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How to add Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) to Windsurf

Datadog's managed remote server: query logs, metrics, traces, monitors and incidents. Paste the config into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and restart Windsurf.

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

Windsurf 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": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.datadoghq.com/api/unstable/mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote server — no local install needed. Restart the client after saving the config.

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Windsurf → Cascade → the hammer/MCP icon → Configure (or edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json).
  2. 2Paste the Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote) config below.
  3. 3Fill in placeholder secrets, then save.
  4. 4Click Refresh in the MCP panel.
  5. 5Datadog MCP Server (Official Remote)'s tools become available to Cascade.

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 Windsurf

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) + Windsurf FAQ

Where is the Windsurf config file?

Windsurf reads MCP servers from ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_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 Windsurf?

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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