datadog-automation

Datadog Automation via Rube MCP

Automate Datadog monitoring and observability operations through Composio's Datadog toolkit via Rube MCP.

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active Datadog connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit datadog
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
2. Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit datadog
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Datadog authentication
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. Query and Explore Metrics

When to use: User wants to query metric data or list available metrics

Tool sequence:

1. DATADOG_LIST_METRICS - List available metric names [Optional]
2. DATADOG_QUERY_METRICS - Query metric time series data [Required]

Key parameters:

• query: Datadog metric query string (e.g., avg:system.cpu.user{host:web01})
• from: Start timestamp (Unix epoch seconds)
• to: End timestamp (Unix epoch seconds)
• q: Search string for listing metrics

Pitfalls:

• Query syntax follows Datadog's me