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

1. Search first: docs_search "user query terms"
2. Review results: Identify most relevant pages
3. Fetch for details: docs_fetch "[url]" for code examples
4. 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.