A side-by-side look at the UISP and Datadog MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose UISP for monitoring work; choose Datadog MCP Server for monitoring as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
UISP_API_KEY, UISP_BASE_URL, MCP_TRANSPORT, AUTH_MODE, CONDUIT_S2S_SECRET, LOG_LEVEL.uisp_list_sites, uisp_get_site, uisp_search_sites.DD_API_KEY, DD_APP_KEY, DD_SITE, MCP_DEFAULT_LIMIT, MCP_DEFAULT_LOG_LINES, MCP_DEFAULT_METRIC_POINTS, MCP_DEFAULT_TIME_RANGE, MCP_TRANSPORT.monitors, dashboards, logs.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | U UISP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Monitoring | Monitoring |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 64/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | UISP_API_KEYUISP_BASE_URLMCP_TRANSPORTAUTH_MODECONDUIT_S2S_SECRETLOG_LEVEL | DD_API_KEYDD_APP_KEYDD_SITEMCP_DEFAULT_LIMITMCP_DEFAULT_LOG_LINESMCP_DEFAULT_METRIC_POINTSMCP_DEFAULT_TIME_RANGEMCP_TRANSPORT |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 6 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 27 | 22 |
| Full listing | View UISP | View Datadog MCP Server |
uisp_list_siteslist sites (network locations - sites, endpoints, and clients - each optionally tied to a UCRM client/service record).uisp_get_siteget a single site's detail.uisp_search_sitessearch sites/endpoints/clients by name, address, MAC address, or IP address.uisp_list_site_clientslist all client sites belonging to a given (parent) site.uisp_get_site_statisticsget upload/download traffic between a site and its parent site.uisp_get_site_traffic_summaryget a site's total upload/download for a given interval up to now.uisp_list_deviceslist devices (hostname/IP/MAC, status, parent site).uisp_get_deviceget a single device's status overview.uisp_get_device_detailget a device's detail, optionally including interfaces and/or connected stations.uisp_get_device_statisticsget device telemetry (CPU/RAM/signal/temperature/throughput).uisp_list_device_interfaceslist a device's network interfaces, including configured IP addresses.uisp_get_device_by_maclook up a device by its MAC address.monitorsList monitors with optional filtersdashboardsList all dashboardslogsSearch logs with query syntax and filterslogs_pipelinesInspect log processing pipelines and their processorslogs_indexesInspect indexes (filter, retention, Flex tier, exclusion filters); `create`/`delete` are UI-only per Datadog and not exposedlogs_archivesInspect log archives (S3 / GCS / Azure destinations); per-provider credential fields are forwarded unchangedmetricsQuery timeseries data. Response `meta` includes `rollupRequested` (parsed from `rollup(method, seconds)`, with `methodInferred` flag), `rollupEffective` (interval derived from returned pointlist intervals + deduped `intervalsObserved` for multi-series), and `rollupOverridden: boolean` so callers ca…tracesSearch spans with filterseventsList eventsincidentsList incidentsslosList SLOs. Each item exposes `query`, `monitorIds`, `monitorTags`, `groups`, and a UI `url` so round-trips (get → edit → update) preserve definition fields.syntheticsList synthetic testsPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for UISP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"tantiope-datadog-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"datadog-mcp"
],
"env": {
"DD_API_KEY": "YOUR_DD_API_KEY_HERE",
"DD_APP_KEY": "YOUR_DD_APP_KEY_HERE",
"DD_SITE": "YOUR_DD_SITE_HERE",
"MCP_DEFAULT_LIMIT": "YOUR_MCP_DEFAULT_LIMIT_HERE",
"MCP_DEFAULT_LOG_LINES": "YOUR_MCP_DEFAULT_LOG_LINES_HERE",
"MCP_DEFAULT_METRIC_POINTS": "YOUR_MCP_DEFAULT_METRIC_POINTS_HERE",
"MCP_DEFAULT_TIME_RANGE": "YOUR_MCP_DEFAULT_TIME_RANGE_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE"
}
}
}
}