# Introduction to GL Smart Search

**GL Smart Search** is a unified search platform that enables you to discover information across multiple sources through simple text-based queries. It connects results from the web, internal knowledge bases, and third-party applications like Google Drive, Google Mail, Google Calendar, GitHub, and **Microsoft 365** (Outlook mail, OneDrive, and Microsoft Calendar) into one consistent search experience.

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## Key Features

**Web Search** – Search the web intelligently with tools for retrieving results, URLs, page content, snippets, and key insights.

**Connector Search** – Access and search within third-party applications:

* **GitHub** – Search repositories, code, and issues
* **Google Drive** – Find documents and files
* **Google Calendar** – Retrieve meeting and event details
* **Google Mail** – Search and summarize emails
* **Microsoft Outlook** – Search Microsoft 365 mailboxes
* **Microsoft OneDrive** – Search files in OneDrive and accessible libraries
* **Microsoft Calendar** – Search Outlook / Microsoft 365 calendar events

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## Get Started

1. [**Prerequisites**](/gl-smart-search/gl-smart-search/prerequisites.md) – Set up your environment and credentials
2. [**Getting Started**](/gl-smart-search/gl-smart-search/getting-started.md) – Complete your first search
3. [**Guides**](/gl-smart-search/gl-smart-search/guides.md) – Explore SDK, MCP, and CLI options


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://gdplabs.gitbook.io/gl-smart-search/gl-smart-search/introduction.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.