# Glean (MCP server)

> Glean is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A self-hosted RSS reader and personal knowledge management tool. It has 869 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/leslieleung/glean-backend.

A self-hosted RSS reader and personal knowledge management tool. Glean (拾灵) helps information-heavy consumers efficiently manage their reading through intelligent RSS aggregation.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/LeslieLeung/glean |
| GitHub stars | 869 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | docker: ghcr.io/leslieleung/glean-backend |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.2.7 (Jun 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 3, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glean": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/leslieleung/glean-backend"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio glean -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/leslieleung/glean-backend
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glean": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/leslieleung/glean-backend"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "glean": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/leslieleung/glean-backend"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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