# Case 02296

> NotebookLM Ops

- Skill: `knownasnaffy/case-02296` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 5 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add knownasnaffy/case-02296`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/knownasnaffy/case-02296/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: knownasnaffy (https://skillmd.com/u/knownasnaffy)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/knownasnaffy/case-02296

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# NotebookLM Ops

Automate operations for **NotebookLM MCP** in environments where Google session cookies become invalid quickly.

This skill solves repeated manual auth refresh by automating:
- GUI stack startup,
- navigation to NotebookLM,
- auth refresh via CDP,
- MCP sanity checks,
- full cleanup on shutdown.

Run commands from `/home/moltuser/clawd`.

## Requirements / dependencies

- Linux host with Chromium and CDP (`--remote-debugging-port=9222`).
- Virtual display stack: **Xvfb + openbox + x11vnc**.
- Working scripts used by this skill:
  - `/home/moltuser/clawd/scripts/notebooklm-remote-gui.sh`
  - `/home/moltuser/clawd/scripts/refresh-google-mcp-cookies.sh`
  - `/home/moltuser/clawd/scripts/notebooklm-on.sh`
  - `/home/moltuser/clawd/scripts/notebooklm-off.sh`
- NotebookLM MCP configured in `mcporter` (`notebooklm-mcp`).

## One-time login

A one-time manual login in Chromium to Google/NotebookLM is required.
After that, this skill keeps refresh automated by reusing the same browser profile/session.

## Turn NotebookLM ON

Execute:

```bash
/home/moltuser/clawd/skills/notebooklm-ops/scripts/notebooklm-on.sh
```

Required sequence:
1. Start GUI/CDP stack (Xvfb + openbox + x11vnc + Chromium).
2. Navigate the **current tab** to `https://notebooklm.google.com/`.
3. Wait for load.
4. Refresh NotebookLM auth via CDP.
5. Reload NotebookLM MCP auth and run sanity check (`notebooklm-list`).

## Turn NotebookLM OFF

Execute:

```bash
/home/moltuser/clawd/skills/notebooklm-ops/scripts/notebooklm-off.sh
```

Stop Chromium and related GUI processes (x11vnc/Xvfb/openbox), then clean leftovers.

## Check status

Execute:

```bash
/home/moltuser/clawd/skills/notebooklm-ops/scripts/notebooklm-status.sh
```

## Smoke test

Execute:

```bash
/home/moltuser/clawd/skills/notebooklm-ops/scripts/notebooklm-smoke.sh
```

Expected result: notebook list returns `"status": "success"`.

## Failure handling

If auth refresh fails:
1. Re-run NotebookLM ON once.
2. If still failing, ask user to log in at `https://notebooklm.google.com/` in the same Chromium profile via VNC.
3. Re-run NotebookLM ON and smoke test.