The TUI opens your browser to create an account or log in. Complete the flow in your browser, then confirm the code shown in your terminal. The TUI logs you in automatically.
3
Select Datadog
The TUI asks which integration you want to connect. Select Datadog.
4
Select your region
Pick your Datadog region. Select US1.
5
Create an API key
The TUI asks for an API key. Datadog uses this to authenticate requests.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → API Keys. Click New Key, name it "Tero", and paste the key into the TUI.
6
Create a service account
The TUI asks for an application key. This controls what Tero can access.We recommend creating a service account instead of using your personal account. This keeps Tero's access separate and makes it easier to manage permissions.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → Service Accounts. Click New Service Account and name it "Tero".Assign a role to the service account. Standard gives Tero full functionality — it can analyze your data and take action directly in Datadog. Read-Only works too, but you'll need to take action through Edge or code changes instead.See Roles for details on what each role enables.
7
Create an application key
After creating the service account, click on it in the list. Under Application Keys, click New Key. Copy the key and paste it into the TUI.
8
Done
Tero validates your credentials and starts analyzing your environment. You'll see a progress bar — analysis usually takes a couple of minutes, even with billions of logs.Once it's done, you're ready to ask your first question.
1
Run tero
Open your terminal and run:
Copy
tero
This opens the Tero TUI, which guides you through setup.
The TUI opens your browser to create an account or log in. Complete the flow in your browser, then confirm the code shown in your terminal. The TUI logs you in automatically.
3
Select Datadog
The TUI asks which integration you want to connect. Select Datadog.
4
Select your region
Pick your Datadog region. Select US3.
5
Create an API key
The TUI asks for an API key. Datadog uses this to authenticate requests.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → API Keys. Click New Key, name it "Tero", and paste the key into the TUI.
6
Create a service account
The TUI asks for an application key. This controls what Tero can access.We recommend creating a service account instead of using your personal account. This keeps Tero's access separate and makes it easier to manage permissions.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → Service Accounts. Click New Service Account and name it "Tero".Assign a role to the service account. Standard gives Tero full functionality — it can analyze your data and take action directly in Datadog. Read-Only works too, but you'll need to take action through Edge or code changes instead.See Roles for details on what each role enables.
7
Create an application key
After creating the service account, click on it in the list. Under Application Keys, click New Key. Copy the key and paste it into the TUI.
8
Done
Tero validates your credentials and starts analyzing your environment. You'll see a progress bar — analysis usually takes a couple of minutes, even with billions of logs.Once it's done, you're ready to ask your first question.
1
Run tero
Open your terminal and run:
Copy
tero
This opens the Tero TUI, which guides you through setup.
The TUI opens your browser to create an account or log in. Complete the flow in your browser, then confirm the code shown in your terminal. The TUI logs you in automatically.
3
Select Datadog
The TUI asks which integration you want to connect. Select Datadog.
4
Select your region
Pick your Datadog region. Select US5.
5
Create an API key
The TUI asks for an API key. Datadog uses this to authenticate requests.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → API Keys. Click New Key, name it "Tero", and paste the key into the TUI.
6
Create a service account
The TUI asks for an application key. This controls what Tero can access.We recommend creating a service account instead of using your personal account. This keeps Tero's access separate and makes it easier to manage permissions.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → Service Accounts. Click New Service Account and name it "Tero".Assign a role to the service account. Standard gives Tero full functionality — it can analyze your data and take action directly in Datadog. Read-Only works too, but you'll need to take action through Edge or code changes instead.See Roles for details on what each role enables.
7
Create an application key
After creating the service account, click on it in the list. Under Application Keys, click New Key. Copy the key and paste it into the TUI.
8
Done
Tero validates your credentials and starts analyzing your environment. You'll see a progress bar — analysis usually takes a couple of minutes, even with billions of logs.Once it's done, you're ready to ask your first question.
1
Run tero
Open your terminal and run:
Copy
tero
This opens the Tero TUI, which guides you through setup.
