Databuff

Open Source Β· AI-Native OpenTelemetry APM

Ask one question in plain English β€” AI agents query metrics, traces, and topology together, then tell you what broke.

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Features

- πŸ€– **AI-native, not a bolt-on chat box** β€” LLM queries traces, metrics, topology, and alerts directly from real data - 🧠 **Multi-agent collaboration** β€” AI Brain orchestrates query and inspection experts; complex tasks run in parallel - 🎯 **AI application observability** (Roadmap) β€” LLM call chains Β· token analytics Β· agent topology Β· skill/tool/model tracing - ⚑ **eBPF APM** (Roadmap) β€” kernel-level, non-intrusive collection without code changes - πŸ“Š **OpenTelemetry APM foundation** β€” OTLP ingestion with troubleshooting, tracing, service metrics, and topology - 🚨 **Alerting loop** β€” threshold and change detection, scheduled evaluation, alert event history - πŸ”§ **Skill + Tool extensibility** β€” override built-in skills, add custom digital experts without touching core code - πŸ”Œ **MCP both ways** β€” expose platform capabilities to Cursor / Claude; ingest external MCPs (Prometheus, SkyWalking, etc.) - 🐳 **Minimal 3-component stack** β€” Ingest + Doris + Web; one Docker / K8s command, no middleware sprawl - 🌐 **Bring your own model** β€” OpenAI-compatible + Anthropic Messages; Kimi, DeepSeek, GLM, Bailian, Qianfan, Ollama, and more

DataBuff demo: AI chat, services, topology

AI multi-agent troubleshooting Β· Service health Β· Call graph topology β€” English UI


OpenTelemetry APM and AI Native capabilities

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Why DataBuff?

| | **DataBuff** | SigNoz | Datadog | |---|:---:|:---:|:---:| | AI multi-agent root cause | βœ… Built-in | ❌ | Add-on | | OpenTelemetry native | βœ… | βœ… | Partial | | Self-host Β· 5 min Docker | βœ… `curl \| bash` | βœ… | ❌ SaaS | | Distributed tracing + topology | βœ… | βœ… | βœ… | | Open source | βœ… | βœ… | ❌ | > **One-liner:** Open-source APM where an **AI brain** dispatches metric, trace, and inspection experts β€” not another chat box on top of dashboards. ---

Screenshots

AI Analysis

AI natural language query
Natural language query Β· Metrics and traces in plain language 		Multi-agent collaboration
Multi-agent collaboration Β· Evidence synthesis and conclusions

APM Observability

Service list
Service list Β· Traffic-light status for anomalies 		Global topology
Global topology Β· Auto-generated call graph
Service detail
Service detail Β· Metric trends and instances 		Service flow
Service flow Β· Upstream and downstream dependencies
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Architecture

Architecture

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Quick Start

> ⚑ From running the install command to demo apps reporting data and showing traces and topology, you can see results in about **5 minutes**.

Requires **docker** and **docker-compose**. The install script auto-detects amd64/arm64 and downloads the matching image bundle. **1. Install Platform** ```bash curl -fsSL https://databuff.ai/databuff/ai-apm-install.sh | bash ``` **2. Install Demo App** (optional) ```bash curl -fsSL https://databuff.ai/databuff/ai-apm-demo-install.sh | bash ```
Offline Install When the registry is unreachable, download the bundle for your architecture and install on the target machine. Pick a version on the [install page](https://databuff.ai/#install) under **Docker β†’ Offline Install**, or use: `https://openocta.com/pkg/databuff//offline/databuff-ai-apm-offline--.tar.gz` ```bash tar -zxvf databuff-ai-apm-offline--.tar.gz cd databuff-ai-apm-offline-- # Install platform sudo ./install.sh ```
Kubernetes Requires **kubectl** and a working Kubernetes cluster. The script installs the platform via K8s manifests. **1. Install Platform** ```bash curl -fsSL https://databuff.ai/databuff/ai-apm-k8s-install.sh | bash ``` **2. Install Demo App** (optional) ```bash curl -fsSL https://databuff.ai/databuff/ai-apm-demo-k8s-install.sh | bash ``` **Offline image download** If the install commands above cannot pull images due to network issues, run the following to download an offline image bundle and load it onto the node. ```bash curl -fsSL https://databuff.ai/databuff/ai-apm-k8s-download-images.sh | bash ```

Open http://YOUR_HOST:27403 Β· Default login admin / Databuff@123 Β· Add your API key in model settings to enable AI

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Community & Contributing

Contributing Guide  Β·  Open Issues  Β·  Discussions  Β·  Good First Issues

See CONTRIBUTING.md to learn how to submit PRs, report bugs, or request features.
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