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NotebookLM CLI Harness

Lets an agent list notebooks, manage sources, ask questions and download outputs via the notebooklm CLI

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Repository
HKUDS/CLI-Anything
Stars
58,084
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent to operate Google NotebookLM through a command-line wrapper called cli-anything-notebooklm instead of the web interface. Once installed, the agent can list and create notebooks, add source URLs, ask questions against a notebook, generate artifacts, and download the results. It is marked experimental and unofficial, and relies on an upstream notebooklm command and a valid local NotebookLM login session.

Great for

  • Developers who want an agent to script or automate NotebookLM tasks
  • Researchers who regularly add sources to notebooks and pull back generated outputs
  • Students or analysts who want to query their own notebooks from a terminal or agent workflow

Skip it if

  • Users who do not want to install Python packages and a browser automation tool (setup is required and involves Playwright and Chromium)
  • Anyone uneasy about an agent using their Google login session, since the skill depends on local authentication cookies and the docs warn not to expose them in logs
  • Production or compliance-critical work, because the harness is explicitly experimental and unofficial and not affiliated with Google

Try asking

  • “List my NotebookLM notebooks and tell me which ones have the most sources”
  • “Add these three article URLs as sources to the notebook nb_123”
  • “Ask my research notebook what the main conclusions of its sources are and save the answer”
  • “Generate an audio overview for notebook nb_123 and download it to my Downloads folder”
Step-by-step guide: how to use NotebookLM CLI HarnessInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    skills.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip skills.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip skills.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Always pass an explicit --notebook ID for follow-up commands so the agent does not act on the wrong notebook
  • Use --json only on commands the upstream notebooklm CLI supports, and run auth status first to confirm the session works
  • Review the generated artifacts and sources before sharing outputs, since the skill touches your Google-linked notebook data

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from HKUDS/CLI-Anything under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.