Build a Dynatrace App with AI in Minutes

Description

Explore how observability practitioners can build custom Dynatrace Apps beyond dashboards using AI coding agents and the Dynatrace App Toolkit. In this Observability Lab, Andi Grabner and Dani Coll walk through a hands-on example that turns Dynatrace data into a domain-specific application for detecting suspicious trades. You’ll see how logs and business events ingested into Dynatrace can be transformed into an interactive app—without being a TypeScript or React expert—by combining AI agents, DQL, and the Dynatrace design system. In this video, you’ll learn how to: - Build a Dynatrace App from scratch using the App Toolkit - Use AI coding agents to generate UI and backend logic - Query business events with Dynatrace Query Language (DQL) - Leverage Strato components for consistent UI design - Run apps locally and understand the deployment model - Use MCP servers to validate DQL queries and UI components - Extend observability beyond dashboards with domain knowledge This session is ideal for SREs, DevOps engineers, platform teams, and Dynatrace administrators who want to prototype custom apps, validate ideas quickly, and deliver real operational value—without heavy development overhead. 🔗 Useful links First app in 5 minutes: https://dt-url.net/fo03826 AI for app development: https://dt-url.net/i423826 Dynatrace MCP Server: https://dt-url.net/mcp VSCode and Cursor Extensions: https://dt-url.net/1x638dt Inside Dynatrace Apps Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqt2rd0eew1bu5vGLUJ3pr2SgNpnpKb71 📖 Chapters 📖 00:00 – Welcome & Why Everyone Can Build Dynatrace Apps with AI 00:45 – Demo Overview: A Custom Dynatrace App Beyond Dashboards 03:39 – Getting Started: Tools, Editors & Prerequisites 04:53 – Scaffolding a Dynatrace App with the App Toolkit 06:56 – agents.md: Teaching AI How Dynatrace Works 09:02 – First Run: Default App Pages Explained 09:26 – Prompt-Driven App Development with AI 12:00 – MCP in Action: How AI Finds DQL & Strato Components 18:13 – First Working Version of the AI-Built App 19:11 – Iterating the UI: Tables, Tabs & Sorting 21:23 – Adding Detail Panels & Interactive Rows 23:08 – Debugging with AI, MCP & Human Insight 28:24 – MVP Results: Value Without Writing Code 30:06 – What’s Next: Advanced UI, Maps & Deployment 31:02 – Final Advice & Resources 🔬 Have a question? Visit our community and connect with Dynatrace experts and users: https://dynatr.ac/3M0AzM6 👉 Stay connected Facebook → https://facebook.com/dynatrace Instagram → https://instagram.com/dynatrace LinkedIn → https://linkedin.com/company/dynatrace Bluesky → https://bsky.app/profile/dynatrace.com X → https://twitter.com/dynatrace Twitch → https://twitch.tv/dynatrace