16-year-old was held during an operation in the city's south side at 12:40 on Monday.
It comes after rioting and looting in London at the weekend spread to other English cities.
Police said they were monitoring social networking sites closely and would take "decisive action" to prevent violence.
The Strathclyde force said there was no intelligence "at this time" to suggest that there was any trouble planned.
'Disgraceful scenes'
Assistant Chief Constable Fiona Taylor said: "This detention shows that we are monitoring the situation closely and we will take decisive action to prevent anyone inciting violence of any kind in Glasgow or anywhere else in the force area.
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The action we took today should act as a strong warning to anyone who is thinking of causing trouble here”
Ass Ch Constable Fiona Taylor
Strathclyde Police
"Communities in London and other cities in England have been outraged at the disgraceful scenes of destruction and looting that they have witnessed and we are sure that communities here would be just as horrified to think that anyone was trying to incite similar acts of mindless criminality.
"Let there be no mistake, we are ready for any eventuality and will take any action necessary to prevent this kind of abhorrent behaviour.
"The action we took today should act as a strong warning to anyone who is thinking of causing trouble here."
Earlier, Assistant Chief Constable Fiona Taylor, of Strathclyde Police operational support, said: "This detention shows that we are monitoring the situation closely and we will take decisive action to prevent anyone inciting violence of any kind in Glasgow or anywhere else in the force area.
"Communities in London and other cities in England have been outraged at the disgraceful scenes of destruction and looting that they have witnessed and we are sure that communities here would be just as horrified to think that anyone was trying to incite similar acts of mindless criminality.
"Let there be no mistake, we are ready for any eventuality and will take any action necessary to prevent this kind of abhorrent behaviour.
"The action we took today should act as a strong warning to anyone who is thinking of causing trouble here."
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