
dd-pup
โ 940by datadog-labs ยท part of datadog-labs/pup
Datadog CLI (pup). OAuth2 auth with token refresh.
๐ This skill ships inside the pup plugin โ install the plugin and you also get 40 sub-agents.
This is the playbook your agent receives when the skill activates โ you don't need to read it to use the skill, but it's here to audit before installing.
pup (Datadog CLI)
Pup CLI for Datadog API operations. Supports OAuth2 and API key auth.
Quick Reference
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Search error logs | pup logs search --query "status:error" --from 1h |
| List monitors | pup monitors list |
| Create downtime | pup downtime create --file downtime.json |
| Find slow traces | pup traces search --query="@duration:>500000000" --from="1h" |
| List incidents | pup incidents list |
| Query metrics | pup metrics query --query "avg:system.cpu.user{*}" |
| List hosts | pup infrastructure hosts list |
| Check SLOs | pup slos list |
| On-call teams | pup on-call teams list |
| Security signals | pup security signals list --query "*" --from 24h |
| Inspect runtime values | pup debugger probes create --service my-svc --env prod --probe-location "com.example.MyClass:myMethod" or "com.example.MyClass:myMethod(String, int)" |
| Find probe-able methods | pup symdb search --service my-svc --query MyController --view probe-locations |
| Check auth | pup auth status |
| Refresh token | pup auth refresh |
Auth
pup auth login # OAuth2 browser flow (recommended)
pup auth status # Check token validity
pup auth refresh # Refresh expired token (no browser)
pup auth logout # Clear credentialsโ ๏ธ Tokens expire (~1 hour). If a command fails with 401/403 mid-conversation:
pup auth refresh # Try refresh first
pup auth login # If refresh fails, full re-authHeadless/CI (no browser)
# Use env vars or:
export DD_API_KEY=your-api-key
export DD_APP_KEY=your-app-key
export DD_SITE=datadoghq.com # or datadoghq.eu, etc.Command Reference
Monitors
pup monitors list --limit 10
pup monitors list --tags "env:prod"
pup monitors get 12345
pup monitors search --query "High CPU"
pup monitors create --file monitor.json
pup monitors update 12345 --file monitor.json
pup monitors delete 12345Logs
pup logs search --query "status:error" --from 1h
pup logs search --query "service:payment-api" --from 1h --limit 100
pup logs search --query "@http.status_code:5*" --from 24h
pup logs aggregate --query "service:api" --compute count --from 1hMetrics
pup metrics query --query "avg:system.cpu.user{*}" --from 1h
pup metrics query --query "sum:trace.express.request.hits{service:api}" --from 1h
pup metrics list --filter "system.*"APM / Services
pup apm services list --env production
pup apm services stats --env production
pup apm services operations --env production --service my-service
pup apm services resources --env production --service my-service --name http.request
pup apm dependencies list --env productionTraces
# Search traces (duration in nanoseconds: 1s = 1000000000)
pup traces search --query="service:api-gateway" --from="1h"
pup traces search --query="service:api @duration:>1000000000" --from="1h"
pup traces search --query="service:api status:error" --from="1h"
pup traces aggregate --query="service:api" --compute="avg(@duration)" --group-by="resource_name" --from="1h"Incidents
pup incidents list
pup incidents list --limit 20
pup incidents get <incident-id>Dashboards
pup dashboards list
pup dashboards get abc-123
pup dashboards create --file dashboard.json
pup dashboards update abc-123 --file dashboard.json
pup dashboards delete abc-123SLOs
pup slos list
pup slos get slo-123
pup slos status slo-123 --from 30d --to now
pup slos create --file slo.jsonSynthetics
pup synthetics tests list
pup synthetics tests get abc-123
pup synthetics tests search --text "login"
pup synthetics locations listDowntimes
pup downtime list
pup downtime get abc-123-def
pup downtime create --file downtime.json
pup downtime cancel abc-123-defInfrastructure / Hosts
pup infrastructure hosts list
pup infrastructure hosts list --filter "env:prod"
pup infrastructure hosts list --count 100
pup infrastructure hosts get <host-id>Events
pup events list --from 24h
pup events list --tags "source:deploy" --from 24h
pup events search --query "deploy" --from 24h
pup events get <event-id>Users / Teams
pup users list
pup users get <user-id>
pup on-call teams list
pup on-call teams get <team-id>Security
