Lookup Jamf Glossary Term
jamf_docs_glossary_lookupLook up any Jamf glossary term to get its official definition. Supports fuzzy matching and product-specific filtering for precise results.
Instructions
Look up a term in the Jamf official glossary and get its definition.
This tool searches glossary pages across Jamf product documentation and returns matching term definitions using fuzzy matching.
Note: Glossary content is currently only available in English (en-US). Non-English language parameters are accepted but results will be in English.
Args:
term (string, required): Glossary term to look up (2-100 characters). Supports fuzzy matching.
product (string, optional): Filter by product ID (use jamf_docs_list_products to see all)
language (string, optional): Documentation language/locale (default: en-US). Note: glossary is English-only.
maxTokens (number, optional): Maximum tokens in response 100-50000 (default: 5000)
outputMode ('full' | 'compact'): Output detail level (default: 'full')
responseFormat ('markdown' | 'json'): Output format (default: 'markdown')
Returns: For JSON format: { "term": string, "totalMatches": number, "entries": [{ "term": string, "definition": string, "product": string, "url": string }], "tokenInfo": { "tokenCount": number, "truncated": boolean, "maxTokens": number } }
For Markdown format: A formatted list of glossary definitions with source links.
Examples:
"What is MDM?" → term="MDM"
"Configuration Profile in Jamf Pro" → term="Configuration Profile", product="jamf-pro"
"What does DEP stand for?" → term="DEP"
Errors:
"No matching term found" if no glossary entries match
"Invalid product ID" if product parameter is not recognized
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| term | Yes | Glossary term to look up (e.g., "MDM", "Configuration Profile", "Smart Group") | |
| product | No | Filter by product: jamf-pro, jamf-school, jamf-connect, jamf-protect | |
| language | No | Documentation language/locale (default: en-US). Options: en-US, ja-JP, zh-TW, de-DE, es-ES, fr-FR, nl-NL, th-TH | |
| maxTokens | No | Maximum tokens in response (100-50000, default: 5000) | |
| outputMode | No | Output detail level: "full" for detailed output or "compact" for brief output | full |
| responseFormat | No | Output format: "markdown" for human-readable or "json" for machine-readable | markdown |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| term | Yes | ||
| entries | Yes | ||
| truncated | Yes | ||
| totalMatches | Yes |