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How to add Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) to Claude Desktop

Datadog's managed remote server: query logs, metrics, traces, monitors and incidents. Paste the config into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Last updated June 15, 2026 · 250★ · http · oauth · official

Claude Desktop config for Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote)

claude mcp add --transport http datadog https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datadog-mcp-server-official-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config (this opens ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json).
  2. 2Paste the Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) config below under the top-level "mcpServers" key.
  3. 3Fill in any placeholder secrets (API keys, paths) in the snippet.
  4. 4Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
  5. 5Open a chat and confirm Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote)'s tools appear under the 🔌 tools menu.

Before you start

  • A Datadog account on a supported site (e.g. US1 or EU), with access to the MCP server Preview enabled for your org
  • An MCP client that supports remote HTTP servers with OAuth (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex CLI)
  • Authorization to your Datadog org — the remote server uses an OAuth sign-in flow; Datadog API and application keys are used for the alternative/self-hosted auth path
  • Appropriate Datadog roles/permissions for the data you want to query (logs, APM, incidents, etc.)

What Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) can do in Claude Desktop

search_datadog_logs

Search and retrieve logs by query, facets, tags, and time range

get_logs / query log analytics

Aggregate and analyze logs (grouping, stats) over a time window

query_timeseries_data

Query metric timeseries for a metric query over a start/end time range

list_metrics

Discover available metrics and their metadata/context

search_datadog_spans / list_spans

Search APM distributed spans for tracing investigations

get_trace

Fetch a complete distributed trace by ID

list_monitors

List monitors with their configs, thresholds, and alert states (filter by name/tag/state)

get_monitor

Get details for a specific monitor

Security

This is an unstable/preview API endpoint that authenticates against your Datadog org via browser flow, so it can read sensitive logs and traces. Restrict which users can authorize it and prefer read-only scopes.

Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) + Claude Desktop FAQ

Where is the Claude Desktop config file?

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Paste the Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) safe to use with Claude Desktop?

This is an unstable/preview API endpoint that authenticates against your Datadog org via browser flow, so it can read sensitive logs and traces. Restrict which users can authorize it and prefer read-only scopes.

Is this the official Datadog MCP server?

Yes — it is built and hosted by Datadog (the Bits AI MCP server), developed in collaboration with OpenAI, and is distinct from community Datadog MCP servers.

How do I authenticate?

The managed remote server uses an OAuth browser sign-in to your Datadog org; an alternative path uses Datadog API and application keys. You must have permissions for the data you query.

Which endpoint do I use?

Use the endpoint for your Datadog site — US1 is https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp and EU is https://mcp.datadoghq.eu/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp, with regional variants for other sites.

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