# NotebookLM MCP

The ultimate MCP server + CLI for Google NotebookLM. Let Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and any MCP client query, create notebooks, add sources, generate podcasts, run research, and fully automate your zero-hallucination knowledge base.

Canonical URL: https://a2a-mcp.org/entry/notebook-lm-mcp

Language: en

Category: MCP Servers

Updated: 2026-03-21

## Overview

NotebookLM MCP (part of the `notebooklm-mcp-cli` package) is a production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and unified CLI (`nlm`) that gives any MCP-compatible AI agent full programmatic access to Google NotebookLM.

Built on undocumented NotebookLM APIs (with browser cookie auth), it turns NotebookLM into your personal zero-hallucination research engine that agents like Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity can query, update, and orchestrate directly.

## Key Features

- **35+ MCP Tools** exposed as natural-language functions:
  - `notebook_list`, `notebook_create`, `notebook_query`, `notebook_share`
  - `source_add` (URL, file, Google Drive, text)
  - `studio_create` / `studio_revise` (audio overviews, podcasts, video, slides)
  - `research_start` (web + Drive research with auto-import)
  - `download_artifact`, `cross_notebook_query`, batch operations, pipelines, tagging

- **Full NotebookLM Automation**:
  - Create notebooks & podcasts in one prompt
  - Add sources from anywhere
  - Generate, revise, and download studio content
  - Persistent multi-profile authentication

- **CLI (`nlm`)** for scripting and manual use:
  ```bash
  nlm notebook create "My Research"
  nlm source add MyResearch --url https://example.com
  nlm audio create MyResearch --confirm
  nlm research start "enterprise AI ROI" --import-top 10
  ```

- **One-Command Setup** for AI tools:
  ```bash
  nlm setup add claude-code
  nlm setup add cursor
  nlm setup add gemini
  ```

- **Smart Extras**: Skill guides (`nlm skill install`), doctor diagnostics, pipelines, cross-notebook queries, public/invite sharing.

## Installation

```bash
# Recommended (uv)
uv tool install notebooklm-mcp-cli

# Or pip / pipx
pip install notebooklm-mcp-cli
pipx install notebooklm-mcp-cli
```

Then run `nlm login` (opens browser once) and `nlm setup add claude-code` (or your preferred client).

## Use Cases

- **Long-term memory for Claude/Cursor**: Feed all your docs into NotebookLM once, then let your coding agent query it with perfect citations.
- **Research + Content Pipelines**: Start web research → auto-import sources → generate podcast → export slides.
- **Multi-Agent Orchestration**: n8n, CrewAI, AutoGen, and any MCP client can control NotebookLM via REST or stdio.
- **Zero-Hallucination Knowledge Base**: Agents refuse unknown answers and always cite your uploaded sources.

## Why NotebookLM MCP?

NotebookLM (powered by Gemini 2.5) already synthesizes your documents better than local RAG. This MCP server removes the manual copy-paste step, letting your favorite AI agents talk to it directly — saving tokens, eliminating hallucinations, and unlocking full automation.

Supports free/Pro tiers (Enterprise untested). MIT licensed.

## Quick Start for MCP Clients

1. Install & authenticate (`nlm login`)
2. Run the server: `notebooklm-mcp`
3. Connect in Claude Code / Cursor / Gemini CLI via the auto-setup command
4. Ask: "Create a notebook about quantum computing and generate a podcast from the latest arXiv papers."

Full documentation, tool reference, and CLI guide available in the repo.

## Tags

- mcp-server
- notebooklm
- google
- gemini
- claude
- cursor
- ai-agent
- automation
- cli
- zero-hallucination
- research

## Sources

- [Project website](https://github.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli)