Glean Core Workflow A: Search & Chat

Overview

Build search and chat experiences using the Glean Client API. Covers full-text search with filters, AI-powered chat answers, and autocomplete suggestions.

Instructions

Step 1: Search with Filters and Facets

const results = await fetch(`${GLEAN}/client/v1/search`, {
  method: 'POST', headers: searchHeaders,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: 'kubernetes deployment best practices',
    pageSize: 20,
    requestOptions: {
      datasourceFilter: 'confluence,github',
      facetFilters: [{ fieldName: 'author', values: ['engineering-team'] }],
    },
  }),
}).then(r => r.json());

results.results?.forEach((r: any) => {
  console.log(`[${r.datasource}] ${r.title}`);
  console.log(`  ${r.snippets?.[0]?.snippet ?? ''}`);
});

Step 2: AI Chat (Glean Assistant)

const chatResponse = await fetch(`${GLEAN}/client/v1/chat`, {
  method: 'POST', headers: searchHeaders,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    messages: [{ role: 'USER', content: 'What is our deployment process for production?' }],
    applicationId: 'my-app',
  }),
}).then(r => r.json());

console.log('Answer:', chatResponse.messages?.[0]?.content);
console.log('Sources:', chatResponse.citations?.map((c: any) => c.title).join(', '));

Step 3: Autocomplete / Suggestions

const suggestions = await fetch(`${GLEAN}/client/v1/autocomplete`, {
  method: 'POST', headers: searchHeaders,
  body: JSON.stringify({ query: 'deploy', datasourceFilter: 'confluence' }),
}).then(r => r.json());

suggestions.results?.forEach((s: any) => console.log(`  ${s.text}`));

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Empty results	Query too specific or datasource not indexed	Broaden query, check datasource status
Chat returns no citations	Content not indexed for chat	Verify documents have body text
403 on search	User permissions	Ensure token has search scope

Resources

Next Steps

For bulk indexing workflow, see glean-core-workflow-b.