# notebooklm

Connects Claude Code to Google NotebookLM via Playwright browser automation to ask notebook questions, sync local documents, and export notes to JSON or Markdown.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 375 installs · ★ 447
- Author: sanjay3290
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/notebooklm/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sanjay3290-notebooklm

## What it does

This skill connects your coding agent to Google NotebookLM using Playwright browser automation scripts. All scripts run from the skill directory, output JSON to stdout, and exit with an error code on failure. You authenticate once with a persistent Chrome profile, register your notebooks by URL, and query them directly from the conversation.

Managing reference files happens through the remote manager script. It scans local directories recursively and uploads documents to your notebook. Unchanged files are skipped automatically based on content hashes. Destructive or bulk actions support a `--dry-run` flag to review changes beforehand.

You need Python and Playwright installed for browser automation to work. Scripts run headless by default, but transient failures can capture screenshot and HTML artifacts. If Google changes the NotebookLM interface, browser automation scripts will break until updated.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill notebooklm -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill notebooklm -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill notebooklm -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills notebooklm
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill notebooklm -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills --path skills/notebooklm
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill notebooklm -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/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/notebooklm/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- query Google NotebookLM notebooks directly from the terminal
- sync local document folders to notebooks with hash deduplication
- export notebook answers and notes to Markdown or JSON
- compare responses across multiple notebooks simultaneously

## Example prompts
- Ask my NotebookLM notebook about the architecture decisions in our project
- Sync the local docs directory to my NotebookLM notebook with dry run
- Compare answers from both notebooks on this release topic

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: notebooklm
description: "Query and manage Google NotebookLM notebooks with persistent profile auth, source sync, batch/multi queries, and structured exports. Use when user asks to query NotebookLM, 'ask my notebook', shares NotebookLM notebook URLs, wants to list/create notebooks, manage sources, do bulk folder sync, dedupe, or audit exports."
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: sanjay3290
  version: "1.0"
---

# NotebookLM Skill

Query NotebookLM notebooks and manage notebooks/sources via Playwright browser automation.

All commands run from the skill directory. All scripts output JSON to stdout and exit 1 on error. Use `--help` on any script for full flag reference.

## Workflow

1. **Authenticate**: `python scripts/auth_manager.py setup --profile <name>`
2. **Register notebook**: `python scripts/notebook_manager.py add --url <url> --name <name> --description <desc> --topics <topics>`
3. **Ask questions**: `python scripts/ask_question.py --question "..." --notebook-id <id>`
4. **Manage sources**: `python scripts/remote_manager.py add-source|sync-sources ...`

## Key Behaviors

- Runs headless by default; use `--show-browser` for debugging only.
- Persistent Chrome profiles stored at `~/.config/claude/notebooklm-skill/` (override with `NOTEBOOKLM_DATA_DIR`).
- Hash-based dedupe: file uploads skip unchanged sources automatically.
- `--dry-run` available on all destructive/bulk operations (create, add-source, delete-source, sync-sources).
- `--retries N` retries transient browser failures with screenshot/HTML artifact capture.
- Batch mode (`--questions "q1||q2||q3"`) and multi-notebook comparison (`--compare-notebook-ids`) supported.
- Exports to JSON or Markdown via `--export-format markdown --save-notes`.
- Answers include a follow-up reminder prompting Claude to ask clarifying questions before replying.

## Quick Reference

```bash
# Auth
python scripts/auth_manager.py setup --profile work
python scripts/auth_manager.py status --profile work

# Library
python scripts/notebook_manager.py add --url "..." --name "..." --description "..." --topics "..."
python scripts/notebook_manager.py list

# Ask
python scripts/ask_question.py --question "..." --notebook-id <id>
python scripts/ask_question.py --questions "q1||q2" --notebook-id <id>

# Sources
python scripts/remote_manager.py add-source --notebook-id <id> --dir ./docs --recursive
python scripts/remote_manager.py sync-sources --notebook-id <id> --dir ./docs --recursive --delete-missing --dry-run
```

For full command reference with all flags and examples, see [references/commands.md](references/commands.md).
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