# nblm

Lets your coding agent question Google NotebookLM notebooks and get answers grounded in your own uploaded sources. Also handles uploads and media generation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 6300 installs · ★ 34
- Author: magicseek
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/magicseek/nblm/tree/HEAD/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/nblm

## What it does

The skill exposes NotebookLM as `/nblm` commands. You can list and manage notebooks, add sources from a file, a URL or a YouTube video, pull the indexed text of a source, and generate audio overviews, slide decks or infographics. Because replies come back tied to the documents in the notebook, there is less room for the model to make things up.

Setup runs through `run.py`. On the first call it creates a `.venv` and installs the Python and Node.js packages; if Google credentials are absent or stale, a browser window opens for sign-in. So you need a browser and access to your own Google account. `login` starts auth, and `accounts` handles several Google logins.

Folder sync is the one place the agent pauses: without a target flag it asks whether to use the current notebook or make a new one, then passes `--use-active` or `--create-new`. Long jobs such as a podcast return a task ID that you poll separately. An expired Google session mid-run will fail the call, so sign in again.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add magicseek/nblm --skill nblm -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/nblm/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/nblm/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add magicseek/nblm --skill nblm -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/nblm/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add magicseek/nblm --skill nblm -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/nblm/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install magicseek/nblm nblm
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/nblm/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add magicseek/nblm --skill nblm -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/magicseek/nblm
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/nblm/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add magicseek/nblm --skill nblm -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/magicseek/nblm/tree/HEAD/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- get cited answers from documents already uploaded to a notebook
- push a whole folder of files into a NotebookLM notebook
- turn notebook material into an audio podcast or briefing
- export a generated slide deck as PDF
- keep several Google accounts apart while working

## Example prompts
- Ask the notebook what the docs say about the release schedule
- Upload the `docs/specs` folder to the active notebook
- Generate a podcast from the last notebook and download it

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: nblm
description: Use this skill to query your Google NotebookLM notebooks directly from Claude Code for source-grounded, citation-backed answers from Gemini. Browser automation, library management, persistent auth. Drastically reduced hallucinations through document-only responses.
---

# NotebookLM Quick Commands

Query Google NotebookLM for source-grounded, citation-backed answers.

## Environment

All dependencies and authentication are handled automatically by `run.py`:
- First run creates `.venv` and installs Python/Node.js dependencies
- If Google auth is missing or expired, a browser window opens automatically
- No manual pre-flight steps required

---

## Usage

`/nblm <command> [args]`

## Commands

### Notebook Management
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `login` | Authenticate with Google |
| `status` | Show auth and library status |
| `accounts` | List all Google accounts |
| `accounts add` | Add a new Google account |
| `accounts switch <id>` | Switch active account (by index or email) |
| `accounts remove <id>` | Remove a Google account |
| `accounts use <id>` | Set agent-specific active account (OpenClaw isolation) |
| `accounts clear` | Clear agent-specific account override |
| `local` | List notebooks in local library |
| `remote` | List all notebooks from NotebookLM API |
| `create <name>` | Create a new notebook |
| `delete [--id ID]` | Delete a notebook |
| `rename <name> [--id ID]` | Rename a notebook |
| `summary [--id ID]` | Get AI-generated summary |
| `describe [--id ID]` | Get description and suggested topics |
| `add <url-or-id>` | Add notebook to local library (auto-detects URL vs notebook ID) |
| `activate <id>` | Set active notebook |

### Source Management
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `sources [--id ID]` | List sources in notebook |
| `upload <file>` | Upload a single file |
| `upload <folder>` | Sync a folder of files to NotebookLM |
| `upload-zlib <url>` | Download from Z-Library and upload |
| `upload-url <url>` | Add URL as source |
| `upload-youtube <url>` | Add YouTube video as source |
| `upload-text <title> [--content TEXT]` | Add text as source |
| `source-text <source-id>` | Get full indexed text |
| `source-guide <source-id>` | Get AI summary and keywords |
| `source-rename <source-id> <name>` | Rename a source |
| `source-refresh <source-id>` | Re-fetch URL content |
| `source-delete <source-id>` | Delete a source |

**Upload options:**
- `--use-active` - Upload to the currently active notebook
- `--create-new` - Create a new notebook named after the file/folder
- `--notebook-id <id>` - Upload to a specific notebook
- `--dry-run` - Show sync plan without executing (folder sync)
- `--rebuild` - Force rebuild tracking file (folder sync)

**Important:** When user runs upload without specifying a target, ASK them first:
> "Would you like to upload to the active notebook, or create a new notebook?"
Then pass the appropriate flag (`--use-active` or `--create-new`).

### Chat & Audio/Media
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