mcp-notebooklm

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mcp-notebooklm

description

Use when analyzing sources with NotebookLM, creating research notebooks, or generating audio overviews and study materials. Triggers on NotebookLM, create notebook, add sources to notebook, ask NotebookLM, notebook question, synthesize sources, audio overview, podcast summary, generate infographic, mind map, study guide, FAQ generation, briefing document, NotebookLM MCP, research notebook, source analysis, multi-source synthesis, notebook deliverable.

MCP NotebookLM

Deep research and analysis via NotebookLM MCP (lazy-loaded via ToolSearch).

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ToolSearch: +notebooklm

MCP Tools

Task	Tool
Create notebook	mcp__notebooklm__add_notebook
Select notebook	mcp__notebooklm__select_notebook
Get details	mcp__notebooklm__get_notebook
Ask question	mcp__notebooklm__ask_question
List notebooks	mcp__notebooklm__list_notebooks
Search notebooks	mcp__notebooklm__search_notebooks
Update sources	mcp__notebooklm__update_notebook
Remove notebook	mcp__notebooklm__remove_notebook
Cleanup data	mcp__notebooklm__cleanup_data
Health check	mcp__notebooklm__get_health
Session mgmt	list_sessions, close_session, reset_session
Auth	mcp__notebooklm__setup_auth, mcp__notebooklm__re_auth

Standard Workflow

1. Create or Reuse Notebook

list_notebooks -> check for existing match
add_notebook(title="Topic Name", sources=[url1, url2, ...])

Sources: YouTube URLs (https://youtube.com/watch?v=...), web URLs, or raw text. Up to 50 per notebook.

2. Extract Insights

Ask specific, focused questions:

ask_question("What are the key themes across these sources?")
ask_question("What topics get the most engagement and why?")
ask_question("What content gaps exist that aren't covered?")
ask_question("What are the main takeaways for someone new to this?")

3. Request Deliverables (if needed)

Use ask_question with clear requests:

• Audio overview: "Generate an audio overview / podcast summary"
• Infographic: "Create an infographic of key findings"
• Mind map: "Create a mind map of main concepts"
• Study guide: "Create a study guide with key concepts and questions"
• FAQ: "Generate a FAQ based on these sources"
• Briefing doc: "Create a briefing document of the most important points"

Visual deliverables (infographic, mind map) can take 5-15 minutes.

4. Synthesize and Return

Summarize analysis clearly. Include any links or content NotebookLM returned.

Best Practices

• One notebook per research topic -- keeps analysis focused
• Diverse sources -- mix video, text, docs for balanced perspective
• Specific questions -- "What pricing strategies do top channels use?" beats "Tell me about the videos"
• Search before creating -- reuse existing notebooks when possible
• Clean up -- use cleanup_data to remove stale notebooks periodically

Auth Issues

If NotebookLM returns auth errors:

1. Try mcp__notebooklm__re_auth first
2. If that fails, mcp__notebooklm__setup_auth for fresh setup
3. Check mcp__notebooklm__get_health for service status