📌Overview

Purpose: To enable the retrieval and analysis of logs from a Kubernetes cluster and namespace in Datadog through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

Overview: The datadog-mcp framework is designed to integrate Datadog with the Claude desktop application, allowing users to access and analyze logs related to specific Kubernetes environments effectively. It simplifies the process of querying logs by automating interactions with the Datadog API.

Key Features:

Log Retrieval: Enables users to request logs from Datadog for specific clusters and namespaces, streamlining the process of log analysis.
Integration with Claude: Allows direct communication between Claude and Datadog, providing users with structured insights into their log data using Claude's capabilities.

datadog-mcp

Model Context Protocol server that retrieves logs from a specific Kubernetes cluster and namespace from Datadog for analysis by Claude.

Prerequisites

Datadog API Key
Datadog Application Key with permission to read logs
Claude Desktop application
Node.js >= 18

Usage

Clone the repository
Build the application
```
cd datadog-mcp
npm run build
```
Add the Datadog API Key and Application Key to your Claude desktop configuration, and MCP server configuration if needed. Example for macOS:
```
vim ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
```

The configuration file should look like the following. If you are using nvm, provide the full path to the executable in "command". If you are not using nvm, you can use node directly.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog-mcp": {
      "command": "/Users/<your-user>/.nvm/versions/node/v22.11.0/bin/node",
      "args": [
        "/<path-to-repo>/datadog-mcp/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DD_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>",
        "DD_APP_KEY": "<YOUR_APP_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Open the Claude desktop application. On the bottom right corner of the chat window you should see a hammer 🔨, and "1 MCP tool available" when hovering. If you don't see the hammer, something is not working properly.

Ask Claude to provide information about a specific cluster and namespace. For example:

What insights can you give me about datadog logs in the cluster dev and namespace app?

Claude will use your API and APP keys, make a request to Datadog, parse the logs, and provide a response.

To Do

Pass start and end timestamp
Query Metrics
Query Monitors

Reference

The code is based on the starter example provided by Anthropic:
https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/first-server/typescript#compare-weather