> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.archal.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Datadog clone

> Test Datadog agents against a clone of metrics, logs, monitors, dashboards, SLOs, synthetics, incidents, teams, users, and service definitions.

Clone ID: `datadog`

## Start here

| Question     | Answer                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Best for     | Observability agents that inspect metrics, submit series, create events, manage monitors, update dashboards, and verify service state across calls.                       |
| Connect with | Route mode for `api.datadoghq.com`, or direct REST base URLs from `archal clone start datadog`.                                                                           |
| Known limits | Broad deterministic clone coverage, not perfect Datadog fidelity. Use it for stateful REST workflows and invariant checks, not exhaustive Datadog protocol compatibility. |
| Seeds        | Common seeds: `empty`. See [Seeds](/guides/seeds) for usage.                                                                                                              |

## What it covers

* Metrics and submitted series
* Logs and event-to-log visibility
* Monitors and monitor status evaluation
* Dashboards and dashboard lists
* SLOs and synthetics tests
* Incidents, service definitions, teams, users, application keys, and log metrics
* Service-shaped REST auth and error envelopes

## Surface

Datadog is REST-first. Use route mode when your agent already calls
`api.datadoghq.com`. For manual debugging, start the clone with
`archal clone start datadog` and use the printed REST base URL.