Glean MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLEAN_ACT_AS | No | Email to impersonate when using global tokens (optional) | |
| GLEAN_INSTANCE | No | Your Glean instance name | |
| GLEAN_API_TOKEN | No | Your Glean API token with chat and search scopes | |
| GLEAN_SUBDOMAIN | No | Your Glean subdomain (legacy, GLEAN_INSTANCE is preferred) |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| company_searchC | Find relevant company documents and data |
| chatC | Chat with Glean Assistant using Glean's RAG |
| people_profile_searchC | Search for people profiles in the company |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 3 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: 'chat' is for conversational interaction with an assistant, 'company_search' is for finding documents and data, and 'people_profile_search' is for locating employee profiles. There is no overlap in functionality, making it easy for an agent to select the correct tool based on the task.
The tool names follow a consistent snake_case pattern and are descriptive, but there is a minor deviation: 'chat' uses a simple verb, while the other two tools use a noun_noun structure (e.g., 'company_search'). This slight inconsistency does not hinder readability or predictability significantly.
With only 3 tools, the set feels thin for a server named 'Glean MCP Server', which implies broader capabilities in information retrieval and assistance. While the tools cover chat, document search, and people search, the scope might benefit from additional tools for more granular operations or updates, making the count borderline appropriate.
The tools provide basic search and chat functionalities, but there are notable gaps. For example, there is no tool for updating or managing data (e.g., creating documents or modifying profiles), and the chat tool lacks explicit support for follow-up actions or context persistence. This limits the server's ability to handle full lifecycle operations in its domain.