NotebookLM Research Agent

What it does

NotebookLM Research Agent automates source ingestion into Google NotebookLM, runs web/Drive research, extracts citation-backed answers, and generates downloadable artifacts (audio, video, slides, reports, quizzes, flashcards, mind maps, data tables). It then uses Claude to turn research outputs into polished content like blog posts, social threads, and newsletters. The repo also exposes an MCP server so the skills can be called as tools from Claude Code or other MCP-compatible clients.

When to use it

Use this skill when you need source-based, cited research synthesized into publishable outputs. Typical triggers: "research this topic", "create a notebook about X", "turn these articles into a post", "generate a podcast from these sources", or "deep research on X". It's ideal for producing evidence-backed articles, show notes, slide decks, or datasets derived from collected sources.

What's included

• Scripts & tooling: wrapper CLI (scripts/) and an MCP server (mcp_server/) to expose NotebookLM operations programmatically.
• References: API surface and pipeline recipes documenting sub-APIs and artifact formats.
• Instructions: clear CLI examples for creating notebooks, adding sources (URLs, PDFs, YouTube, Drive), running fast/deep research, asking cited questions, and generating/downloading artifacts.

Compatible agents

Best with Claude Code and other MCP-capable tools (Claude, Claude Code, Cursor). The repo is designed to be used where an assistant can call CLI or MCP tools to manage notebooks and artifact pipelines.