How do I connect Notebooklm MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add pleaseprompto-notebooklm-mcp -- npx -y notebooklm-mcp@latest` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Notebooklm MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Notebooklm MCP Server do?

Notebooklm MCP Server documents 21 tools to the agent, including add_notebook, add_source, ask_question. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Notebooklm MCP

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by PleasePrompto

MCP server for NotebookLM - Let your AI agents (Claude Code, Codex) research documentation directly with grounded, citation-backed answers from Gemini. Persistent auth, library management, cross-client sharing. Zero hallucinations, just your knowledge base.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'pleaseprompto-notebooklm-mcp' -- 'npx' '-y' 'notebooklm-mcp@latest'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

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21 of 21 tools

Documented tools (21)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

add_notebook

Add a NotebookLM share-URL to the local library with metadata. Requires explicit user confirmation.

add_source

Add a source to a notebook. v2 supports type=url (web crawl) and type=text (paste). Returns source counts before/after.

ask_question

Ask a question against a notebook. Supports session reuse, citation extraction (sourceformat), and per-call browser overrides. Returns answer + provenance envelope.

cleanup_data

Categorised preview + delete of all stored data. preservelibrary=true keeps library.json.

close_session

Close one session by sessionid.

download_audio

Save the most recent Audio Overview to destinationdir. Run generateaudio first if none exists.

generate_audio

Generate an Audio Overview. Optional customprompt, timeoutms (default 600 000 ms).

get_health

Auth state, session count, configuration snapshot, troubleshooting hint.

get_library_stats

Counts and usage stats.

get_notebook

Fetch one notebook by id.

list_notebooks

List every notebook in the library with metadata.

list_sessions

List active browser sessions with age + message count.

minimal

askquestion, gethealth, listnotebooks, selectnotebook, getnotebook

re_auth

Wipe auth + log in again.

remove_notebook

Remove from the local library (does not delete the NotebookLM notebook itself).

reset_session

Reset chat history while keeping the same sessionid.

search_notebooks

Search by name, description, topics, tags.

select_notebook

Set a notebook as the active default for askquestion.

setup_auth

First-time interactive Google login.

standard

minimal + setupauth, listsessions, addnotebook, updatenotebook, searchnotebooks

update_notebook

Update name, description, topics, contenttypes, usecases, tags, or url.

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FAQ

Questions about Notebooklm MCP Server

How do I connect Notebooklm MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add pleaseprompto-notebooklm-mcp -- npx -y notebooklm-mcp@latest` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Notebooklm MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Notebooklm MCP Server do?: Notebooklm MCP Server documents 21 tools to the agent, including add_notebook, add_source, ask_question. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.