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Dev Docs Guide by gleanwork — Agent Skill

Name: Dev Docs Guide
Author: gleanwork

Dev Docs Guide

Search the public Glean developer documentation for API, SDK, MCP, authentication, indexing, and integration details. Use when the user is building with Glean rather than searching internal company knowledge — trigger phrases include Glean API, Glean SDK, integrate with Glean, indexing API, Glean Python or JavaScript SDK, and how to authenticate with Glean. Don't use it for internal company knowledge, which the using-glean skill covers.

gleanwork 90393f5 2.1 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Glean Developer Documentation Guide

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

Tools

This skill uses two tools (refer to them by their bare names):

docs_search — search across the public Glean developer documentation
docs_fetch — get the full content of a documentation page by URL

If these tools aren't visible in the active inventory, the user hasn't configured the Glean Dev Docs MCP server for this host — point them at their host's Glean Dev Docs MCP 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 the 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), use the using-glean skill instead.

---name: dev-docs-guidedescription: Search the public Glean developer documentation for API, SDK, MCP, authentication, indexing, and integration details. Use when the user is building with Glean rather than searching internal company knowledge — trigger phrases include Glean API, Glean SDK, integrate with Glean, indexing API, Glean Python or JavaScript SDK, and how to authenticate with Glean. Don't use it for internal company knowledge, which the using-glean skill covers.---# Glean Developer Documentation GuideWhen users ask about developing with Glean, use the Glean Developer Docs MCP tools.## ToolsThis skill uses two tools (refer to them by their bare names):- `docs_search` — search across the public Glean developer documentation- `docs_fetch` — get the full content of a documentation page by URLIf these tools aren't visible in the active inventory, the user hasn't configured the Glean Dev Docs MCP server for this host — point them at their host's Glean Dev Docs MCP 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"` |## Workflow1. **Search first**: `docs_search "user query terms"`2. **Review results**: identify the most relevant pages3. **Fetch for details**: `docs_fetch "[url]"` for code examples4. **Cite sources**: always include documentation URLs## Query tipsGood: `"OAuth token refresh"`, `"Python SDK search API"`Less effective: `"authentication"`, `"API"`, `"how to use"`## Differentiating from enterprise GleanThis skill is for **public developer documentation**:- How to build with Glean APIs / SDKs- MCP configuration guidesFor **internal company data** (Slack, email, internal docs), use the `using-glean` skill instead.

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