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datadog-entity-generator

Generate exhaustively complete and accurate Datadog Software Catalog entity YAML files (v3 schema) by examining project source code and interviewing engineers. Use when engineers need to create or update entity.datadog.yaml files for services, datastores, queues, APIs, or systems. Triggers include: "create entity yaml", "generate service catalog entry", "document this project in datadog", "create service definition", "add to software catalog", or any request involving Datadog entity/service documentation. Supports all v3 entity kinds: service, datastore, queue, api, system. Fetches existing Datadog data via API. Validates against official JSON schema. Merges with existing definitions. Outputs to .datadog/ directory.

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Updated 12/5/2025
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quick start

Installation and usage

Generate exhaustively complete and accurate Datadog Software Catalog entity YAML files (v3 schema) by examining project source code and interviewing engineers. Use when engineers need to create or update entity.datadog.yaml files for services, datastores, queues, APIs, or systems. Triggers include: "create entity yaml", "generate service catalog entry", "document this project in datadog", "create service definition", "add to software catalog", or any request involving Datadog entity/service documentation. Supports all v3 entity kinds: service, datastore, queue, api, system. Fetches existing Datadog data via API. Validates against official JSON schema. Merges with existing definitions. Outputs to .datadog/ directory.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use datadog-entity-generator