Open CLI

datadog-ci

officialscriptableobservability
$ npm i -g @datadog/datadog-ci
Summary

CI tests, source maps, and deploy markers from the terminal.

  • datadog-ci fits infra well, especially for ci tests, source maps, and deploy markers from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from Datadog.
  • Easy to automate.
  • Good fit for coding-agent workflows and repeatable scripts.
  • Output is mostly text-first, so verify results before scripting around it.
infra-datadog-ci-SKILL.md

Datadog-ci guide

The official CLI from Datadog. CI tests, source maps, and deploy markers from the terminal.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

  • ci tests, source maps, and deploy markers from the terminal.
  • You need observability in both local dev and CI.
  • You need ci tests.
  • You need source maps.
  • You need deploy markers.

Quick reference

Installnpm i -g @datadog/datadog-ci
Verifydatadog-ci --help
First real commanddatadog-ci synthetics run-tests

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates datadog-ci with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Monitoring & Observability

Verified pairing

Open CLI integrates datadog-ci with this skills.sh skill because it is the clearest fit for how datadog-ci is usually used. Use metrics, traces, and health checks to understand what your CLI changed.

View on skills.sh
$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill monitoring-observability
Starter prompt

Use datadog-ci together with the Monitoring & Observability skills.sh skill. Start with safe inspection commands, summarize what you find, and ask before any step with side effects.

Also useful from skills.sh
Log Analysisskills.shDebuggingskills.sh

Why this tool

  • datadog-ci fits infra well, especially for ci tests, source maps, and deploy markers from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from Datadog.
  • Easy to automate.

Watch-outs

  • Sign in before real work.
  • Needs network access.
  • Output is mostly plain text.

Example workflow

1. datadog-ci synthetics run-tests

Safe start

Step 1

Install datadog-ci.

Step 2

Run `datadog-ci --help` first.

Step 3

Start with `datadog-ci synthetics run-tests`.

Step 4

Authenticate datadog-ci before asking the agent to do real work.

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