Glean MCP server

This MCP server implementation integrates with the Glean API to provide Search and Chat functionality. It allows you to extend Claude Desktop with powerful search capabilities and chatbot functionality through the Model Context Protocol.

Features

• Search: Retrieve a list of search results based on your query
• Chat: Interact with a chatbot in a Q&A format

Installation

Building the Docker Image

To install the Glean MCP server, you need to build the Docker image:

docker build -t glean-server:latest -f src/glean/Dockerfile .

Configuring Claude Desktop

After building the Docker image, you need to configure Claude Desktop to use this MCP server by adding the following to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glean-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "GLEAN_API_KEY",
        "-e",
        "GLEAN_DOMAIN",
        "glean-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GLEAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
        "GLEAN_DOMAIN": "YOUR_DOMAIN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setting Environment Variables

Before using the server, make sure to replace the placeholder values with your actual credentials:

• Replace YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your Glean API key
• Replace YOUR_DOMAIN_HERE with your Glean domain

Usage

Once configured, the Glean MCP server will be available in Claude Desktop with two primary tools:

Using the Search Tool

The Search tool allows you to find information by submitting queries. Claude will use the Glean API to return relevant search results.

Using the Chat Tool

The Chat tool provides a Q&A interface with the Glean-powered chatbot. You can ask questions and receive responses based on the information available through Glean.

Accessing Tools in Claude Desktop

After setting up the configuration, restart Claude Desktop if it's already running. The Glean tools should now appear in the tools section of the Claude interface.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "glean-server" '{"command":"docker","args":["run","-i","--rm","-e","GLEAN_API_KEY","-e","GLEAN_DOMAIN","glean-server"],"env":{"GLEAN_API_KEY":"YOUR_API_KEY_HERE","GLEAN_DOMAIN":"YOUR_DOMAIN_HERE"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "glean-server": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "-e",
                "GLEAN_API_KEY",
                "-e",
                "GLEAN_DOMAIN",
                "glean-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "GLEAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "GLEAN_DOMAIN": "YOUR_DOMAIN_HERE"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "glean-server": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "-e",
                "GLEAN_API_KEY",
                "-e",
                "GLEAN_DOMAIN",
                "glean-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "GLEAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
                "GLEAN_DOMAIN": "YOUR_DOMAIN_HERE"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect