Agent skill

Notebooklm

by robonuggets in robonuggets/notebooklm-skill

Query, manage, and automate Google NotebookLM from your AI agent.

No licenceAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Notebooklm

skills CLI
$ npx skills add robonuggets/notebooklm-skill --skill notebooklm -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install robonuggets/notebooklm-skill notebooklm --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
notebooklm
GitHub stars
139
Token cost
~2.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
710 words
Files
6 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Query, manage, and automate Google NotebookLM from your AI agent.

  • Works in 2 steps: Install notebooklm-py → Install Playwright's Chromium browser…
  • Tasks that involve Source-grounded notebooks
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Auth Setup (One-Time), Core Commands and Slide Generation, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python, pip and playwright; reaches github.com and api.github.com

What it does

Notebooklm is an agent skill from robonuggets/notebooklm-skill. Query, manage, and automate Google NotebookLM from your AI agent. Add sources, generate slide decks with your brand colors, run research, and keep auth alive automatically.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts (for example `INSTALL_PROMPT.md`, `README.md` and `scripts/nlm.py`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Source-grounded notebooks, Slides and decks and Logo and visual identity. It works with NotebookLM. The repository describes itself as: Connect your Claude agent to Google NotebookLM — add sources automatically, query notebooks, generate branded slide decks.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Source-grounded notebooks
  • Tasks that involve Slides and decks
  • Tasks that involve Logo and visual identity

Example prompts

  • “/notebooklm”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Install notebooklm-py
  2. Install Playwright's Chromium browser (one-time)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d23c1f5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python
    • pip
    • playwright
    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.com
    • api.github.com

    Also links to:

    • robonuggets.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Notebooklm loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 710 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 710 words (~2,455 tokens).

“Connect your AI agent to Google NotebookLM. Add sources automatically, query your notebooks, generate branded slide decks, and keep your session alive without manual re-login.”

— opening of SKILL.md by robonuggets
name
notebooklm

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (scripts) in the repository root of robonuggets/notebooklm-skill.

  • SKILL.md
  • .gitignore
  • INSTALL_PROMPT.md
  • README.md
  • scripts/nlm.py
  • scripts/refresh_auth.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d23c1f5

Compare with similar skills

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Notebooklm Slide StylesYamilAyma/notebooklm-prompt-styles104—~744Automated safety check: PassNone
Nlmtmc/nlm390—~2.2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Notebooklm CLIItamarZand88/CLI-Anything-WEB231—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Nlm Skilliusztinpaul/ai-research-os-workshop1791 repos~6.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Notebooklmalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Notebooklm

What does Notebooklm do?

Query, manage, and automate Google NotebookLM from your AI agent. Notebooklm is an agent skill from robonuggets/notebooklm-skill. Query, manage, and automate Google NotebookLM from your AI agent.

When should I use Notebooklm?

Notebooklm fits situations like: tasks that involve Source-grounded notebooks; tasks that involve Slides and decks; tasks that involve Logo and visual identity.

How do I install Notebooklm in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add robonuggets/notebooklm-skill --skill notebooklm -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (the robonuggets/notebooklm-skill repository) into .claude/skills/notebooklm in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Notebooklm in Codex?

Run `npx skills add robonuggets/notebooklm-skill --skill notebooklm -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (the robonuggets/notebooklm-skill repository) into .agents/skills/notebooklm in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Notebooklm in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add robonuggets/notebooklm-skill --skill notebooklm -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/notebooklm, .gemini/skills/notebooklm, .github/skills/notebooklm and .opencode/skills/notebooklm in your project.

What does Notebooklm need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Notebooklm needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python, pip, playwright and curl). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Notebooklm access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: github.com and api.github.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: robonuggets.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Notebooklm safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Notebooklm use?

No licence was found for Notebooklm or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Notebooklm use?

About 2.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Notebooklm?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Notebooklm: Notebooklm Slide Styles (YamilAyma/notebooklm-prompt-styles, 104 stars), Nlm (tmc/nlm, 390 stars), Notebooklm CLI (ItamarZand88/CLI-Anything-WEB, 231 stars) and Nlm Skill (iusztinpaul/ai-research-os-workshop, 179 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Notebooklm?

robonuggets (a GitHub user) maintains it in robonuggets/notebooklm-skill, which has 139 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on April 2, 2026.

Source: robonuggets/notebooklm-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.