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Datadog by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Datadog
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

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🐕 Datadog

Datadog monitoring — manage monitors, dashboards, metrics, logs, events, and incidents via REST API

Requirements

Variable	Required	Description
`DD_API_KEY`	✅	API key from app.datadoghq.com
`DD_APP_KEY`	✅	Application key

Quick Start

# List monitors
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitors --query <value> --tags <value>

# Get monitor
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-get id <value>

# Create monitor
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-create --name <value> --type <value> --query <value> --message <value>

# Update monitor
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-update id <value> --name <value> --query <value>

# Delete monitor
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-delete id <value>

# Mute monitor
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-mute id <value>

# List dashboards
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py dashboards

# Get dashboard
python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py dashboard-get id <value>

All Commands

Command	Description
`monitors`	List monitors
`monitor-get`	Get monitor
`monitor-create`	Create monitor
`monitor-update`	Update monitor
`monitor-delete`	Delete monitor
`monitor-mute`	Mute monitor
`dashboards`	List dashboards
`dashboard-get`	Get dashboard
`dashboard-create`	Create dashboard
`dashboard-delete`	Delete dashboard
`metrics-search`	Search metrics
`metrics-query`	Query metrics
`events-list`	List events
`event-create`	Create event
`logs-search`	Search logs
`incidents`	List incidents
`incident-get`	Get incident
`hosts`	List hosts
`downtimes`	List downtimes
`downtime-create`	Create downtime
`slos`	List SLOs
`synthetics`	List synthetic tests
`users`	List users

Output Format

All commands output JSON by default. Add --human for readable formatted output.

python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py <command> --human

Script Reference

Script	Description
`{{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py`	Main CLI — all commands in one tool

Credits

Built by M. Abidi | agxntsix.ai YouTube | GitHub Part of the AgxntSix Skill Suite for OpenClaw agents.

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---name: datadog-2description: Datadog monitoring — manage monitors, dashboards, metrics, logs, events, and incidents via REST API--- # 🐕 Datadog Datadog monitoring — manage monitors, dashboards, metrics, logs, events, and incidents via REST API ## Requirements | Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | `DD_API_KEY` | ✅ | API key from app.datadoghq.com | | `DD_APP_KEY` | ✅ | Application key | ## Quick Start ```bash # List monitors python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitors --query <value> --tags <value> # Get monitor python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-get id <value> # Create monitor python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-create --name <value> --type <value> --query <value> --message <value> # Update monitor python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-update id <value> --name <value> --query <value> # Delete monitor python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-delete id <value> # Mute monitor python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py monitor-mute id <value> # List dashboards python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py dashboards # Get dashboard python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py dashboard-get id <value> ``` ## All Commands | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `monitors` | List monitors | | `monitor-get` | Get monitor | | `monitor-create` | Create monitor | | `monitor-update` | Update monitor | | `monitor-delete` | Delete monitor | | `monitor-mute` | Mute monitor | | `dashboards` | List dashboards | | `dashboard-get` | Get dashboard | | `dashboard-create` | Create dashboard | | `dashboard-delete` | Delete dashboard | | `metrics-search` | Search metrics | | `metrics-query` | Query metrics | | `events-list` | List events | | `event-create` | Create event | | `logs-search` | Search logs | | `incidents` | List incidents | | `incident-get` | Get incident | | `hosts` | List hosts | | `downtimes` | List downtimes | | `downtime-create` | Create downtime | | `slos` | List SLOs | | `synthetics` | List synthetic tests | | `users` | List users | ## Output Format All commands output JSON by default. Add `--human` for readable formatted output. ```bash python3 {{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py <command> --human ``` ## Script Reference | Script | Description | |--------|-------------| | `{{baseDir}}/scripts/datadog.py` | Main CLI — all commands in one tool | ## Credits Built by [M. Abidi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-ali-abidi) | [agxntsix.ai](https://www.agxntsix.ai) [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@aiwithabidi) | [GitHub](https://github.com/aiwithabidi) Part of the **AgxntSix Skill Suite** for OpenClaw agents. 📅 **Need help setting up OpenClaw for your business?** [Book a free consultation](https://cal.com/agxntsix/abidi-openclaw)

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