Agent skill

Datadog

A skill your agent uses when you need to search Datadog logs, query metrics, tail logs in real-time, trace distributed requests, investigate errors, compare time periods, find log patterns, check…

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Datadog

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jjmartres/opencode --skill datadog -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jjmartres/opencode datadog --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/jjmartres/opencode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/opencode/skills/datadog .claude/skills/datadog && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode/tree/main/opencode/skills/datadog

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jjmartres/opencode --skill datadog -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jjmartres/opencode datadog --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/opencode/skills/datadog .agents/skills/datadog && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

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

Paste into Codex

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jjmartres/opencode datadog --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/opencode/skills/datadog .cursor/skills/datadog && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

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

Paste into Cursor

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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode.git --path opencode/skills/datadog

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jjmartres/opencode --skill datadog -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jjmartres/opencode datadog --agent gemini-cli

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/opencode/skills/datadog .gemini/skills/datadog && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

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

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 jjmartres/opencode --skill datadog -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/opencode/skills/datadog .github/skills/datadog && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

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

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/opencode/skills/datadog .opencode/skills/datadog && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

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

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "datadog" agent skill from https://github.com/jjmartres/opencode/tree/main/opencode/skills/datadog into .opencode/skills/datadog/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "datadog", 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: datadog
GitHub stars: 133
Token cost: ~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length: 294 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 11
Repo updated: Apr 20, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when you need to search Datadog logs, query metrics, tail logs in real-time, trace distributed requests, investigate errors, compare time periods, find log patterns, check…

You need to search Datadog logs
SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, How to Use, Global Flags and Time Formats, plus 2 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
Tail logs in real-time

What it does

Datadog is an agent skill from jjmartres/opencode. Use this skill when you need to search Datadog logs, query metrics, tail logs in real-time, trace distributed requests, investigate errors, compare time periods, find log patterns, check service health, or export observability data.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `reference/installation.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Observability. It works with Datadog. The repository describes itself as: A powerful, custom opencode configuration, complete with a suite of agents, commands, rules, skills, and a pre-configured MCP server. It's designed to be a flexible starting… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

You need to search Datadog logs
Tail logs in real-time
Trace distributed requests
Investigate errors

Example prompts

“/datadog”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 28dc323. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
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

Datadog loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 294 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.7k

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 jjmartres/opencode at commit 28dc323, republished under its MIT licence (© jjmartres). 294 words, ~1,668 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/datadog/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: datadog
description: Use this skill when you need to search Datadog logs, query metrics, tail logs in real-time, trace distributed requests, investigate errors, compare time periods, find log patterns, check service health, or export observability data.

Datadog

This skill will help you to interact with Datadog, through the unofficial datadog-cli to search Datadog logs, query metrics, tail logs in real-time, trace distributed requests, investigate errors, compare time periods, find log patterns, check service health, or export observability data.

When to Use This Skill

Trigger phrases include:
- "search logs"
- "tail logs"
- "query metrics"
- "check Datadog"
- "find errors"
- "trace request"
- "compare errors"
- "what services exist"
- "log patterns"
- "CPU usage"
- "service health"
- "get service activity"

How to Use

Log Search

bash

datadog logs search --query "<query>" [--from <time>] [--to <time>] [--limit <n>] [--sort <order>]

Examples:

bash

datadog logs search --query "status:error" --from 1h
datadog logs search --query "service:api status:error @http.status_code:500" --from 1h

Live Tail (Real-time Streaming)

Stream logs as they arrive. Press Ctrl+C to stop.

bash

datadog logs tail --query "<query>" [--interval <seconds>]

Examples:

bash

datadog logs tail --query "status:error"
datadog logs tail --query "service:api" --interval 5

Trace Correlation

Find all logs for a distributed trace across services.

bash

datadog logs trace --id "<trace-id>" [--from <time>] [--to <time>]

Example:

bash

datadog logs trace --id "abc123def456" --from 24h

Log Context

Get logs before and after a specific timestamp to understand what happened.

bash

datadog logs context --timestamp "<iso-timestamp>" [--before <time>] [--after <time>] [--service <svc>]

Examples:

bash

datadog logs context --timestamp "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z" --before 5m --after 2m
datadog logs context --timestamp "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z" --service api --before 10m

Error Summary

Quick breakdown of errors by service, type, and message.

bash

datadog errors [--from <time>] [--to <time>] [--service <svc>]

Examples:

bash

datadog errors --from 1h
datadog errors --service payment-api --from 24h

Period Comparison

Compare log counts between current period and previous period.

bash

datadog logs compare --query "<query>" --period <time>

Examples:

bash

datadog logs compare --query "status:error" --period 1h
datadog logs compare --query "service:api status:error" --period 6h

Log Patterns

Group similar log messages to find patterns (replaces UUIDs, numbers, etc.).

bash

datadog logs patterns --query "<query>" [--from <time>] [--limit <n>]

Examples:

bash

datadog logs patterns --query "status:error" --from 1h
datadog logs patterns --query "service:api" --from 6h --limit 1000

