# datadog_get_monitor

Get details for a specific Datadog monitor.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `datadog_get_monitor`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-malamutemayhem-unclick-mcp-server/datadog-get-monitor

## Facts

- Tool: `datadog_get_monitor`
- Server: UnClick (`@unclick/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-malamutemayhem-unclick-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y @unclick/mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick-agent-native-endpoints.git
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (3 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `api_key` | string | yes | Datadog API key |
| `app_key` | string | yes | Datadog Application key |
| `monitor_id` | string | yes | Monitor ID |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "datadog_get_monitor",
    "arguments": {
      "api_key": "<api_key>",
      "app_key": "<app_key>",
      "monitor_id": "<monitor_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why datadog_get_monitor is rated Low

This tool retrieves monitor configuration and status information from Datadog. The verb 'Get' and lack of any language indicating creation, modification, deletion, or execution means this is a pure read operation. The blast radius of misuse is low—an agent could at most retrieve monitoring details, which typically contain less sensitive information than actual underlying metrics or infrastructure.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'datadog_get_monitor' and description 'Get details for a specific Datadog monitor' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects."

Risk signals: Handles credentials or secrets (api_key)

## Use case

AI agents call datadog_get_monitor to retrieve information from UnClick without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches UnClick:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "datadog_get_monitor": {}
  }
}
```

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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-malamutemayhem-unclick-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-malamutemayhem-unclick-mcp-server
