dd-docs
datadog-labs/agent-skills
Look up Datadog documentation and product limits via LLM-optimized index.
What is dd-docs?
This skill provides access to Datadog's LLM-friendly documentation index at docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt and linked Markdown pages. Use it to find information about Datadog products, features, API references, and configuration limits.
- Fetch and search the LLM-optimized Datadog docs index (llms.txt)
- Retrieve specific Datadog documentation pages in Markdown format
- Locate documentation across APM, Logs, Metrics, Monitors, Dashboards, Security, Synthetics, RUM, Incidents, and API reference
- Search for topic-specific documentation using grep or similar tools
- Access raw Markdown content by appending .md to Datadog Docs URLs
How to install dd-docs
npx skills add https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-docsHow to use dd-docs
- 1.Fetch the llms.txt index to see all available documentation: curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt
- 2.Search for specific topics using grep: curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt | grep -i "topic"
- 3.Retrieve full documentation pages in Markdown by appending .md to URLs: curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/monitors.md
- 4.Review the key documentation sections table for direct links to major product areas
Use cases
- Find APM/tracing configuration and troubleshooting guidance
- Look up monitor creation syntax and alert rule limits
- Retrieve API endpoint documentation and request/response formats
- Search for log processing and retention policies
- Find dashboard creation best practices and widget options
- Datadog users building integrations or automations
- DevOps engineers configuring monitoring and observability
- Developers integrating Datadog SDKs or APIs
- Platform engineers setting up incident management workflows
dd-docs FAQ
Use curl to fetch llms.txt and grep for keywords: curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt | grep -i "keyword". This returns matching documentation pages with URLs and descriptions.
Yes, append .md to most Datadog Docs URLs. For example, https://docs.datadoghq.com/monitors.md returns the raw Markdown content suitable for LLM processing.
Check your network connectivity. For EU-based accounts, use datadoghq.eu instead of datadoghq.com.
The llms.txt index covers major Datadog products including APM, Logs, Metrics, Monitors, Dashboards, Security, Synthetics, RUM, Incidents, and API references. Refer to the official docs for complete feature availability.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from datadog-labs/agent-skills.
name: dd-docs description: Datadog docs lookup using docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt and linked Markdown pages. metadata: version: "1.0.0" author: datadog-labs repository: https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills tags: datadog,docs,llms.txt,dd-docs alwaysApply: "false"
Datadog Docs
Use this skill to locate Datadog documentation and limits.
LLM-Friendly Documentation
Datadog provides an LLM-optimized documentation index at:
https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt
This file contains:
- Overview of all Datadog products organized by use case
- Full list of documentation pages with URLs and descriptions
- Direct links to Markdown sources (append
.mdto URLs)
How to Use llms.txt
-
Fetch the index to understand available documentation:
curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt | head -100 -
Search for specific topics:
Examples:
curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt | grep -i "monitors"
curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt | grep -i "apm"
curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/llms.txt | grep -i "logs"
- Fetch specific doc pages (add .md to most Datadog Docs URLs for raw content):
curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/monitors.md curl -s https://docs.datadoghq.com/tracing.md
Key Documentation Sections
Scope Guardrails
- Use llms.txt for documentation lookups
- Defer to official docs for feature availability and limits
Failure Handling
- If docs.datadoghq.com is unreachable, check network connectivity
- For region-specific docs, use appropriate site (datadoghq.eu, etc.)
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