/datadog

Connect to the Datadog API to manage monitors, dashboards, events, metrics and hosts. Pure Ruby, zero gems — stdlib only.

Structure

scripts/
├── auth.rb          # API key + App key auth + dd_request helper (required by all scripts)
├── check_setup.rb   # Check if keys exist (outputs OK or SETUP_NEEDED)
├── save_token.rb    # Save and validate API key + App key
├── monitors.rb      # List all monitors
├── monitor.rb       # Get monitor details
├── mute_monitor.rb  # Mute a monitor
├── unmute_monitor.rb# Unmute a monitor
├── dashboards.rb    # List dashboards
├── events.rb        # List events (last 24h by default)
├── metrics.rb       # List active metrics
└── hosts.rb         # List infrastructure hosts

Setup (check before using)

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/check_setup.rb

If the output is OK, proceed to the Flow section.

If the output is SETUP_NEEDED, guide the user step by step. Present ONE step at a time, wait for the user to confirm before moving to the next.

Step 1 — Ask the user to create API and Application keys:

You need a Datadog API key and an Application key. You can create them in the Datadog Organization Settings:

API Keys: https://app.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/api-keys Application Keys: https://app.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/application-keys

Copy both keys and paste them here (API key first, then Application key).

Step 2 — When the user pastes both keys, save them:

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/save_token.rb 'API_KEY' 'APP_KEY'

If the script outputs an error, the keys are invalid. Ask the user to double-check and try again.

If setup is not complete, DO NOT proceed to the Flow. Complete all steps first.

Flow

The argument $ARGUMENTS may contain a monitor ID or metric name.

Step 1: Overview

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/monitors.rb

Present the monitors to the user. If $ARGUMENTS matches a monitor ID, use that monitor. Otherwise ask what the user wants to do.

Step 2: Actions

List all monitors:

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/monitors.rb

Get monitor details:

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/monitor.rb MONITOR_ID

Mute a monitor (requires user confirmation):

Show monitor details first, then ask: "Do you want to mute this monitor?" Only execute after a "yes".

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/mute_monitor.rb MONITOR_ID

Unmute a monitor (requires user confirmation):

Show monitor details first, then ask: "Do you want to unmute this monitor?" Only execute after a "yes".

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/unmute_monitor.rb MONITOR_ID

List dashboards:

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/dashboards.rb

List events (last 24 hours by default):

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/events.rb
ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/events.rb --hours 48

List active metrics:

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/metrics.rb
ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/metrics.rb --host myhost

List infrastructure hosts:

ruby ~/.claude/skills/datadog/scripts/hosts.rb

Notes

• Pure Ruby, zero gems — stdlib only (json, net/http, uri, fileutils)
• Auth via DD-API-KEY and DD-APPLICATION-KEY headers
• API key file: ~/.config/datadog/api_key (outside the repo, never commit)
• App key file: ~/.config/datadog/app_key (outside the repo, never commit)
• Muting and unmuting monitors require explicit user confirmation
• Base URL: https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1