notebooklm

NotebookLM Claude Integration

Complete integration of Google NotebookLM with Claude AI through both Claude Desktop (MCP) and Claude Code (Plugin).

Status: Production-ready ✅ | Built: Dec 2024 | Tested: Fully functional

What This Is

This project provides two complete integrations for using NotebookLM with Claude:

1. Claude Desktop - MCP Server for conversational interface
2. Claude Code CLI - Plugin for development workflow

Both allow you to query your NotebookLM notebooks directly from Claude, getting citation-backed answers from Gemini without leaving your workflow.

Quick Start

Project plan lives at docs/PROJECT_PLAN.md with topic-specific items under docs/plans/. CI details live at docs/CI.md.

Keep Pixi dependencies current (updates the lockfile, then installs from it):

pixi run pixi-sync

NotebookLM end-to-end integration (uses your local Chrome auth):

NOTEBOOK_IDS=pytest-patterns \
QUESTION="Summarize the key sources in this notebook." \
pixi run notebooklm-integration

AI Agent Step-by-Step (Codex CLI)

Use this sequence when an agent needs to verify the NotebookLM integration end-to-end.

1. Install and enable the MCP server:

   uv tool install notebooklm-mcp-server
   codex mcp add notebooklm-rpc notebooklm-mcp
   

2. Authenticate once (browser login) and persist cookies:

   pixi run notebooklm-auth-rpc
   

3. Run the full E2E test (downloads the skill from GitHub into a temp repo and queries a notebook):

   pixi run codex-skill-e2e
   

4. Optional overrides:

   NOTEBOOK_URL="https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/<id>" \
   NOTEBOOK_NAME="My Test Notebook" \
   NOTEBOOK_DESC="Notebook for testing Codex + NotebookLM." \
   NOTEBOOK_ID="my-test-notebook" \
   pixi run codex-skill-e2e
   

AI Agent Step-by-Step (Codex SDK)

Use this sequence when a Codex SDK agent must validate the setup and produce a confirmed response.

1. Ensure Codex CLI + MCP are set up (same as CLI steps above).
2. Run the SDK verification (temp workspace, streaming output):

   SDK_ROOT=/tmp/codex-sdk-verify
   rm -rf "$SDK_ROOT" && mkdir -p "$SDK_ROOT"
   cd "$SDK_ROOT"
   
   cat <<'EOF' > package.json
   {
     "name": "codex-sdk-verify",
     "version": "0.1.0",
     "private": true,
     "type": "module",
     "scripts": { "run": "node run.mjs" },
     "dependencies": { "@openai/codex-sdk": "^0.77.0" }
   }
   EOF
   
   cat <<'EOF' > run.mjs
   import { Codex } from "@openai/codex-sdk";
   
   const prompt = [
     "Use the notebooklm-patterns skill.",
     "List all notebooks, then ask each notebook (via notebook_id) this question:",
     "'How can we improve the Codex implementation in this repo?'.",
     "Aggregate responses labeled by notebook name and include citations.",
    "If any notebook_query times out, retry once. If it still times out, record a timeout for that notebook and continue.",
   ].join(" ");
   
   const codex = new Codex();
   const thread = codex.startThread({
     workingDirectory: "/tmp/codex-skill-verify",
     sandboxMode: "read-only",
     approvalPolicy: "never",
   });
   
   const { events } = await thread.runStreamed(prompt);
   for await (const event of events) {
     if (event.type === "item.completed" && event.item?.type === "agent_message") {
       console.log(event.item.text);
     }
     if (event.type === "turn.failed") {
       console.error("Codex SDK turn failed:", event.error?.message ?? event.error);
     }
   }
   EOF
   
   npm install
   npm run run
   

For Claude Code (Plugin)

# 1. Ensure NotebookLM MCP server is configured
uv tool install notebooklm-mcp-server
claude mcp add notebooklm-rpc -- notebooklm-mcp

# 2. Add the plugin marketplace from GitHub
claude plugin marketplace add ray-manaloto/notebooklm-claude-integration

# 3. Install the plugin (project scope)
claude plugin install notebooklm@notebooklm-plugin --scope project

# 4. Verify installation
claude plugin marketplace list  # Should show: notebooklm-plugin
claude plugin list              # Should show: notebooklm

# 5. Restart Claude Code, then:
/nlm auth rpc                      # First-time authentication
/nlm list                          # List notebooks
/nlm ask "Your question"           # Query the notebook

For local development (if you cloned this repo):

claude plugin marketplace add .

For Claude Desktop (MCP)

npm install -g notebooklm-mcp

Alternate NotebookLM MCP (HTTP/RPC, jacob-bd)

This repo also supports the HTTP/RPC-based MCP server from jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp, which exposes additional tools (notebook creation, Drive sync, Studio artifacts).

Install + auth:

uv tool install notebooklm-mcp-server
GOOGLE_ACCOUNT=ray.manaloto@gmail.com pixi run notebooklm-auth-rpc