The Datadog Agent MCP is a new remote-actions toolset that extends the Datadog MCP Server. It gives AI systems and developer CLIs direct, secure, and auditable on-demand shell access to your infrastructure hosts, through a backend-proxied channel powered by the Private Action Runner.
Using natural language, you can read log files, inspect process state, describe Kubernetes pods and events, and diagnose network issues, all without SSH access or sending any data from the host. AI agents like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, as well as Bits AI, can dispatch shell commands and invoke on-demand scripts directly against your hosts.
To qualify for this Preview, you should already be running the Datadog Agent (v7.80+) and be able to install the Private Action Runner in your environment.