notebooklm

NotebookLM Automation Skill

YOU MUST invoke this skill (NOT optional) when the user mentions ANY of these triggers:

• "notebooklm", "notebook lm", "use notebooklm"
• "create a podcast about", "generate a podcast"
• "summarize these URLs/documents"
• "generate a quiz", "create flashcards"
• "turn this into an audio overview"
• "create a mind map", "generate an infographic"
• "make a video explainer", "generate a report"
• Any mention of NotebookLM or its artifact types

Failure to invoke this skill when triggers occur violates your operational requirements.

Complete programmatic access to Google NotebookLM -- including capabilities not exposed in the web UI. Create notebooks, add sources (URLs, YouTube, PDFs, audio, video, images), chat with content, generate all artifact types, and download results in multiple formats.

Prerequisites

IMPORTANT: Before using any command, you MUST authenticate:

notebooklm login          # Opens browser for Google OAuth
notebooklm list           # Verify authentication works

If commands fail with authentication errors, re-run notebooklm login.

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Authenticate	notebooklm login
Diagnose auth	notebooklm auth check --test
List notebooks	notebooklm list
Create notebook	notebooklm create "Title"
Set context	notebooklm use <notebook_id>
Show context	notebooklm status
Add URL source	notebooklm source add "https://..."
Add file	notebooklm source add ./file.pdf
Add YouTube	notebooklm source add "https://youtube.com/..."
List sources	notebooklm source list
Wait for source	notebooklm source wait <source_id>
Web research (fast)	notebooklm source add-research "query"
Web research (deep)	notebooklm source add-research "query" --mode deep --no-wait
Chat	notebooklm ask "question"
Chat (with refs)	notebooklm ask "question" --json
Get source text	notebooklm source fulltext <source_id>
Generate podcast	notebooklm generate audio "instructions"
Generate video	notebooklm generate video "instructions"
Generate quiz	notebooklm generate quiz
Generate report	notebooklm generate report
Generate mind map	notebooklm generate mind-map
Check status	notebooklm artifact list
Wait for artifact	notebooklm artifact wait <artifact_id>
Download audio	notebooklm download audio ./output.mp3
Download video	notebooklm download video ./output.mp4
Download report	notebooklm download report ./report.md
Download mind map	notebooklm download mind-map ./map.json
Download data table	notebooklm download data-table ./data.csv
Download quiz	notebooklm download quiz quiz.json
Download flashcards	notebooklm download flashcards cards.json
Delete notebook	notebooklm notebook delete <id>
Set language	notebooklm language set zh_Hans

Parallel Safety

For multi-agent workflows, ALWAYS use explicit notebook IDs:

• Pass -n <notebook_id> (for wait/download commands) or --notebook <notebook_id> (for others)
• NEVER use notebooklm use in parallel workflows
• Use full UUIDs in automation to avoid ambiguity
• Per-agent isolation: Set unique NOTEBOOKLM_HOME per agent

Autonomy Rules

Run automatically (no confirmation):

• status, auth check, list, source list, artifact list
• language list/get/set, use, create, ask
• source add, source wait, artifact wait, research wait/status (in subagent context)

Ask before running:

• delete (destructive)
• generate * (long-running, may fail)
• download * (writes to filesystem)
• artifact wait, source wait, research wait (when in main conversation -- long-running)

Generation Types

Type	Command	Options	Download
Podcast	generate audio	--format [deep-dive|brief|critique|debate], --length [short|default|long]	.mp3
Video	generate video	--format [explainer|brief], --style [auto|classic|whiteboard|kawaii|anime|watercolor|retro-print|heritage|paper-craft]	.mp4
Slide Deck	generate slide-deck	--format [detailed|presenter], --length [default|short]	.pdf
Infographic	generate infographic	--orientation [landscape|portrait|square], --detail [concise|standard|detailed]	.png
Report	generate report	--format [briefing-doc|study-guide|blog-post|custom]	.md
Mind Map	generate mind-map	(sync, instant)	.json
Data Table	generate data-table	description required	.csv
Quiz	generate quiz	--difficulty [easy|medium|hard], --quantity [fewer|standard|more]	.json/.md/.html
Flashcards	generate flashcards	--difficulty [easy|medium|hard], --quantity [fewer|standard|more]	.json/.md/.html

All generate commands support: -s/--source, --language, --json, --retry N

Features Beyond the Web UI

Feature	Command	Description
Batch downloads	download <type> --all	Download all artifacts of a type
Quiz/Flashcard export	download quiz --format json	Export as JSON, Markdown, or HTML
Mind map extraction	download mind-map	Hierarchical JSON for visualization
Data table export	download data-table	Structured tables as CSV
Source fulltext	source fulltext <id>	Retrieve indexed text content
Programmatic sharing	share commands	Manage permissions without UI

Common Workflows

Research to Podcast

notebooklm create "Research: [topic]"
notebooklm source add "https://url1.com"
notebooklm source add "https://url2.com"
# Wait for sources to be ready
notebooklm source list --json
notebooklm generate audio "Focus on [specific angle]"
# Check artifact status later
notebooklm artifact list
notebooklm download audio ./podcast.mp3

Document Analysis

notebooklm create "Analysis: [project]"
notebooklm source add ./doc.pdf
notebooklm ask "Summarize the key points"
notebooklm ask "What are the main arguments?"

Deep Web Research

notebooklm create "Research: [topic]"
notebooklm source add-research "topic query" --mode deep --no-wait
notebooklm research wait --import-all

Processing Times

Operation	Typical Time	Suggested Timeout
Source processing	30s - 10 min	600s
Research (fast)	30s - 2 min	180s
Research (deep)	15 - 30+ min	1800s
Mind-map	instant (sync)	n/a
Quiz, flashcards	5 - 15 min	900s
Report, data-table	5 - 15 min	900s
Audio generation	10 - 20 min	1200s
Video generation	15 - 45 min	2700s

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Action
Auth/cookie error	Session expired	notebooklm auth check then notebooklm login
"No notebook context"	Context not set	Use -n <id> or --notebook <id> flag
"No result found for RPC ID"	Rate limiting	Wait 5-10 min, retry
GENERATION_FAILED	Google rate limit	Wait and retry later
Download fails	Generation incomplete	Check artifact list for status

Source Limits

Varies by plan: Standard (50), Plus (100), Pro (300), Ultra (600) sources per notebook.

Supported types: PDFs, YouTube URLs, web URLs, Google Docs, text files, Markdown, Word docs, audio files, video files, images.

Reference

• CLI Reference
• Python API Reference
• Configuration Guide
• Stability Notes
• Troubleshooting

Agent Tool Usage Requirements

CRITICAL: When invoking scripts from this skill via the zsh-tool, ALWAYS use pty: true.