Connect dbt to Glean
Give Glean governed access to dbt’s 42 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add dbt to Glean in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Glean then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Approve dbt in Runlayer
Add dbt from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
- 2
Connect Glean to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Glean by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Glean reaches dbt’s 42 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Glean setup guide - 3
Sign in to dbt
Sign in the way dbt requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
- 4
Use dbt from Glean
dbt’s approved tools appear in Glean. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
42 dbt tools in Glean
Runlayer policy decides which of these Glean users can call.
Cancel job run
Cancel a currently running or queued dbt run.
Get all macros
Get the name, description, and package name of all dbt macros in the environment.
Get all models
Get the name and description of all dbt models in the environment.
Get all sources
Get the name, description, and metadata of all dbt sources in the environment.
Get dimension values
Get the distinct values for a given dimension, optionally scoped to specific metrics.
Get dimensions
Get the dimensions for specified metrics
Get entities
Get the entities for specified metrics
Get exposure details
DEPRECATED — use get_node_details instead.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Glean
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Glean exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every dbt call from Glean passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Glean as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
OTLP telemetry (available)
Glean can send supported OpenTelemetry events to Runlayer for observe-only session visibility.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for Glean yet, so control happens at the gateway.
In Glean
- Runlayer sees Glean activity through OpenTelemetry traces for monitoring only; enforcement happens at the gateway.
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