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DataDog/datadog-agent

Main repository for Datadog Agent

Is DataDog/datadog-agent beginner-friendly?

In the last 30 days, DataDog/datadog-agent merged 176 of 381 pull requests from outside contributors, and its maintainers usually reply within 1 day. 3 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

Stars
3.8k
Forks
1.5k
Open beginner issues
3
Indexed issues
81
Avg merge
1d 11h
Merged PRs (30d)
594
Dominant language
Go
License
Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push
Oct 13, 2026
Latest indexed
Sep 15, 2026
Contributing guide
Contributing guide
Code of conduct
No code of conduct
Beginner labels
No beginner labels indexed

How to contribute to DataDog/datadog-agent

  1. Read the contributing guide first: it says how the maintainers want changes proposed, tested and reviewed.
  2. Your contributions will be published under the project's Apache-2.0 license.
  3. Pick one of the 3 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.

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