How to connect Datadog to Claude

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Datadog account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to create downtime for nightly maintenance window, list all monitors tracking CPU usage, create synthetic API test for login endpoint, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

Connecting Datadog to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Datadog account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Datadog or give it any Datadog-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

"Create downtime for nightly maintenance window"
"List all monitors tracking CPU usage"
"Create synthetic API test for login endpoint"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Datadog account is ready to use.

What is the Datadog Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Datadog MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Datadog account. It provides structured and secure access to your monitoring and observability platform, so your agent can perform actions like creating dashboards, managing monitors, scheduling downtimes, and tracking key events on your behalf.

Custom dashboard creation and management: Direct your agent to build new dashboards or retrieve detailed information about existing dashboards for unified infrastructure and application monitoring.
Monitor setup and deletion: Easily have your agent create new monitors to track critical metrics or remove outdated ones to keep your alerting system relevant.
Automated downtime scheduling: Let your agent schedule maintenance windows by creating downtimes that suppress alerts during planned outages or deployments.
Event tracking and logging: Ask your agent to create and log significant events—like deployments or configuration changes—so your team always stays informed.
Service level objectives and synthetic testing: Instruct your agent to define SLOs or set up synthetic API tests for continuous reliability and performance tracking.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Datadog?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Datadog conversation.

Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
Hover Connectors.
Turn on Composio.
Ask Claude to connect to Datadog again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Datadog connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Datadog.

Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Datadog.
If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Datadog authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Datadog account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Datadog connection.
Composio creates a fresh Datadog authorization link.
Open that link in your browser and finish the Datadog sign-in.

4. Why do Datadog actions fail after they worked before?

The Datadog connection can expire or lose permission.

Ask Claude to inspect the Datadog connection.
If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
Reconnect the Datadog account and retry the action.
If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Datadog.
If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Datadog itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Datadog account?

Claude can manage the Datadog connection for you.

Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Datadog account.
Ask Claude to connect Datadog again.
Open the new Composio authorization link for Datadog.
Sign in with the other Datadog account in the browser.
After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Datadog task.

6. Why is my Datadog connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Datadog connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
If Datadog tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Datadog.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Datadog action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Aggregate logs

Aggregate Datadog logs without downloading raw events.

Create Dashboard

Create a dashboard in Datadog.

Create downtime

Creates a new downtime in Datadog to suppress alerts during maintenance windows or planned outages.

Create On-Call escalation policy

Creates a Datadog On-Call escalation policy.

Create event

Creates a new event in Datadog.

Create monitor

Creates a new Datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.

Create On-Call notification channel

Creates an On-Call notification channel for a Datadog user.

Create On-Call notification rule

Creates an On-Call notification rule for a Datadog user.

Create On-Call schedule

Creates a Datadog On-Call schedule.

Create SLO

Create a Service Level Objective (SLO) in Datadog.

Create Synthetic API Test

Create a synthetic API test in Datadog.

Create Webhook

Create a webhook in Datadog.

Delete Dashboard

Delete a dashboard in Datadog.

Delete On-Call escalation policy

Deletes a Datadog On-Call escalation policy by ID.

Delete monitor

Deletes a Datadog monitor permanently.

Delete On-Call notification channel

Deletes an On-Call notification channel for a Datadog user.

Delete On-Call notification rule

Deletes an On-Call notification rule for a Datadog user.

Delete On-Call schedule

Deletes a Datadog On-Call schedule by ID.

Get Dashboard

Get a specific dashboard from Datadog.

Get On-Call escalation policy

Retrieves a Datadog On-Call escalation policy by ID.

Get monitor

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Datadog monitor, including its current state, configuration, and any active downtimes.

Get On-Call notification channel

Retrieves an On-Call notification channel for a user by ID.

Get On-Call notification rule

Retrieves an On-Call notification rule for a user by ID.

Get On-Call schedule

Retrieves a Datadog On-Call schedule by ID.

Get scheduled on-call user

Gets the currently scheduled on-call user for a Datadog On-Call schedule.

Get Service Dependencies

Get service dependency mapping from Datadog APM.

Get Synthetics Locations

Tool to retrieve all available public and private locations for Synthetic tests in Datadog.

Get host tags

Retrieves all tags associated with a specific host in Datadog.

Get team on-call users

Gets the current on-call users for a Datadog On-Call team.

Get On-Call team routing rules

Gets the Datadog On-Call routing rules configured for a team.

Get usage summary

Retrieves usage summary information from Datadog including API calls, hosts, containers, and other billable usage metrics.

List All Tags

List all tags from Datadog.

List API Keys

List API keys in Datadog.

List APM Services

List APM services from Datadog.

List AWS Integration

List AWS integrations in Datadog.

List dashboards

Lists all Datadog dashboards with basic information.

List events

Lists events from Datadog within a specified time range.

List hosts

Lists all hosts in your Datadog infrastructure with detailed information including metrics, tags, and status.

List Incidents

List incidents from Datadog.

List Log Indexes

Tool to retrieve a list of all log indexes configured in Datadog, including their names and configurations.

List active metrics

Discover metric names by listing actively reporting metrics since a given timestamp.

List monitors

Get all monitor details.

List On-Call notification channels

Lists the On-Call notification channels configured for a Datadog user.

List On-Call notification rules

Lists the On-Call notification rules configured for a Datadog user.

List Roles

List roles from Datadog organization.

List service checks

Lists service checks from Datadog.

List SLOs

List Service Level Objectives (SLOs) from Datadog.

List Synthetics Tests

List Synthetics tests from Datadog.

List Users

List users from Datadog organization.

List Webhooks

List webhooks from Datadog.

Mute Monitor

Mute a monitor in Datadog.

Query metrics

Queries Datadog metrics and returns time series data.

Query scalar data

Run Datadog formula queries and return aggregated scalar columns.

Query timeseries data

Runs Datadog multi-product formula queries and returns aligned timeseries values.

Search audit logs

Search Datadog Audit Trail events with filters and cursor pagination.

Search events

Searches Datadog Event Management events with filters and pagination.

Search logs

Searches Datadog logs with advanced filtering capabilities.

Search Spans Analytics

Search and analyze span data with aggregations in Datadog.

Search Traces

Search for traces in Datadog APM.

Set On-Call team routing rules

Replaces (sets) the On-Call routing rules for a Datadog team.

Submit metrics

Submits custom metrics to Datadog.

Unmute Monitor

Unmute a monitor in Datadog.

Update Dashboard

Update a dashboard in Datadog.

Update On-Call escalation policy

Updates a Datadog On-Call escalation policy by ID.

Update host tags

Updates tags for a specific host in Datadog.

Update monitor

Updates an existing Datadog monitor with new configuration, thresholds, or notification settings.

Update On-Call notification rule

Updates an On-Call notification rule for a user by ID.

Update On-Call schedule

Updates a Datadog On-Call schedule by ID.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Datadog MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Datadog tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Datadog and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Datadog tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Datadog scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Datadog data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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