Service Discovery

List all services with recent log activity.

bash

datadog services [--from <time>] [--to <time>]

Example:

bash

datadog services --from 24h

Log Aggregation

bash

datadog logs agg --query "<query>" --facet <facet> [--from <time>]

Common facets: status, service, host, @http.status_code, @error.kind

Examples:

bash

datadog logs agg --query "*" --facet status --from 1h
datadog logs agg --query "status:error" --facet service --from 24h

Multiple Queries

Run multiple queries in parallel.

bash

datadog logs multi --queries "name1:query1,name2:query2" [--from <time>]

Example:

bash

datadog logs multi --queries "errors:status:error,warnings:status:warn" --from 1h

Metrics Query

bash

datadog metrics query --query "<metrics-query>" [--from <time>] [--to <time>]

Query format: <aggregation>:<metric>{<tags>}

Examples:

bash

datadog metrics query --query "avg:system.cpu.user{*}" --from 1h
datadog metrics query --query "avg:system.cpu.user{service:api}" --from 1h
datadog metrics query --query "sum:trace.http.request.errors{service:api}.as_count()" --from 1h

Global Flags

Flag	Description
`--pretty`	Human-readable output with colors
`--output <file>`	Export results to JSON file
`--site <site>`	Datadog site (e.g., `datadoghq.eu`)

Time Formats

Relative: 30m, 1h, 6h, 24h, 7d
ISO 8601: 2024-01-15T10:30:00Z

Common Workflows

Incident Triage

bash

# 1. Quick error overview
datadog errors --from 1h

# 2. Is this new? Compare to previous period
datadog logs compare --query "status:error" --period 1h

# 3. What patterns are we seeing?
datadog logs patterns --query "status:error" --from 1h

# 4. Narrow down by service
datadog logs search --query "status:error service:payment-api" --from 1h

# 5. Get context around a specific timestamp
datadog logs context --timestamp "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z" --service api --before 5m --after 2m

# 6. Follow the distributed trace
datadog logs trace --id "TRACE_ID"

Real-time Debugging

bash

# Stream errors as they happen
datadog logs tail --query "status:error"

# Watch specific service
datadog logs tail --query "service:api status:error"

Service Health Check

bash

# List services
datadog services --from 24h

# Check error distribution
datadog logs agg --query "service:api" --facet status --from 1h

# Check CPU/memory
datadog metrics query --query "avg:system.cpu.user{service:api}" --from 1h

bash

# Save search results
datadog logs search --query "status:error" --from 1h --output errors.json

# Save error summary
datadog errors --from 24h --output error-report.json

Datadog Query Syntax

Operator	Example	Description
`AND`	`service:api status:error`	Both conditions
`OR`	`status:error OR status:warn`	Either condition
`-`	`-status:info`	Exclude
`*`	`service:api-*`	Wildcard
`>=` `<=`	`@http.status_code:>=400`	Numeric comparison
`[TO]`	`@duration:[1000 TO 5000]`	Range

Common Attributes

service - Service name
status - Log level (error, warn, info, debug)
host - Hostname
@http.status_code - HTTP status code
@error.kind - Error type
@trace_id / @dd.trace_id - Trace ID

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in opencode/skills/datadog of jjmartres/opencode.

SKILL.md
reference/installation.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 28dc323

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Questions about Datadog

What does Datadog do?

A skill your agent uses when you need to search Datadog logs, query metrics, tail logs in real-time, trace distributed requests, investigate errors, compare time periods, find log patterns, check…. Datadog is an agent skill from jjmartres/opencode. Use this skill when you need to search Datadog logs, query metrics, tail logs in real-time, trace distributed requests, investigate errors, compare time periods, find log patterns, check service health, or export observability data.

When should I use Datadog?

Datadog fits situations like: you need to search Datadog logs; tail logs in real-time; trace distributed requests; investigate errors.

How do I install Datadog in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Datadog in Codex?

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

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

What does Datadog need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Datadog is instructions for the agent only.

Does Datadog 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 Datadog 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 Datadog use?

Datadog 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 Datadog use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k 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 Datadog?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Datadog: Apm Integrations (DataDog/dd-trace-java, 736 stars), Redis Observability (redis/agent-skills, 165 stars), Frontmcp Observability (agentfront/frontmcp, 146 stars) and Monitoring Observability (ahmedasmar/devops-claude-skills, 203 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Datadog?

jjmartres (a GitHub user) maintains it in jjmartres/opencode, which has 133 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 20, 2026.

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

Install Datadog

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

When to Use This Skill

How to Use

Log Search

Live Tail (Real-time Streaming)

Trace Correlation

Log Context

Error Summary

Period Comparison

Log Patterns

Service Discovery

Log Aggregation

Multiple Queries

Metrics Query

Global Flags

Time Formats

Common Workflows

Incident Triage

Real-time Debugging

Service Health Check

Export for Sharing

Datadog Query Syntax

Common Attributes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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