Hello Reddit,

I am excited to announce a huge update on the NotebookLM MCP (and CLI).

TL;DR: MCP and CLI are now one package. You can upload & download files directly (no browser needed). There's a skill installer for AI coding tools. And you can finally switch between Google accounts without losing your mind.

Why the big refactor?

I got tired of maintaining two packages. You probably got tired of figuring out which one to install. So I merged everything. One install, you get both tools. Done.

What's new:

🔧 One Package, Both Tools

uv tool install notebooklm-mcp-cli

You get nlm (the CLI) and notebooklm-mcp (the MCP server). The old separate packages are deprecated.

📤 Direct File Upload: This one was painful to get working, but now you can upload PDFs, TXT, Markdown, and audio files directly through HTTP. No browser automation. For example:

nlm source add file /path/to/doc.pdf --wait

🤖 Skill Installer: If you're using Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, or any other AI coding tool, you can install NotebookLM as a skill:

nlm skill install claude-code

It drops the skill file where your tool expects it. You can also run nlm skill list to see what's installed. There are flags for user or project-level install.

🔐 Multi-Profile Auth: Each profile gets its own Chrome session. So you can have your work account and personal account without logging out and back in constantly.

nlm login profile switch work

nlm login profile list

You can even set a default:

nlm config set auth.default_profile work

📥 Downloads That Actually Work: You can download any artifact type now. Audio, video, reports, slides, infographics, mind maps, data tables. Quiz and flashcards come out as JSON, Markdown, or HTML.

📝 Notes: Full CRUD. nlm note create, list, update, delete. MCP tools too.

📤 Export to Google Workspace: Data Tables go to Sheets. Reports go to Docs. For example:

nlm export to-sheets  --artifact-id

Also in this release:

✅ Sharing API (public links, invite collaborators)

✅ Dual CLI syntax (i.e, Verb-first and noun-first, for example: nlm notebook list OR nlm list notebooks)

✅ Aliases (use names instead of UUIDs)

✅ Interactive chat mode

✅ HTTP transport for MCP (community PR)

✅ Auto re-auth (survives token expiration)

✅ MCP consolidated to 28 tools DESPITE adding more functionality

The workflow I'm using daily:

Create a notebook, upload some PDFs, run deep research, import the sources, generate a podcast and briefing doc, export the briefing to Docs, share it publicly. All from the terminal. No touching the UI.

I'm honestly using the CLI more than the MCP at this point (through AI of course); maybe this will change when more tools have the MCP lazy load. It's just feels faster than the MCP when the AI uses it.

Repo: https://github.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli

Demo: Check the README for video walkthroughs (or click here)

Go crazy. Level up your second brain game.

Happy to answer questions or hear about bugs.

Still a passion vibe-coding project, still maintaining it as Google changes things under the hood. At least now it will be easier to add and maintain as a unified MCP/CLI project.

submitted by /u/KobyStam
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[P] 🚀 NotebookLM MCP + CLI v0.2.7 - Unified Package, File Uploads, Skill Installer, Multi-Profile Auth

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