The text discusses a tool called datadog.el that allows users to display simple metric graphs within Emacs, an extensible text editor. This tool is inspired by the Datadog API and enables quick browsing of dashboards or querying metrics without leaving the comfort of Emacs. Installation instructions for the client can be found on GitHub. The user can browse dashboards, issue metric queries, and navigate between graphs using various commands within the datadog buffer. The text also mentions potential future features such as a summary of alert status, searching and browsing events, and adding comments to an event. Contributions from users are welcome in the form of feature suggestions, bug reports, or pull requests.