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notebooklm-mcp

Use when the user wants to configure, authenticate, or use Google NotebookLM via the nlm CLI or MCP.

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# NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) — CLI + MCP

Google NotebookLM has no official API. The `notebooklm-mcp-cli` package (`nlm` CLI + `notebooklm-mcp` server) is a **third-party, unofficial client** that authenticates by extracting **browser cookies** from a logged-in Google session and caching them. This skill covers the two headless-friendly auth methods and the MCP server wiring.

> **Security note**: a `cookies.txt` file or the cached `auth.json` is equivalent to a Google session. The agent must never extract, read, or forward cookie values without the user's explicit consent.

| Path | Binary | Transport | When to use |
|------|--------|-----------|-------------|
| **A. CLI** | `nlm` | shell | Any agent with shell access. Full notebook/source/note/chat/studio management. |
| **B. MCP** | `notebooklm-mcp` | stdio (or http/sse) | MCP-native agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Devin, Gemini CLI). Exposes ~30 tools (notebook_create, source_add, chat, audio, report…). |

Both paths share the **same cookie cache** at `~/.notebooklm-mcp-cli/profiles/<profile>/auth.json`.

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