glean-install-auth

name	glean-install-auth
description	Install and configure Glean API authentication with indexing and client tokens. Use when setting up custom datasource indexing, configuring search API access, or initializing the Glean developer SDK for enterprise search. Trigger: "install glean", "setup glean", "glean auth", "glean API token".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Bash(curl:*), Grep
version	1.8.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","enterprise-search","glean"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code

Glean Install & Auth

Overview

Configure Glean API authentication for enterprise search and knowledge management. Glean has two APIs: the Indexing API (push content into search) and the Client API (search and retrieve). Each uses separate tokens. Base URL: https://<domain>-be.glean.com/api.

Prerequisites

• Glean enterprise account with admin access
• API token from Glean Admin > API Tokens
• Your Glean deployment domain (e.g., company-be.glean.com)

Instructions

Step 1: Obtain API Tokens

Navigate to Glean Admin Console > Settings > API:

Token Type	Purpose	Required Header
Indexing API token	Push documents into search index	Authorization: Bearer <token>
Client API token	Search, chat, user-scoped queries	Authorization: Bearer <token> + X-Glean-Auth-Type: BEARER

Step 2: Configure Environment Variables

# .env (NEVER commit)
GLEAN_DOMAIN=company-be.glean.com
GLEAN_INDEXING_TOKEN=glean_idx_...
GLEAN_CLIENT_TOKEN=glean_cli_...
GLEAN_DATASOURCE=custom_app  # Your custom datasource name

Step 3: Install SDK and Verify

npm install @anthropic-ai/glean-indexing-api-client  # Or use fetch directly

const GLEAN_BASE = `https://${process.env.GLEAN_DOMAIN}/api`;

// Verify indexing API access
async function verifyIndexingAccess() {
  const res = await fetch(`${GLEAN_BASE}/index/v1/getdatasourceconfig`, {
    method: 'POST',
    : {
      : ,
      : ,
    },
    : .({ : process.. }),
  });
   config =  res.();
  .();
}


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    },
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  });
   results =  res.();
  .();
}