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dd-monitors

Create, update, mute, and audit Datadog monitors using the pup CLI.

5|2|Updated Mar 9, 2026
Search Tags:#observability#alerting#sre#datadog#downtime#monitors#pup
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npx skills add https://github.com/lauhon/pi --skill dd-monitors-lauhon
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: dd-monitors
Source: https://github.com/lauhon/pi/tree/main/skills/dd-monitors
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/lauhon/pi --skill dd-monitors-lauhon

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Managing Datadog monitors manually through the UI is slow and error-prone, and poorly configured alerts cause alert fatigue or missed incidents. This Skill provides CLI-driven monitor management with built-in alerting best practices. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Monitor Lifecycle Management: List, search, get, create, update, mute, and unmute monitors via the pup CLI. - Alerting Best Practices: Enforces stable query windows, proper scoping, recovery thresholds, and runbook-linked messages to prevent flapping and alert fatigue. - Safe Deletion Workflow: Marks monitors with a "[MARKED FOR DELETION]" prefix instead of deleting them directly. - Use Case: A platform engineer needs to silence a noisy CPU monitor during a deploy, then audit all monitors lacking team ownership tags using pup and jq. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to list all Datadog monitors currently in Alert status and mute the noisiest one for one hour.

Frequently Asked Questions about dd-monitors

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I create a Datadog monitor from the command line?▼

Use the pup CLI with pup monitors create --file monitor.json after authenticating with pup auth login. The monitor definition is supplied as a JSON file containing the query, thresholds, and notification message.

How do I mute a Datadog monitor temporarily?▼

Mute a monitor with pup monitors update <id> --file monitor-muted.json, optionally specifying an end time. For scheduled or recurring maintenance, create a downtime with pup downtime create instead of muting.

What is the difference between muting a monitor and creating a downtime?▼

Muting suits quick one-off silencing under an hour, while downtimes are preferred for scheduled or recurring maintenance windows. Downtimes are created with pup downtime create --file downtime.json.

How do I prevent Datadog alerts from flapping?▼

Use longer evaluation windows like last_5m instead of last_1m, scope queries to specific environments and services, and set recovery thresholds such as critical_recovery below the critical threshold.

Why is my Datadog monitor not firing alerts?▼

Check that the query actually returns data, thresholds are reachable, and the agent is connected and reporting the metric. Authentication errors can be resolved with pup auth refresh.

How do I safely delete a Datadog monitor?▼

Never delete monitors directly. Instead, rename the monitor with a "[MARKED FOR DELETION]" prefix using the update API, which preserves audit history and allows recovery before final removal.

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