Qa Notebooklm Api

Use NotebookLM CLI to manage notebooks, add sources (text/URLs), ask questions, summarize, and generate learning materials (slides, quizzes, flashcards, etc.). Activate when user mentions creating a NotebookLM notebook, adding sources, asking questions about notebook content, summarizing, or generating study materials like slides, quizzes, or flashcards. Requires: notebooklm CLI installed and authenticated. Install: pip install notebooklm or see https://github.com/tiangong-ai/notebooklm-cli

NotebookLM Skill

Manage NotebookLM notebooks via the notebooklm CLI.

Setup

bash

# Install notebooklm CLI
pip install notebooklm

# Authenticate (opens browser)
notebooklm login

Core Actions

List all notebooks

bash

notebooklm list

Create a new notebook

bash

notebooklm create "Notebook Title"

Returns the notebook ID (e.g. 9e2f71b6-373e-432f-9ed0-e6a017cfdcac).

Add a URL or text source to a notebook

bash

# Set notebook as current context
notebooklm use <notebook_id>

# Add URL source
notebooklm source add "https://example.com/article"

# Add multiple sources (wait for each)
notebooklm source add "https://url1.com"
notebooklm source wait <source_id>

Ask a question (chat with notebook)

bash

# Ask in current notebook (set with notebooklm use <id>)
notebooklm ask "What are the main topics?"
notebooklm ask "Summarize this content in Chinese"
notebooklm ask "Generate 5 quiz questions" --json

# Start new conversation
notebooklm ask "Summarize" --new

Get notebook summary

bash

notebooklm summary

Generate learning materials

bash

notebooklm generate slide-deck "create a presentation about X"
notebooklm generate quiz "create a 10-question quiz"
notebooklm generate flashcards "make flashcards for key terms"
notebooklm generate infographic "visual summary"
notebooklm generate report "detailed report"

Poll artifact status and download

bash

# Poll (after generate, check if ready)
notebooklm artifact poll <artifact_id>

# List artifacts
notebooklm artifact list

# Download slide deck as PPTX/PDF
notebooklm download slide-deck --artifact <id> --format pptx
notebooklm download slide-deck --artifact <id> --format pdf

# Download as PDF
notebooklm download slide-deck

# Download quiz/flashcards
notebooklm download quiz
notebooklm download flashcards

Intent → Action Mapping

User says	Action
"列出我的 notebook" / "list notebooks"	notebooklm list
"新建 notebook 叫 X"	notebooklm create "X"
"在 notebook 里加入这个链接"	notebooklm use <id> && notebooklm source add <url>
"导入这段文字到 notebook"	notebooklm use <id> && notebooklm source add "<text>"
"总结这个 notebook"	notebooklm use <id> && notebooklm summary
"问我这个 notebook X 问题"	notebooklm use <id> && notebooklm ask "X"
"生成 PPT" / "生成幻灯片"	notebooklm use <id> && notebooklm generate slide-deck then poll & download
"生成测验" / "生成 quiz"	notebooklm use <id> && notebooklm generate quiz
"生成闪卡"	notebooklm use <id> && notebooklm generate flashcards
"下载生成的 PPT"	notebooklm download slide-deck --format pptx

Workflow: Create notebook + add sources + generate PPT

bash

# 1. Create
notebooklm create "English Grammar Notes"

# 2. Set as current
notebooklm use <new_id>

# 3. Add sources
notebooklm source add "https://example.com/grammar-guide"
# wait for ready
notebooklm source wait <source_id>

# 4. Generate slide deck
notebooklm generate slide-deck "Create educational slides about modal verbs"

# 5. Poll until done (takes 2-5 min)
notebooklm artifact poll <artifact_id>

# 6. Download
notebooklm download slide-deck --artifact <artifact_id> --format pptx

Notes

• Artifact generation takes 2-10 minutes — poll periodically with notebooklm artifact poll <id>
• Use --json flag with ask for machine-readable responses
• Use notebooklm status to check current notebook context
• Use notebooklm source list to see all sources in a notebook
• Artifact types available: slide-deck, quiz, flashcards, infographic, report, audio, video, mind-map, data-table