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Datadog APM skill
Runs by itself, daily trace check.

Slow and failing services flagged daily.

Install the Datadog APM skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/datadog-labs/dd-apm.md

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  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Datadog APM

by datadog-labs · 2K installs

The skill

The datadog apm skill helps engineers set up Datadog APM on Kubernetes or Linux, search traces, analyze services and dependencies, and enable Data Streams Monitoring.

Only when you ask.

The habit

Slow and failing services flagged daily.

↻ Runs by itselfdaily trace check

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

daily trace check. Runs in Claude Code routine.

  • ↻ daily trace check
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02

It checks its work

services checked, env confirmed. If a check fails, it tells you.

  • ✓pup apm services list returns more than zero services
  • ✓every flagged service has an example trace query
  • ✓the env tag was confirmed, not assumed

03

It remembers

trace check log. The next run reads it first: services flagged on earlier days.

loops/apm-slow-trace-loop/run-log.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after 10 services per run.

  1. 01

    Confirm env

    Ask you to confirm the env tag instead of assuming prod.

  2. 02

    List services

    Run pup apm services list and pup apm services stats for the last hour.

  3. 03

    Search errors

    Run pup traces search with status:error per service.

  4. 04

    Search slow traces

    Run pup traces search with @duration:>1000ms per service.

  5. 05

    Check dependencies

    Use pup apm flow-map for services that got worse.

  6. 06

    Report

    List flagged services with queries and fixes from the troubleshooting table.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Datadog APM skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ You instrument services with SSI
  • ✓ You search slow or failing traces
  • ✓ You check service dependencies

Skip it when

  • – You do not use Datadog
  • – You only need log search

Questions

Datadog APM skill, answered.

How do I rename a service?

Use the service-remapping sub-skill, not DD_SERVICE changes.

Can it fetch one trace by ID?

Only via pup traces search with a trace_id query.

How do I install the Datadog APM skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from datadog-labs/agent-skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm.

Is the Datadog APM skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Datadog APM. Now as a habit.

Install the Datadog APM skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/datadog-labs/dd-apm.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

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