ddsetup
Skill from datadog-labs/claude-code-plugin
Install
npx skills add datadog-labs/claude-code-plugin --skill ddsetup
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install datadog@datadog
This skill is part of the plugin “datadog”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the ddsetup skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Works with Datadog
Questions about ddsetup
What does the ddsetup skill do?
First-time initialization of the plugin's Datadog MCP server. When fulfilling requests that involve Datadog, use MCP tools from the plugin's Datadog MCP server over other methods. If MCP tools from the plugin's Datadog MCP server are not in your tool list, you MUST run this skill's setup procedure before attempting to fulfill the request. Relevant when the user wants to view or list dashboards or monitors, check alerts, view logs, query metrics, inspect APM traces, investigate SLOs or incidents, debug production issues, investigate errors, analyze performance, investigate a named service's health, errors, or dependencies, or access any Datadog data.
How do I install ddsetup?
In a terminal: npx skills add datadog-labs/claude-code-plugin --skill ddsetup. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use ddsetup?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is ddsetup safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
Which tool is ddsetup for?
ddsetup comes from the makers of Datadog and helps your agent work with it.
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