Connect Slack to Glean
Give Glean governed access to Slack’s 37 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Slack to Glean in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Glean then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Approve Slack in Runlayer
Add Slack 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 Slack’s 37 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Glean setup guide - 3
Sign in to Slack
Each user signs in to Slack with OAuth. Runlayer keeps the tokens out of the client’s configuration.
- 4
Use Slack from Glean
Slack’s approved tools appear in Glean. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
37 Slack tools in Glean
Runlayer policy decides which of these Glean users can call. 5 read data only.
Add list record
Adds a new record (row) to a Slack list.
Add reaction
Adds a reaction (emoji) to a Slack message.
Complete file upload
Finalizes a file upload started with slack_get_file_upload_url, using the file_id from that call.
Create canvas
Creates a Slack Canvas document from Canvas-flavored Markdown content.
Create conversation
Create a channel, DM, or group DM.
Create list
Creates a new Slack List with optional columns and a description.
Get file upload URL
Generates a signed upload URL for a file, plus a file ID.
Get reactions
Retrieves all reactions (emoji) on a specific Slack message.
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 Slack 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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