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Investigate a cost or usage spike v1.0.0

Use this resource to find which change caused a Datadog usage spike

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install investigate-datadog-usage-spike

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent identifies the window and product family of the spike from Usage Metering data, then searches the Audit Trail for configuration changes in the twenty-four hours before it. It names a cause only when a link is found.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
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What you get

  • SKILL.md: locating the spike and its product family
  • SKILL.md: searching changes in the twenty-four hours before the spike
  • SKILL.md: report format and the case where no cause is found

Good fit for

  • The Datadog bill rose last month with no clear explanation
  • A deployment may have multiplied the volume of logs sent

Not for

    Tags

    • cost
    • usage
    • audit
    • Datadog

    About

    You say

    “Log volume doubled on Tuesday, find the change that explains it.”

    Card for the “Investigate a cost or usage spike” skill

    Skill published by datadog-labs under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to find which change caused a Datadog usage spike
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md5.4 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    datadog-labs
    Source
    github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/tree/ef022309cc6b6296e7574589ac332699b1c9a092/dd-audit/cost-spike-investigation
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « dd-audit-cost-spike-investigation » (datadog-labs, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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