datadog-monitoring

name	datadog-monitoring
description	Inspect Datadog monitors, metrics, logs, incidents, dashboards, and observability data - powered by ClawLink.

Datadog

Work with Datadog from chat - inspect monitors, metrics, logs, incidents, dashboards, and observability data.

Powered by ClawLink, an integration hub for OpenClaw that handles hosted connection flows and credentials so you don't need to configure Datadog API access yourself.

Setup in 3 Steps

Step 1: Install	Step 2: Pair Account	Step 3: Connect Datadog
		App-specific connection GIF coming soon
Run the install command in OpenClaw	Sign in and approve the device	Open the dashboard and connect Datadog

Connection flow

User → ClawLink OAuth → Datadog account
         ↓
    OpenClaw tools
    (via ClawLink)

Step 1 — Install the ClawLink plugin:

openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin

Start a fresh chat after installing.

Step 2 — Pair ClawLink:

1. Call clawlink_begin_pairing
2. Open the returned URL in your browser
3. Sign in to ClawLink and approve the device

Step 3 — Connect Datadog: Open claw-link.dev/dashboard?add=datadog, complete the OAuth flow, then confirm.

App-specific connection GIF coming soon

Step 4 — Verify and discover:

// 1. Verify Datadog is connected
clawlink_list_integrations()

// 2. List available tools
clawlink_list_tools({ integration: "datadog" })

// 3. Search tools if needed
clawlink_search_tools({ query: "monitor", integration: "datadog" })

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    OpenClaw (you)                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ClawLink Plugin  →  clawlink_* tools                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                    ClawLink Cloud                       │
│         (credentials, connection state, routing)        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│              Datadog API (user's account)               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Tool reference

Read operations

Tool	Description	Risk
datadog_get_dashboard	Get detailed dashboard info including widgets, layout, template variables	safe
datadog_get_monitor	Get monitor details, current state, configuration, active downtimes	safe
datadog_get_service_dependencies	Get APM service dependency graph (upstream/downstream services)	safe
datadog_get_synthetics_locations	List all available public/private synthetic test locations	safe
datadog_get_tags	Get all tags associated with a specific host	safe
datadog_get_usage_summary	Get usage summary (API calls, hosts, containers, billing metrics)	safe
datadog_list_all_tags	List all tags in use across the organization	safe
datadog_list_api_keys	List all API keys (names, owners, last-used timestamps)	safe
datadog_list_apm_services	List APM services for application performance monitoring	safe
datadog_list_aws_integration	List configured AWS account integrations	safe
datadog_list_dashboards	List all dashboards with basic info	safe
datadog_list_events	List events within a time range (deployments, outages, changes)	safe
datadog_list_hosts	List all hosts with metrics, tags, and status	safe
datadog_list_incidents	List incidents with timeline and impact tracking	safe
datadog_list_log_indexes	List all log indexes (use before searching logs)	safe
datadog_list_metrics	Discover active metric names since a given timestamp	safe

Write operations

Tool	Description	Risk
datadog_create_dashboard	Create a customizable monitoring dashboard	confirm
datadog_create_downtime	Suppress alerts during maintenance windows	confirm
datadog_create_event	Track deployments, outages, configuration changes	confirm
datadog_create_monitor	Create a monitor with alerting thresholds and notifications	confirm
datadog_create_slo	Create a Service Level Objective for reliability tracking	confirm
datadog_create_synthetic_api_test	Create a synthetic API test from multiple global locations	confirm
datadog_create_webhook	Register a webhook endpoint for monitor notifications	confirm
datadog_delete_dashboard	Permanently remove a dashboard	high_impact
datadog_delete_monitor	Permanently delete a monitor	high_impact
datadog_mute_monitor	Temporarily silence alerts (maintenance windows)	confirm
datadog_submit_metrics	Submit custom metrics and business KPIs	confirm
datadog_unmute_monitor	Re-enable alerts from a previously muted monitor	confirm
datadog_update_dashboard	Update dashboard configuration, widgets, or layout	confirm
datadog_update_host_tags	Replace all tags on a specific host	confirm
datadog_update_monitor	Update monitor thresholds or notification settings	confirm

Code examples

Example 1: List all monitors and find critical ones

// Get all monitors
const monitors = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "clawlink_list_tools",
  parameters: { integration: "datadog" }
});

// Then get details for a specific monitor
const monitor = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_get_monitor",
  parameters: { monitor_id: "123456" }
});

// Or list all monitors with details
const allMonitors = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_list_monitors",
  parameters: {}
});

Example 2: Query metrics and search logs

// List available metrics first
const metrics = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_list_metrics",
  parameters: { from: 1704067200 }
});

// Query specific metrics
const timeseries = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_query_metrics",
  parameters: {
    query: "system.cpu.user{*}",
    from: 1704067200,
    to: 1704153600
  }
});

// Search logs for errors
const errors = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_search_logs",
  parameters: {
    query: "status:error",
    from: 1704067200000,
    to: 1704153600000
  }
});

Example 3: Create and manage monitors

// Create a monitor
const newMonitor = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_create_monitor",
  parameters: {
    name: "High CPU Alert",
    type: "metric alert",
    query: "avg(last_5m):system.cpu.user{*} > 90",
    message: "CPU usage is above 90%"
  }
});

// Mute a monitor during maintenance
await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_mute_monitor",
  parameters: {
    monitor_id: "123456",
    scope: "env:production"
  }
});

Example 4: Investigate an incident

// List recent incidents
const incidents = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_list_incidents",
  parameters: {}
});

// Get service dependencies for the affected service
const deps = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_get_service_dependencies",
  parameters: { service_name: "payment-service" }
});

// Search traces for errors
const traces = await clawlink_call_tool({
  tool: "datadog_search_traces",
  parameters: { service: "payment-service", status: "error" }
});

Error handling

Error pattern	Likely cause	Resolution
Monitor not found	Wrong monitor ID	Call datadog_list_monitors to get correct ID
Permission denied	Missing Datadog scopes	User may need to reconnect Datadog with full permissions
Too many results	Large time range	Narrow the time range or add filters to reduce result size
Sort parameter not supported	Using sort in log search	Remove sort param — Datadog Logs API does not support it
Invalid type for aggregate_request	Span analytics schema violation	Use datadog_search_traces instead for basic trace search

Security & Permissions

• ClawLink stores only the OAuth token, never the raw API key
• Device credentials are stored locally in OpenClaw plugin config
• datadog_list_api_keys returns metadata only (no secret key values)
• Datadog OAuth scopes are determined by ClawLink's registered app — user may need to reconnect if scopes change

Troubleshooting

Tools not showing up after install:

• Start a fresh OpenClaw chat to reload the plugin catalog
• Call clawlink_list_integrations to confirm ClawLink is paired

"Integration not connected" error:

• Direct user to claw-link.dev/dashboard?add=datadog
• Confirm they complete the OAuth flow and approve the connection

Empty results from datadog_list_events:

• Events are often sparse — start with a broad time range and minimal filters
• Combining multiple filters (tags + sources + priority) with narrow ranges may return empty results

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