Glean Tau overview
Glean Tau is an AI desktop workspace that combines Glean's permission-aware company knowledge with local files, folders, repositories, tools, and the latest models. It pairs company context with a local agent that can read selected files, run commands, use Git, and use supported browser and desktop capabilities.
Use Glean Tau for both engineering and non-engineering work:
- Engineering — explore a repository, review code and leave comments, make edits, run builds and tests, use Git and make pull requests.
- Non-engineering — draft and revise documents, spreadsheets, and slides as artifacts, work with files in a local folder, capture and summarize meeting notes, and prepare messages and emails.
- Both — work in the context of your company knowledge with features such as automations, dictation, and more.
Glean Tau runs on macOS and Windows. A few features are macOS-only, and those pages say so.
Understand how Glean Tau differs from Glean Web
Glean Web is a cloud app you can use from any browser or device you sign in to. Glean Tau runs on your computer and works directly with local files and other artifacts.
A Glean Tau project is a working folder on your computer, and your work stays on the device where you installed it. Artifacts you create in Glean Tau can be shared to your account and found in Glean Web.
Your Glean identity, permissions, and company knowledge are the same in both Glean Tau and Glean Web. Approved models in Glean Tau are the same as the ones in Glean Web.
Glean Tau does not have all the same features as Glean Web. To decide where to start a given job, see Choose where to start. For a feature comparison, see Use Glean Tau with Glean Web.
Choose your path
Glean Tau works for both engineering and non-engineering work. Both paths share the same setup and features.
If you work in a codebase, start with Get started for engineering users.
If you work in documents, spreadsheets, meetings, and messages, start with Get started for non-engineering users.
For prompts to try first and step-by-step workflows for your team, see Starter prompts, Use cases by team, and Engineering use cases.
See also
- Set up Glean Tau — install the app and sign in
- Work in projects — group related chats and connect a working folder
- Agent approval modes — control how much the agent can do on your computer
- Glean Tau administration — for admins: configure models, policies, and usage monitoring