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The Glean MCP Server enables seamless integration with Glean's enterprise knowledge through three main functions:
Company Search: Query Glean's content index to find relevant company documents with advanced filtering options by data sources.
Chat: Interact with Glean's AI assistant for conversational support, including contextual messaging, message history, and citations.
People Profile Search: Search the company's directory to find employee information with filters like department, location, or role.
The server integrates with MCP-enabled clients such as Claude Desktop, Windsurf, or Cursor for compliance.
@gleanwork/mcp-server
The Glean MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Glean's enterprise knowledge.
Features
Company Search: Access Glean's powerful content search capabilities
People Profile Search: Access Glean's people directory
Chat: Interact with Glean's AI assistant
MCP Compliant: Implements the Model Context Protocol specification
Tools
company_search
Search Glean's content index using the Glean Search API. This tool allows you to query Glean's content index with various filtering and configuration options.
chat
Interact with Glean's AI assistant using the Glean Chat API. This tool allows you to have conversational interactions with Glean's AI, including support for message history, citations, and various configuration options.
people_profile_search
Search Glean's People directory to find employee information.
Configuration
API Tokens
You'll need Glean API credentials, and specifically a user-scoped API token. API Tokens require the following scopes: chat, search. You should speak to your Glean administrator to provision these tokens.
Configure Environment Variables
Set up your Glean API credentials:
export GLEAN_INSTANCE=instance_name export GLEAN_API_TOKEN=your_api_tokenNote: For backward compatibility,
GLEAN_SUBDOMAINis still supported, butGLEAN_INSTANCEis preferred.(Optional) For global tokens that support impersonation:
export GLEAN_ACT_AS=user@example.com
Client Configuration
You can use the built-in configuration tool to automatically set up Glean for your MCP client:
# Configure for Cursor
npx @gleanwork/mcp-server configure --client cursor --token your_api_token --instance instance_name
# Configure for Claude Desktop
npx @gleanwork/mcp-server configure --client claude --token your_api_token --instance instance_name
# Configure for VS Code
npx @gleanwork/mcp-server configure --client vscode --token your_api_token --instance instance_name
# Configure for Windsurf
npx @gleanwork/mcp-server configure --client windsurf --token your_api_token --instance instance_name
Alternatively, you can use an environment file:
npx @gleanwork/mcp-server configure --client cursor --env path/to/.env.glean
The environment file should contain:
GLEAN_INSTANCE=instance_name
GLEAN_API_TOKEN=your_api_token
After configuration:
For Cursor: Restart Cursor and the agent will have access to Glean tools
For Claude Desktop: Restart Claude and use the hammer icon to access Glean tools
For Windsurf: Open Settings > Advanced Settings, scroll to Cascade section, and press refresh
MCP Client Configuration
To configure this MCP server in your MCP client (such as Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Cursor, etc.), add the following configuration to your MCP client settings:
{
"mcpServers": {
"glean": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@gleanwork/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"GLEAN_INSTANCE": "<glean instance name>",
"GLEAN_API_TOKEN": "<glean api token>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the environment variable values with your actual Glean credentials.
Debugging
Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:
npm run inspector
The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.
Contributing
Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.
License
MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details
Support
Documentation: docs.glean.com
Issues: GitHub Issues
Email: support@glean.com
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
A Model Context Protocol server that provides AI assistants with access to Glean's enterprise knowledge features, including content search, people directory, and AI chat capabilities.
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