NotebookLM Automation

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name: notebooklm description: Complete API for Google NotebookLM - full programmatic access including features not in the web UI. Create notebooks, add sources, generate all artifact types, download in multiple formats. Activates on explicit /notebooklm or intent like "create a podcast about X"

NotebookLM Automation

Complete programmatic access to Google NotebookLM—including capabilities not exposed in the web UI. Create notebooks, add sources (URLs, YouTube, PDFs, audio, video, images), chat with content, generate all artifact types, and download results in multiple formats.

Installation

**From PyPI (Recommended):**

pip install notebooklm-py

**From GitHub (use latest release tag, NOT main branch):**

# Get the latest release tag (using curl)
LATEST_TAG=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/teng-lin/notebooklm-py/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
pip install "git+https://github.com/teng-lin/notebooklm-py@${LATEST_TAG}"

⚠️ **DO NOT install from main branch** (`pip install git+https://github.com/teng-lin/notebooklm-py`). The main branch may contain unreleased/unstable changes. Always use PyPI or a specific release tag, unless you are testing unreleased features.

**Skill install methods:**

• notebooklm skill install installs this skill into the supported local agent directories managed by the CLI.
• npx skills add teng-lin/notebooklm-py installs this skill from the GitHub repository into compatible agent skill directories.
• If you are already reading this file inside an agent skill directory, the skill is already installed. You only need the Python package and authentication below.

**CLI-managed install:**

notebooklm skill install

Prerequisites

**IMPORTANT:** Before using any command, you MUST authenticate:

notebooklm login          # Opens browser for Google OAuth
notebooklm list           # Verify authentication works

If commands fail with authentication errors, re-run `notebooklm login`.

CI/CD, Multiple Accounts, and Parallel Agents

For automated environments, multiple accounts, or parallel agent workflows:

Variable	Purpose
NOTEBOOKLM_HOME	Custom config directory (default: ~/.notebooklm)
NOTEBOOKLM_AUTH_JSON	Inline auth JSON - no file writes needed

**CI/CD setup:** Set `NOTEBOOKLM_AUTH_JSON` from a secret containing your `storage_state.json` contents.

**Multiple accounts:** Use different `NOTEBOOKLM_HOME` directories per account.

**Parallel agents:** The CLI stores notebook context in a shared file (`~/.notebooklm/context.json`). Multiple concurrent agents using `notebooklm use` can overwrite each other's context.

**Solutions for parallel workflows:**

1. Always use explicit notebook ID (recommended): Pass -n (for wait/download commands) or --notebook (for others) instead of relying on use
2. Per-agent isolation: Set unique NOTEBOOKLM_HOME per