The TUI opens your browser to create an account or log in. Complete the flow in your browser, then confirm the code shown in your terminal. The TUI logs you in automatically.
3
Select Datadog
The TUI asks which integration you want to connect. Select Datadog.
4
Select your region
Pick your Datadog region. Select EU.
5
Create an API key
The TUI asks for an API key. Datadog uses this to authenticate requests.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → API Keys. Click New Key, name it "Tero", and paste the key into the TUI.
6
Create a service account
The TUI asks for an application key. This controls what Tero can access.We recommend creating a service account instead of using your personal account. This keeps Tero's access separate and makes it easier to manage permissions.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → Service Accounts. Click New Service Account and name it "Tero".Assign a role to the service account. Standard gives Tero full functionality — it can analyze your data and take action directly in Datadog. Read-Only works too, but you'll need to take action through Edge or code changes instead.See Roles for details on what each role enables.
7
Create an application key
After creating the service account, click on it in the list. Under Application Keys, click New Key. Copy the key and paste it into the TUI.
8
Done
Tero validates your credentials and starts analyzing your environment. You'll see a progress bar — analysis usually takes a couple of minutes, even with billions of logs.Once it's done, you're ready to ask your first question.
1
Run tero
Open your terminal and run:
Copy
tero
This opens the Tero TUI, which guides you through setup.
The TUI opens your browser to create an account or log in. Complete the flow in your browser, then confirm the code shown in your terminal. The TUI logs you in automatically.
3
Select Datadog
The TUI asks which integration you want to connect. Select Datadog.
4
Select your region
Pick your Datadog region. Select AP1.
5
Create an API key
The TUI asks for an API key. Datadog uses this to authenticate requests.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → API Keys. Click New Key, name it "Tero", and paste the key into the TUI.
6
Create a service account
The TUI asks for an application key. This controls what Tero can access.We recommend creating a service account instead of using your personal account. This keeps Tero's access separate and makes it easier to manage permissions.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → Service Accounts. Click New Service Account and name it "Tero".Assign a role to the service account. Standard gives Tero full functionality — it can analyze your data and take action directly in Datadog. Read-Only works too, but you'll need to take action through Edge or code changes instead.See Roles for details on what each role enables.
7
Create an application key
After creating the service account, click on it in the list. Under Application Keys, click New Key. Copy the key and paste it into the TUI.
8
Done
Tero validates your credentials and starts analyzing your environment. You'll see a progress bar — analysis usually takes a couple of minutes, even with billions of logs.Once it's done, you're ready to ask your first question.
1
Run tero
Open your terminal and run:
Copy
tero
This opens the Tero TUI, which guides you through setup.
The TUI opens your browser to create an account or log in. Complete the flow in your browser, then confirm the code shown in your terminal. The TUI logs you in automatically.
3
Select Datadog
The TUI asks which integration you want to connect. Select Datadog.
4
Select your region
Pick your Datadog region. Select US1-FED.
5
Create an API key
The TUI asks for an API key. Datadog uses this to authenticate requests.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → API Keys. Click New Key, name it "Tero", and paste the key into the TUI.
6
Create a service account
The TUI asks for an application key. This controls what Tero can access.We recommend creating a service account instead of using your personal account. This keeps Tero's access separate and makes it easier to manage permissions.In Datadog, go to Organization Settings → Service Accounts. Click New Service Account and name it "Tero".Assign a role to the service account. Standard gives Tero full functionality — it can analyze your data and take action directly in Datadog. Read-Only works too, but you'll need to take action through Edge or code changes instead.See Roles for details on what each role enables.
7
Create an application key
After creating the service account, click on it in the list. Under Application Keys, click New Key. Copy the key and paste it into the TUI.
8
Done
Tero validates your credentials and starts analyzing your environment. You'll see a progress bar — analysis usually takes a couple of minutes, even with billions of logs.Once it's done, you're ready to ask your first question.
These are Datadog-specific. You can always take action other ways — deploy policies to your infrastructure with Edge, adjust instrumentation in your code, or configure Datadog manually. See Taking action for all options.
