# glean-mcp

> Python client + MCP server adapter for Glean (search, chat, read documents). Provides a reusable HTTP client plus simple sync helper functions.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/glean-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Alan Shum
- homepage: https://github.com/alankyshum/glean-mcp-server#readme
- repository: https://github.com/alankyshum/glean-mcp-server/releases
- version: 3.3.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: glean, mcp, model-context-protocol, search
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:glean-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Glean MCP Server & Python Package

Simple, focused implementation providing:

- Cookie-based client (`glean_mcp.cookie_client.GleanClient`) — uses browser session cookies
- Token-based client (`glean_mcp.token_client.TokenBasedGleanClient`) — uses API tokens for server-to-server auth
- MCP server (`python -m glean_mcp.server`) — auto-detects authentication method; ready for Docker

Links: [Releases](https://github.com/alankyshum/glean-mcp-server/releases) · [Cookie Guide](docs/COOKIES.md) · [Token Auth Guide](docs/TOKEN_BASED_AUTH.md)

## Install
```bash
pip install -U glean-mcp
```

## Package Layout
```
src/
└── glean_mcp/
    ├── cookie_client.py      # Cookie-based authentication client
    ├── token_client.py       # Token-based authentication client
    ├── server.py             # MCP server with auto-detection
    └── glean_filter.py       # Response filtering utilities
```

## Quick Start

### MCP Server (local or Docker)
The MCP server automatically detects your authentication method.

```bash
# Choose ONE (token preferred)
export GLEAN_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"   # preferred
# OR
export GLEAN_COOKIES="your-browser-cookies"

# Set your Glean instance
export GLEAN_BASE_URL="https://your-company-be.glean.com"  # or set GLEAN_INSTANCE=your-company

# Run the MCP server locally
python -m glean_mcp.server
```

Docker (example):
```bash
docker run --pull always --rm \
  -e GLEAN_API_TOKEN="$GLEAN_API_TOKEN" \
  -e GLEAN_BASE_URL="$GLEAN_BASE_URL" \
  ghcr.io/alankyshum/glean-mcp-server:latest
```
Upgrade: use `--pull always` (Docker) or `pip install -U glean-mcp` (pip).

### Library Usage (async)

Cookie-based:
```python
from glean_mcp import GleanClient

client = GleanClient(base_url, cookies)
results = await client.search("onboarding docs")
await client.close()
```

Token-based:
```python
from glean_mcp import TokenBasedGleanClient

client = TokenBasedGleanClient(base_url, api_token)
results = await client.search("onboarding docs")
await client.close()
```
…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- security.identity (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/glean-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:24:03.672Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/glean-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/glean-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:glean-mcp