When should I use employee_search instead of regular search?

Use employee_search specifically for people, org charts, and team lookups. Regular search is optimized for documents, wikis, and policies.

What is the recommended workflow for reading long documents?

The guide recommends a Search-then-Read workflow: first use the search tool to find the document URL, then use read_document to fetch the full content.

Can this skill help me find internal source code?

Yes, it provides specific guidance on using the code_search tool with inline filters for owners, commits, and specific timeframes.

How do I filter Glean results by date in Claude Code?

For document searches, use structured parameters like 'updated', 'after', or 'before'. For other tools, use inline syntax like 'updated:past_week' or natural language for meetings.

Does it support filtering by specific applications like Jira or Slack?

Yes, for document searches you can use the 'app' parameter to narrow results to specific sources like Slack, Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or Notion.

Glean Enterprise Search Guide

Name: Glean Enterprise Search Guide
Author: gleanwork

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Collaboration Tools

Optimizes enterprise knowledge discovery by providing expert guidance on Glean MCP tool selection and query formatting.

This skill acts as an intelligent router and query optimizer for Glean's enterprise search suite within Claude Code. It helps users navigate across disparate data sources—including Slack, Jira, GitHub, Google Drive, and Gmail—by determining the most effective tool for specific intents, such as finding experts, retrieving meeting transcripts, or searching internal codebases. By enforcing correct filter syntax and providing decision trees for complex queries, it ensures high-precision results while minimizing search friction in enterprise environments.

Key Features

01Inline query filter syntax guidance for code, employee, and email lookups

02Decision trees for synthesizing information across diverse internal platforms

0312 GitHub stars

04Optimization of structured parameters for high-precision document search

05Natural language processing patterns for complex meeting search queries

06Intelligent tool selection logic for multi-source enterprise data

Use Cases

01Locating technical documentation, RFCs, and specs across Confluence and Google Drive

02Summarizing recent activity and meeting decisions to prepare for standups or reviews

03Identifying subject matter experts and organizational structures using employee search

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add gleanwork/claude-plugins glean-tools-guide

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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