Connect Microsoft Outlook to Glean
Give Glean governed access to Microsoft Outlook’s 37 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Microsoft Outlook to Glean in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Glean then gets it through the same governed connection.
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Approve Microsoft Outlook in Runlayer
Add Microsoft Outlook 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 Microsoft Outlook’s 37 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Glean setup guide - 3
Sign in to Microsoft Outlook
Sign in the way Microsoft Outlook requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
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Use Microsoft Outlook from Glean
Microsoft Outlook’s approved tools appear in Glean. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
37 Microsoft Outlook tools in Glean
Runlayer policy decides which of these Glean users can call. 6 read data only and 2 can change or delete data.
Create draft
Create a new Outlook draft message in the Drafts folder without sending it.
Create reply draft
Create an editable Reply or Reply-All draft attached to an existing Outlook thread.
Delete attachment
Delete an attachment from an Outlook message or draft.
Delete message
Delete a message from an Outlook mailbox.
Download attachment
Download the content of a specific attachment from an Outlook message.
Forward message
Forward an existing Outlook message to one or more recipients.
Get attachments
List all attachments on an Outlook message, returning metadata but not file content.
Get message
Fetch the full content of a single Outlook message by id, headers and body included.
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 Microsoft Outlook 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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