pup security signals list --query "*" --from 24h
pup security signals list --query "severity:critical" --from 24h
pup security rules listLive Debugger
# Check service context (verify env has active instances)
pup debugger context my-svc
pup debugger context my-svc --env prod
# Find probe-able methods in a service
pup symdb search --service my-svc --query MyController --view probe-locations
# Place a log probe with capture expressions
# --probe-location accepts TYPE:METHOD or TYPE:METHOD(arg1, arg2, ...) with optional signature
pup debugger probes create --service my-svc --env prod \
--probe-location "com.example.MyController:handleRequest" \
--capture "request.id" --capture "request.headers" \
--ttl 1h
# With method signature (useful when the method is overloaded)
pup debugger probes create --service my-svc --env prod \
--probe-location "com.example.MyController:handleRequest(String, HttpHeaders)" \
--capture "request.id" --ttl 1h
# Watch probe events โ compact output
pup debugger probes watch <PROBE_ID> --fields "message,captures,timestamp" --timeout 60 --limit 10 --wait 5
# Watch โ template message only
pup debugger probes watch <PROBE_ID> --fields "message" --limit 10
# List and delete probes
pup debugger probes list --service my-svc
pup debugger probes delete <PROBE_ID>Service Catalog
pup service-catalog list
pup service-catalog get <service-name>Notebooks
pup notebooks list
pup notebooks get 12345
pup notebooks create --file notebook.jsonObservability Pipelines
pup obs-pipelines list
pup obs-pipelines get <pipeline-id>
pup obs-pipelines create --file pipeline.json
pup obs-pipelines update <pipeline-id> --file pipeline.json
pup obs-pipelines delete <pipeline-id>
pup obs-pipelines validate --file pipeline.jsonLLM Observability
pup llm-obs projects list
pup llm-obs projects create --file project.json
pup llm-obs experiments list
pup llm-obs experiments list --filter-project-id <project-id>
pup llm-obs experiments list --filter-dataset-id <dataset-id>
pup llm-obs experiments create --file experiment.json
pup llm-obs experiments update <experiment-id> --file experiment.json
pup llm-obs experiments delete --file delete-request.json
pup llm-obs datasets list --project-id <project-id>
pup llm-obs datasets create --project-id <project-id> --file dataset.jsonReference Tables
pup reference-tables list
pup reference-tables get <table-id>
pup reference-tables create --file table.json
pup reference-tables batch-query --file query.jsonCost Cloud Configs
# AWS CUR configs
pup costs datadog aws-config list
pup costs datadog aws-config get <account-id>
pup costs datadog aws-config create --file config.json
pup costs datadog aws-config delete <account-id>
# Azure UC configs
pup costs datadog azure-config list
pup costs datadog azure-config get <account-id>
pup costs datadog azure-config create --file config.json
pup costs datadog azure-config delete <account-id>
# GCP usage cost configs
pup costs datadog gcp-config list
pup costs datadog gcp-config get <account-id>
pup costs datadog gcp-config create --file config.json
pup costs datadog gcp-config delete <account-id>Subcommand Discovery
pup --help # List all commands
pup <command> --help # Command-specific helpError Handling
| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| 401 Unauthorized | Token expired | pup auth refresh |
| 403 Forbidden | Missing scope | Check app key permissions |
| 404 Not Found | Wrong ID/resource | Verify resource exists |
| Rate limited | Too many requests | Add delays between calls |
Sites
| Site | DD_SITE value |
|---|---|
| US1 (default) | datadoghq.com |
| US3 | us3.datadoghq.com |
| US5 | us5.datadoghq.com |
| EU1 | datadoghq.eu |
| AP1 | ap1.datadoghq.com |
| US1-FED | ddog-gov.com |
Copy & paste โ that's it
npx skills add https://github.com/datadog-labs/pup --skill dd-pupRun this in your project โ your agent picks the skill up automatically.
Prerequisites
# Install pup via Homebrew (recommended)
brew tap datadog-labs/pack
brew install pupInstall
# Homebrew (recommended)
brew tap datadog-labs/pack
brew install pup
# Or build from source
cargo install --git https://github.com/DataDog/pupVerify Installation
pup --version
pup auth statusNo common issues documented yet. If you hit a problem, the repository's GitHub Issues page is the best place to look.
Licensed under Apache-2.0โ you can use, modify, and redistribute it under that license's terms.
View the full license file on GitHub โ