Glean Developer Documentation Guide

When users ask about developing with Glean, use the Glean Developer Docs MCP tools.

Tool Naming

Tools follow the pattern: mcp__glean_dev_docs__[tool]

• docs_search

• Search across documentation

• docs_fetch

• Get full page content

If tools unavailable, suggest running /glean-dev-docs:setup .

When to Use

• Glean API - endpoints, authentication, rate limits

• SDK usage - Python, JavaScript installation and examples

• MCP integration - server configuration, tool capabilities

• Platform concepts - indexing, search configuration, connectors

Tool Selection

Need Tool Example

Find relevant docs docs_search

docs_search "API authentication"

Get implementation details docs_fetch

docs_fetch "https://developers.glean.com/docs/api/auth"

Workflow

• Search first: docs_search "user query terms"

• Review results: Identify most relevant pages

• Fetch for details: docs_fetch "[url]" for code examples

• Cite sources: Always include documentation URLs

Query Tips

Good: "OAuth token refresh" , "Python SDK search API"

Less effective: "authentication" , "API" , "how to use"

Differentiating from Enterprise Glean

This skill is for public developer documentation:

• How to build with Glean APIs/SDKs

• MCP configuration guides

For internal company data (Slack, email, internal docs), guide to glean-core plugins instead.