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
.claude-plugin/plugin.json
.claude/code-health/3p-lib-scan.md
.claude/code-health/agent-readability.md
.claude/code-health/architecture-review.md
.claude/code-health/cleanup.md
.claude/code-health/surgical-refactor.md
.claude/code-health/swarm-fix.md
.claude/code-health/test-coverage.md
.claude/code-health/ticket-quality.md
.claude/code-health/weekly-code-health-sweep.md
.claude/code-health/yagni-simplifier.md
… and 575 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6a3c662

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Pup next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Pup compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Pup this skillDataDog/pup	1k	—	~523	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	yesterday
Apm IntegrationsDataDog/dd-trace-js	836	—	~3k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	today
Apm IntegrationsDataDog/dd-trace-java	736	—	~3.7k	Automated safety check: Notes	Apache-2.0	today
Tool ConnectorZhixiangLuo/10xProductivity	478	—	~925	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 mo ago
Redis Observabilityredis/agent-skills	165	2 repos	~911	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	29 days ago
Frontmcp Observabilityagentfront/frontmcp	146	—	~4.6k	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	today

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Questions about Pup

What does Pup do?

Datadog API CLI with 49 command groups, 300+ subcommands. An agent skill from DataDog/pup. Pup is an agent skill from DataDog/pup, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Datadog API CLI with 49 command groups, 300+ subcommands.

When should I use Pup?

Pup fits situations like: tasks that involve Monitoring and alerting.

How do I install Pup in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Pup in Codex?

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

Can I use Pup 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/pup --skill pup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pup, .gemini/skills/pup, .github/skills/pup and .opencode/skills/pup in your project.

What does Pup need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pup needs the command-line tools its instructions call (brew).

Does Pup access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Pup 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Pup use?

Pup is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Pup use?

About 523 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Pup?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pup: Apm Integrations (DataDog/dd-trace-js, 836 stars), Apm Integrations (DataDog/dd-trace-java, 736 stars), Tool Connector (ZhixiangLuo/10xProductivity, 478 stars) and Redis Observability (redis/agent-skills, 165 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Pup?

DataDog (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in DataDog/pup, which has 1,026 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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

Pup

Install Pup

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Datadog Pup CLI

Install Skills

Skills

Domain Agents (48)

Quick Start

Files

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Example prompts

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Tool permissions

Runs code

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Context cost

Safety

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