# Datadog MCP Server

> Sets up Datadog tracing for Node.js applications by installing the dd-trace library and linking to official documentation.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/datadog-mcp-server` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/datadog-mcp-server`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/datadog-mcp-server/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra, AI & ML, Monitoring & Observability
- Tags: Datadog, Dd Trace, Monitoring, Nodejs, Tracing
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/datadog-mcp-server

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# Datadog MCP Server



## Prerequisites

Node.js, npm

## Installation

Install or set up from the source-backed instructions:

npm install dd-trace

- Source: https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js

## Documentation

- https://docs.datadoghq.com/tracing/trace_collection/automatic_instrumentation/dd_libraries/nodejs/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/datadog-mcp-server/)