Prompt
Are there any document retrieval platforms that connect to our SaaS apps and respect existing access controls?
Latest observation
Yes — there are several document retrieval / enterprise search platforms that connect to SaaS apps and preserve existing permissions so users only see what they’re already allowed to access.
Common options
- Glean – Connects to apps like Google Drive, Slack, Confluence, Jira, Salesforce, and more. It indexes content while honoring source-system ACLs.
- Coveo – Enterprise search/relevance platform with many SaaS connectors and permission-aware indexing.
- Lucidworks – Search platform that can integrate with enterprise content sources and enforce access controls.
- Elastic Enterprise Search / Workplace Search – Can ingest from common SaaS tools and can be configured to respect document-level permissions.
- Microsoft Search / Graph connectors – Best if you’re in the Microsoft ecosystem; respects existing permissions across connected sources.
- Guru / Notion Q&A-style tools – More knowledge-base oriented, but some integrations can respect source permissions depending on setup.
What to look for
When evaluating these, ask specifically whether they support:
- ACL sync / permission trimming
- Per-user or per-group authorization filters
- Real-time or scheduled permission updates
- SAML/SSO integration
- Audit logs and access revocation
Important caveat
“Respects access controls” can mean different things:
- Index-time filtering: they only ingest permitted content
- Query-time filtering: they retrieve everything but filter results by user permissions
- Doc-level security: the strongest model, where results are trimmed per document based on source ACLs
If you want, I can also give you:
- a comparison table
- a list tailored to your stack (e.g. Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Slack)
- or a vendor shortlist by budget/enterprise size
Observation history
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