Datadog dashboards don’t fail from missing metrics—they fail from rushed design and legacy thinking. Using the Datadog MCP Server + AI assistants, we validate metrics and context before writing JSON, then build dashboards faster. Real cloud cost example from our environment.

Woah now, hold on a second - get your mouse away from that “New Dashboard” button, we’ve got a few things to talk about first. Clearly you’re well on your way to using Datadog.