Install the Datadog Agent on Kubernetes using the Datadog Operator — required before enabling Single Step Instrumentation (SSI), which automatically instruments applications for APM without code changes. Only use if no Datadog Agent is deployed on the cluster yet.
Install
npx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill agent-installnpx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill agent-install -a claude-code -gnpx skills add datadog-labs/agent-skills --skill agent-install -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills.git --path dd-apm/k8s-ssi/agent-installgh skill install datadog-labs/agent-skills agent-installgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills /tmp/datadog-labs__agent-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/datadog-labs__agent-skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/agent-install ~/.claude/skills/agent-install # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/datadog-labs__agent-skills/dd-apm/k8s-ssi/agent-install ~/.agents/skills/agent-install # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode