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Datadog

Datadog exposes its MCP server through an OAuth flow tied to your Datadog organization. Unlike Slack and GitHub, you do not create a separate OAuth app or supply a Client ID and Client Secret. Instead, you register the QuilrAI callback URL in Datadog's organization settings and then add your site-specific Datadog MCP server URL to QuilrAI.

How Datadog Differs​

  • No custom OAuth credentials. Datadog handles authorization using your existing org login — no Client ID or Client Secret to create.
  • Site-specific MCP URL. Each Datadog site (US1, US3, US5, EU1, AP1, AP2) has its own MCP endpoint. You copy your endpoint from the Datadog MCP Server setup page after selecting your site.
  • Redirect URL allowlist. Datadog requires you to explicitly trust the QuilrAI callback URL before the OAuth flow will succeed.

Connect Datadog​

1. Add the QuilrAI Redirect URL to Datadog​

  1. Log in to Datadog and go to Organization Settings.
  2. Navigate to Security > Preferences (URL: https://<your-site>.datadoghq.com/organization-settings/preferences).
  3. Scroll to the MCP OAuth Redirect URLs section.
  4. In the URL input, enter https://mcpgateway.quilrai.com/oauth/callback or https://mcpgateway.quilr.ai/oauth/callback and click Add URL.

Datadog MCP OAuth Redirect URLs settings showing the QuilrAI callback URL added to the allowlist

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The QuilrAI callback URL must appear in the allowlist before you authorize the MCP connection. If it is missing, the OAuth redirect will be rejected by Datadog.

2. Get Your MCP Server Endpoint URL​

  1. Open the Datadog MCP Server setup page.
  2. Use the Datadog Site selector (top-right of the page) to select your site — for example us5.datadoghq.com.
  3. The page updates and shows your site-specific MCP endpoint URL. Copy it.
SiteExample endpoint
US1 (datadoghq.com)Shown after selecting US1 in the site selector
US5 (us5.datadoghq.com)Shown after selecting US5 in the site selector
EU1 (datadoghq.eu)Shown after selecting EU1 in the site selector

3. Add Datadog MCP to QuilrAI​

  1. In QuilrAI, go to MCP Gateway and click Add MCP.
  2. Paste the Datadog MCP endpoint URL you copied above.
  3. Authorize when prompted — Datadog's OAuth flow opens and asks you to approve access.
  4. After authorization, QuilrAI connects and fetches available tools.

Required Datadog Permissions​

The Datadog user authorizing the connection needs:

  • mcp_read — allows read-only tool use (metrics, logs, dashboards, monitors).
  • mcp_write — required for tools that create or update Datadog resources.

Grant only the roles your agents actually need.

Toolset Query Parameters​

You can append query parameters to the MCP endpoint URL to control which tools are available:

ParameterExampleEffect
toolsets?toolsets=apm,llmobsEnable only the listed toolsets
omit_tools?omit_tools=create_monitorRemove specific tools
toolsets=all?toolsets=allEnable all generally available toolsets

Restricting toolsets reduces context window usage and limits blast radius for write-capable tools.

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