# Install dda with Homebrew Cask Tool for developing on the Datadog Agent platform. Version 0.37.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-07-22. Also installable with winget: winget install --id Datadog.dda -e. ## Install ```sh sudo av install cask:dda ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew Cask (100%): ```sh brew install --cask dda ``` Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** cask:dda - **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.37.0 - **Source summary:** Tool for developing on the Datadog Agent platform - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-22T01:09:24Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - dda (binary) - dda (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.37.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent-dev - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Datadog Agent Dev, installed as dda, is Datadog's CLI for developing on the Datadog Agent platform. Its README describes it as the main interface for that development workflow and points users to the generated documentation site. ### Project history The datadog-agent-dev repository was created in September 2024 and publishes versioned releases independently of the larger datadog-agent repository. The Homebrew cask packaging uses a prebuilt dda archive from the datadog-agent-dev release stream. ### Adoption history dda is primarily an internal and contributor-facing developer tool rather than a broad consumer utility. Its package-manager value is that contributors can install the same CLI entry point without first bootstrapping the Python project from source. ### How it is used The official docs organize dda around commands, configuration, tools, environments, and developer workflows for the Datadog Agent. Its config reference documents a platform-specific config.toml location and a config command group for managing the file. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, dda is interesting as a vendor-maintained project-specific CLI: a cask-distributed binary that wraps a large engineering workflow and codifies repository conventions into commands. ### Timeline - 2024: datadog-agent-dev repository created - 2025: Documentation site shows Datadog copyright from 2025-present - 2026: v0.35.0 release published ### Related projects - datadog-agent, Hatch, Ruff, Mypy ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dda. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: ~/.local/share/dd-agent-dev/config.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/dd-agent-dev/config.toml - Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\dd-agent-dev\config.toml ## Credential files - Linux: ~/.local/share/dd-agent-dev/config.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/dd-agent-dev/config.toml - Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\dd-agent-dev\config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API - **Tap:** homebrew/cask - **Full Token:** dda - **Names:** dda - **Artifacts:** Binary: 1, Target: 1, Uninstall: 1 - **Auto Updates:** yes - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - Datadog.dda: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Datadog.dda from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Homebrew Cask packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata. - [Homebrew Cask binaries](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/homebrew-cask-binaries/) - Cask artifact metadata includes a binary. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dda.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dda.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph