Works with any MCP client · macOS · Windows · Linux

Your Google NotebookLM, inside any AI assistant

Ask questions answered only from your own sources — with citations. Add sources, generate Audio Overviews, reports and quizzes, all from a normal chat in Claude, Cursor, Codex, and more. No password. Runs entirely on your machine.

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NotebookLM Connector Bring Google NotebookLM sources, citations, and Studio generations directly into your local AI assistants Works with any MCP client Google NotebookLM Account Sources & Studio PDF AI_Research_Thesis.pdf Source #1 · 24 pages · Uploaded Connected Audio Overview Tutorial Source #2 · 12:45 min · YouTube Video Connected https://modelcontextprotocol.io Source #3 · Documentation Page Connected NOTEBOOKLM STUDIO Generate Studio Content Create Audio Overviews, quizzes, reports via chat LISTEN notebooklm-connector MCP SERVER Secure Local Auth · No Password AI Assistant / IDE Cursor · Claude Desktop · Claude Code · Cline U "Ask my Thesis notebook: what does it say about neural grounding?" According to the thesis source [1], neural grounding bridges token representations with physical sensors. • Grounding is defined on page 12 [2]. • Results show 18% improvement [3]. Grounded citations active mcp-server/notebooklm_ask Executing tool call in workspace... SUCCESS Compatible with: Claude Desktop · Cursor · Claude Code · Windsurf · Cline · Codex · Any standard MCP Client
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What it does

Research over your own documents

Thirteen tools that turn NotebookLM into something your AI assistant can drive directly.

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Grounded answers, cited

Answers come only from your sources — never made up — and cite the exact passages.

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Manage sources

Create notebooks and add URLs, YouTube videos, pasted text, or local files by asking.

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Studio generation

Audio Overviews, video, reports, quizzes, flashcards, mind maps, slide decks — then download.

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Thorough mode

Auto-coverage: it finds gaps in an answer and asks the follow-ups for you, then merges them.

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No password login

Reuses the Google session already in your browser — Chrome, Brave, Firefox, Comet, and more.

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Runs locally

Everything happens on your machine. Nothing is sent anywhere except to NotebookLM itself.

How it works

Local Bridge, Grounded AI

notebooklm-connector is the local MCP server running on your computer. Your IDE communicates with it, and it fetches cookies locally from your browser to safely talk to Google's API.

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AI Assistant / IDE

Cursor, Claude, or Cline

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NotebookLM Connector

Local MCP Server (Secure Auth)

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Google NotebookLM

Your Files & Grounded API

1. Assistant triggers tool call (e.g. asking a question or listing notebooks) over standard MCP.
Install

Pick your app

Then say "Connect my NotebookLM" and choose your Google account. Needs Python 3.12 & uv on the machine.

Claude Desktop Cursor Terminal CLI Other Clients

Claude Desktop One-click

macOS & Windows · double-click to install
Download NotebookLM-Connector.mcpb

Cursor IDE One-click config

Adds the server to your settings with a single link
＋ Add to Cursor Automatically

CLI Installation Claude Code / Codex

Run this one-liner command inside your terminal

For Claude Code:

claude mcp add notebooklm -- uvx --python 3.12 notebooklm-connector

For Codex:

codex mcp add notebooklm -- uvx --python 3.12 notebooklm-connector

Manual Configuration Windsurf · Cline · Antigravity

Add this block to your local client's MCP configuration file:
{ "mcpServers": { "notebooklm": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["--python", "3.12", "notebooklm-connector"] } } }
Security & privacy

Local by design

It logs in the same way you're already signed in — and nothing leaves your machine.

What it does

  • ✓Reads only Google/NotebookLM cookies from your browser, to log in.
  • ✓Talks only to NotebookLM's servers — the same place your browser already does.
  • ✓Open source. Read exactly what it accesses, line by line.
  • ✓Session stored locally, owner-only. Delete ~/.notebooklm to revoke.

What it never does

  • ✕No telemetry, no analytics, no third-party servers.
  • ✕Never sends your cookies or data anywhere else.
  • ✕Doesn't touch non-Google cookies, passwords, or other secrets.
  • ✕No account required from us — it's your Google account.