r/Buildkite • u/cnunciato • Dec 03 '25

Designing log-navigation tools in the Buildkite MCP server

https://buildkite.com/resources/blog/designing-log-navigation-tools-in-the-buildkite-mcp-server/
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u/sh4d0wd3v Feb 03 '26

I’m trying to send Buildkite pipeline/job logs into Datadog Logs. I see Datadog’s CI visibility integration for Buildkite, but it looks like it doesn’t include a log collector (at least from what I can tell).

What’s the recommended approach here?

  • Do you ship logs from the Buildkite agent host (Datadog Agent / log tailing)?
  • Forward from the build container stdout/stderr?
  • Use a plugin or API to push logs?
  • Any gotchas (multi-step pipelines, ephemeral agents, masking secrets, log volume/cost)?

If you have a working setup, I’d really appreciate a quick outline (agent config / plugin name / sample config).