Connect Zapier to Glean
Give Glean governed access to Zapier’s 17 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Zapier 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 Zapier in Runlayer
Add Zapier from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
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Connect Glean to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Glean by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Glean reaches Zapier’s 17 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Glean setup guide - 3
Sign in to Zapier
Sign in the way Zapier requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
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Use Zapier from Glean
Zapier’s approved tools appear in Glean. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
17 Zapier tools in Glean
Runlayer policy decides which of these Glean users can call.
Auto provision MCP
Automatically set up this MCP server based on the user's existing connected accounts.
Create Zapier skill
Saves a workflow as a reusable Zapier Skill — a good fit for multi-step workflows the user runs repeatedly or tool calls that always use the same parameters.
Delete Zapier skill
Permanently delete a Zapier Skill by name.
Disable Zapier action
Remove an app's actions from this MCP server.
Discover Zapier actions
Search 9,000+ apps to find actions you can enable.
Enable Zapier action
Enable an app's actions on this MCP server.
Execute Zapier read action
Execute a search or read action to get data from a connected app.
Execute Zapier write action
Execute a write or create action in a connected app.
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 Zapier 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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