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CLI tool by Datadog for terminal recording and approvals. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
CLI tool by Datadog for terminal recording and approvals
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ddcoterm
history
Project history and usage
coterm is Datadog's CoTerm command-line utility for recording terminal sessions and adding validation or approval checks around terminal commands.
Project history
Datadog announced CoTerm in preview on 2024-06-26 as a tool for safer command-line workflows during operations and incident response. Datadog's documentation describes CoTerm as a CLI utility that records terminal sessions, analyzes recordings in Datadog, and adds a validation layer to terminal commands.
The Homebrew cask metadata records coterm version 1.0.0 and the vendor binary name ddcoterm. The vendor-hosted macOS arm64 binary for that version reported a Last-Modified timestamp of 2025-03-13 when checked during this enrichment run.
Adoption history
Public adoption evidence is thin and mostly vendor-controlled. Datadog's announcement pointed users to macOS and Linux installation paths, while Homebrew cask distribution makes the macOS CLI available through a package-manager workflow.
How it is used
Datadog documents CoTerm for recording interactive terminal sessions, reviewing terminal sessions as replays, events, or logs, warning before risky commands, requiring approvals through Datadog Case Management for selected commands, and redacting sensitive data through Datadog Sensitive Data Scanner.
Why package nerds care
coterm is package-nerd interesting as a vendor CLI cask: it packages an operations and security workflow whose behavior depends on Datadog services, policy rules, and a local command shim rather than on a public source tree.
Timeline
- 2024: Datadog announces CoTerm preview on 2024-06-26.
- 2025: Datadog updates the CoTerm announcement on 2025-04-03.
- 2025: The version 1.0.0 macOS arm64 binary reports Last-Modified 2025-03-13.
Related projects
- CoTerm integrates with Datadog terminal session review, Datadog Case Management, Log Explorer, Event Explorer, and Sensitive Data Scanner.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for coterm. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ddcoterm | binary | Homebrew cask binary | ddcoterm |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version1.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://docs.datadoghq.com/coterm/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://docs.datadoghq.com/coterm/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:coterm |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/coterm |
| Homepage | https://docs.datadoghq.com/coterm/ |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.datadoghq.com/coterm/ |
| Source archive | https://coterm.datadoghq.com/coterm/1.0.0/29eab36/macos-arm64/ddcoterm |
| SHA-256 | 0eb8ae355b2a1fbae2912d7ce971d5e01177dffdcb356a399bee24db72ab5871 |
| Download URL | https://coterm.datadoghq.com/coterm/1.0.0/29eab36/macos-arm64/ddcoterm |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | coterm |
| Names |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment