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Datadog hosts a remote MCP server that gives AI agents access to logs, metrics, monitors, dashboards, incidents, and more. Connect it to Spojit to pull context into an incident workflow, check monitors after a deploy, or summarise errors on a schedule.
Spojit connects to this server through a custom MCP server connection, so you add it with Add custom server rather than from the connector catalog. Datadog maintains it and decides which tools it offers; see Datadog’s MCP Server setup guide for the current list.

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Before you start

  • A Datadog user with the mcp_read permission (and mcp_write for write tools), plus permission for the data each tool touches. The Datadog Standard Role includes both MCP permissions; custom roles need them added under Organization Settings > Roles.
  • The MCP server is not available on the US1-FED or US2-FED (ddog-gov.com) sites.

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Server URL

The endpoint depends on your Datadog site. Open the setup guide, select your site with the site selector, and copy the endpoint it shows. Optional query parameters:

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Connect in Spojit

1

Add a custom server

Go to Connections and click Add custom server. Enter a Name such as Datadog and paste the Server URL for your site, with any parameters.
2

Keep Auto authentication

Leave Authentication on Auto, choose a visibility, and click Save & connect.
3

Approve access in Datadog

Datadog opens its authorization page. Sign in and approve. Spojit marks the connection Connected and refreshes the token automatically.

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Alternative: an access token

For unattended workflows, Datadog accepts a Personal Access Token or a Service Access Token. A service account keeps the connection independent of any one person. In Spojit choose Token, paste the token, keep Header name Authorization and Prefix Bearer, and click Add.
Datadog’s legacy option sends an API key and an application key as two separate headers. Custom servers send a single authentication header, so use OAuth or an access token instead.

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Use it in a workflow

Add a Connector node, pick your Datadog server under Custom Servers, and choose Agent Mode or Direct Mode. See Use a custom server in a workflow. With many toolsets enabled, narrow the list under Available Tools to keep agent runs focused.

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Troubleshooting

Only the core toolset loads by default. Add the toolset to the URL with toolsets=, save, and the tool list refreshes.
Your role lacks mcp_read or mcp_write, or permission for the underlying data. Ask a Datadog admin to update the role.

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