# Search NotebookLM notebooks, sources, and generated study artifacts from agents

> Use notebooklm-mcp-cli when an agent needs to search NotebookLM notebooks, add sources, run notebook queries, and retrieve generated study artifacts without leaving an MCP workflow.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/search-notebooklm-notebooks-sources-and-generated-study-arti` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/search-notebooklm-notebooks-sources-and-generated-study-arti`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/search-notebooklm-notebooks-sources-and-generated-study-arti/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/search-notebooklm-notebooks-sources-and-generated-study-arti

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# Search NotebookLM notebooks, sources, and generated study artifacts from agents

Use notebooklm-mcp-cli when an agent needs to search NotebookLM notebooks, add sources, run notebook queries, and retrieve generated study artifacts without leaving an MCP workflow.

## Prerequisites

A NotebookLM account, browser-based authentication or cookie import, Python tooling via uv, pip, or pipx, and an MCP-compatible client if you want agent-side access.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- uv tool install notebooklm-mcp-cli
- pip install notebooklm-mcp-cli
- pipx install notebooklm-mcp-cli
- git clone https://github.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli.git

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/notebooklm-mcp-cli)](https://pypi.org/project/notebooklm-mcp-cli/)
- Require cookie extraction from your browser (I have a tool for that!)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Run nlm --ai for comprehensive AI-assistant documentation.
- | Pipelines (multi-step workflows) | nlm pipeline run/list | pipeline |
- 🆕 **Claude Desktop users:** [Download the extension](https://github.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli/releases/latest) (.mcpb file) → double-click → done! One-click install, no config needed.

- Source: https://github.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli/blob/main/docs/MCP_GUIDE.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/search-notebooklm-notebooks-sources-and-generated-study-artifacts-from-agents/)