Dd Apm

This handles Datadog APM setup and trace analysis, with a strong focus on getting Single Step Instrumentation working correctly in Kubernetes. The skill is opinionated about common failures (like using the wrong Helm chart or accidentally having ddtrace dependencies that silently break SSI) and walks you through operator install, DatadogAgent CR configuration, and pod restarts. It also covers Linux SSI and includes pup commands for searching traces, analyzing service dependencies, and debugging performance issues. The routing logic is detailed, maybe overly so, but if you've ever fought with Kubernetes auto-instrumentation that looks like it worked but didn't, you'll appreciate the paranoia.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill dd-apm --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Datadog APM

Distributed tracing, service maps, and performance analysis.

Routing — Read This First

Match the user's request to one of the entries below. Each entry has the same shape: triggers → which sub-skill to load → the anti-pattern to avoid. If a request seems to fit more than one entry, see "Overlap disambiguation". If nothing matches, see "None of the above" at the end.

Kubernetes APM install / instrument / onboard — trigger when the user mentions Kubernetes, K8s, EKS, GKE, AKS, kind, minikube, K3s, helm, DatadogAgent CR, kubectl, SSI on a cluster, pod injection, or init containers.

Immediately read .claude/skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/agent-install/SKILL.md now, then .claude/skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/enable-ssi/SKILL.md, then .claude/skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/verify-ssi/SKILL.md — do not proceed from memory.

SKILL.md on GitHub