MCP Notebooklm Go — AI skill for Claude Code

notebooklm-go

An unofficial Go client for [Google NotebookLM](https://notebooklm.google.com/).

**Disclaimer:** This uses undocumented Google APIs that can change without notice. Use for prototypes, research, and personal projects — not production systems.

Features

• **Notebook management** — list, create, rename, delete, describe

• **Source management** — add URLs, YouTube videos, PDFs, text, Google Drive files

• **Artifact generation** — audio overviews, video overviews, reports, quizzes, flashcards, infographics, slide decks, data tables, mind maps

• **Chat** — ask questions with citations, configure personas and response styles

• **Sharing** — public/private links, user-level permissions

• **Research** — fast and deep web research with source import

• **Settings** — output language configuration

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Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.22+

• A Google account with access to [notebooklm.google.com](https://notebooklm.google.com/)

Install the CLI

go install github.com/saeedata/notebooklm-go/cmd/notebooklm@latest

Or clone and build manually:

git clone https://github.com/saeedata/notebooklm-go
cd notebooklm-go
go build -o notebooklm ./cmd/notebooklm/

Use as a Go library

go get github.com/saeedata/notebooklm-go

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Authentication

Authentication requires exporting your Google session cookies from a browser. There are two methods:

Method 1: Playwright storage state (recommended)

1. Install Node.js and Playwright:

npm install -g playwright
playwright install chromium

1. Export your session after logging in to NotebookLM:

npx playwright codegen --save-storage ~/.notebooklm/storage_state.json https://notebooklm.google.com/

Log in when the browser opens, then close it. The cookies are saved automatically.

1. Verify:

notebooklm notebook list

Method 2: Environment variable (CI/CD friendly)

Set `NOTEBOOKLM_AUTH_JSON` to the contents of your sto