Agent skill · software engineering · mvanhorn
pp-notebooklm
Agent-native Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM) CLI with Chrome cookie auth, batchexecute RPC, offline notebook search, grounded chat, and Studio quiz generation. Trigger phrases: `notebooklm`, `use notebooklm-pp-cli`, `ask my notebook`, `notebooklm chat`.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable commands for managing Gemini Notebook projects, including unique authentication and local caching capabilities not available elsewhere.
What it needs
Requires notebooklm-pp-cli installed locally. About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM) — Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the notebooklm-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first: 1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows: 2. Verify: notebooklm-pp-cli --version 3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill. If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into $GOPATH/bin (default $HOME/go/bin), so add that directory to $PATH instead: If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds. When to Use This CLI Use this CLI to manage Gemini Notebook projects from the terminal: list/create notebooks, add URL sources, ask grounded questions with citations, generate Studio quizzes, cache notebooks locally for search, and run health checks before agent loops. There is no official API key — authenticate once with Chrome session cookies. Anti-triggers Do not use this CLI for: Official Google-supported NotebookLM APIs (none exist publicly) Bulk scraping outside your own notebooks Sharing mutation workflows (only share show is implemented) Unique Capabilities These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API. Auth auth login — Import Google session cookies from Chrome without manual DevTools copying. Use once after logging into Google in Chrome to enable all live commands. Local cache search — Search synced notebooks locally by title or id without another API round-trip. Use when you need fast recall across many notebooks in scripts. Chat chat ask — Ask questions against notebook sources via streamed batchexecute RPC. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/notebooklm