Datadog CLI for searching logs, querying metrics, tracing requests, and managing dashboards. Use this when debugging production issues or working with Datadog observability.
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Datadog CLI for searching logs, querying metrics, tracing requests, and managing dashboards. Use this when debugging production issues or working with Datadog observability.
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---name: datadog-cli
description: Datadog CLI for searching logs, querying metrics, tracing requests, and managing dashboards. Use this when debugging production issues or working with Datadog observability.
---# Datadog CLI
A CLI tool for AI agents to debug and triage using Datadog logs and metrics.
## Required Reading
**You MUST read the relevant reference docs before using any command:**
- [Log Commands](references/logs-commands.md)
- [Metrics](references/metrics.md)
- [Query Syntax](references/query-syntax.md)
- [Workflows](references/workflows.md)
- [Dashboards](references/dashboards.md)
## Setup
### Environment Variables (Required)
```bash
export DD_API_KEY="your-api-key"
export DD_APP_KEY="your-app-key"
```
Get keys from: https://app.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/api-keys
### Running the CLI
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli <command>
```
For non-US Datadog sites, use `--site` flag:
```bash
npx @leoflores/datadog-cli logs search --query "*" --site datadoghq.eu
```
