notebooklm-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

notebooklm-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from Morfeu333/notebooklm-mcp. It costs 1,810 tokens per session, scanned A, a copy of notebooklm-mcp-archived CLAUDE.md, MIT.

A set of project instructions for developing and running the NotebookLM MCP server. MCP is a standard way for an AI application to use tools provided by another program.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when working on the NotebookLM server with Python, installing dependencies, running tests, authenticating, or starting the server.
Why use it?
It puts the project's installation, authentication, development, testing, and reinstall steps in one place, including the requirement to clear the package cache after changes.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is Morfeu333/notebooklm-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on notebooklm-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything notebooklm-mcp configures →

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CLAUDE.md · 223 lines

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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

NotebookLM MCP Server - Provides programmatic access to NotebookLM (notebooklm.google.com) using internal APIs.

Tested with personal/free tier accounts. May work with Google Workspace accounts but has not been tested.

Development Commands

# Install dependencies
uv tool install .

# Reinstall after code changes (ALWAYS clean cache first)
uv cache clean && uv tool install --force .

# Run the MCP server (stdio)
notebooklm-mcp

# Run with Debug logging
notebooklm-mcp --debug

# Run as HTTP server
notebooklm-mcp --transport http --port 8000

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run a single test
uv run pytest tests/test_file.py::test_function -v

Python requirement: >=3.11

Authentication (SIMPLIFIED!)

You only need to provide COOKIES! The CSRF token and session ID are now automatically extracted when needed.

Method 1: Chrome DevTools MCP (Recommended)

Option A - Fast (Recommended): Extract CSRF token and session ID directly from network request - no page fetch needed!

# 1. Navigate to NotebookLM page
navigate_page(url="https://notebooklm.google.com/")

# 2. Get a batchexecute request (any NotebookLM API call)
get_network_request(reqid=<any_batchexecute_request>)

# 3. Save with all three fields from the network request:
save_auth_tokens(
    cookies=<cookie_header>,
    request_body=<request_body>,  # Contains CSRF token
    request_url=<request_url>      # Contains session ID
)

Option B - Minimal (slower first call): Save only cookies, tokens extracted from page on first API call

save_auth_tokens(cookies=<cookie_header>)

Method 2: Environment Variables

Variable Required Description
NOTEBOOKLM_COOKIES Yes Full cookie header from Chrome DevTools
NOTEBOOKLM_CSRF_TOKEN No (DEPRECATED - auto-extracted)
NOTEBOOKLM_SESSION_ID No (DEPRECATED - auto-extracted)

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