Openclaw Skills turns NotebookLM into a terminal-first workflow for notebooks, source ingestion, Q&A, summaries, and study asset generation.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install qa-notebooklm-api
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install qa-notebooklm-api using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is NotebookLM CLI Automation?
Openclaw Skills for NotebookLM gives developers and power users a CLI-first way to manage AI-backed notebooks without leaving the terminal. Create notebooks, ingest URLs or pasted text as sources, ask context-aware questions, and pull concise summaries directly from the notebook context.
Beyond retrieval and Q&A, Openclaw Skills streamlines content production by generating slide decks, quizzes, flashcards, infographics, reports, audio, video, mind maps, and data tables. It is ideal when you need a repeatable, scriptable workflow for research synthesis, lesson prep, and fast knowledge conversion from source material.
NotebookLM CLI Automation Use Cases
Use Openclaw Skills when you want a repeatable NotebookLM workflow from the terminal.
- Create new notebooks for research, lesson planning, or content projects
- Import web pages or pasted text as notebook sources
- Ask context-aware questions about notebook content
- Generate summaries, translations, and study notes
- Produce slide decks, quizzes, flashcards, infographics, reports, audio, video, mind maps, or data tables
- Poll artifact jobs and download finished outputs in the right format
- Manage multiple notebooks from a single CLI
How NotebookLM CLI Automation Works
- Install
notebooklmand authenticate withnotebooklm loginso the CLI can access your NotebookLM account. - Create a notebook or select one from
notebooklm list, then set it as the active context withnotebooklm use <notebook_id>. - Ingest content with
notebooklm source addusing a URL or pasted text, and wait for processing withnotebooklm source waitwhen needed. - Query the notebook with
notebooklm ask, request anotebooklm summary, or start a fresh thread withnotebooklm ask --new. - Generate learning artifacts with
notebooklm generatefor slide decks, quizzes, flashcards, and other supported artifact types. - Poll and download finished artifacts with
notebooklm artifact poll,notebooklm artifact list, andnotebooklm downloadonce processing is complete.
NotebookLM CLI Automation Setup
Openclaw Skills requires the notebooklm CLI and an authenticated account.
- Install the package.
pip install notebooklm
- Sign in through the browser-based login flow.
notebooklm login
- Verify the account is accessible and inspect your notebooks.
notebooklm list
notebooklm status
- Create or select a notebook before ingesting sources.
notebooklm create "English Grammar Notes"
notebooklm use <notebook_id>
- Add a source and wait for ingestion to complete.
notebooklm source add "https://example.com/article"
notebooklm source wait <source_id>
NotebookLM CLI Automation Data Schema & Taxonomy
NotebookLM organizes work around four primary entities:
| Entity | Identifier | Purpose | Common commands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notebook | notebook_id |
Top-level workspace that groups sources, chats, and generated content | create, list, use, summary |
| Source | source_id |
Input content such as a URL or pasted text | source add, source list, source wait |
| Conversation | current notebook context | Scoped Q&A session bound to the selected notebook | ask, ask --new, summary |
| Artifact | artifact_id |
Generated deliverable produced from notebook content | generate, artifact poll, artifact list, download |
Artifact taxonomy
| Type | Output notes |
|---|---|
slide-deck |
Download as PPTX or PDF |
quiz |
Practice questions for review or assessment |
flashcards |
Study prompts for memorization |
infographic |
Visual summary |
report |
Detailed written output |
audio |
Audio artifact |
video |
Video artifact |
mind-map |
Concept map / topic graph |
data-table |
Structured tabular output |
Metadata and runtime behavior
- The active notebook context is set with
notebooklm use <notebook_id>and can be inspected withnotebooklm status. ask --jsonreturns machine-readable output for downstream automation.- Artifact generation is asynchronous, so status must be polled before download.
- The skill does not prescribe a local project folder structure; notebooks live in NotebookLM and artifacts are downloaded on demand.
NotebookLM CLI Automation Advanced Features
Openclaw Skills is especially effective for scripting repeatable NotebookLM workflows.
- Context switching across multiple notebooks with
notebooklm list,use, andstatus - Multi-source ingestion with
source addandsource waitfor reliable processing - Machine-readable Q&A via
ask --jsonfor automation and parsing - Fresh conversation threads with
ask --newto isolate a new response context - Asynchronous artifact lifecycle management with
generate,artifact poll,artifact list, anddownload - Broad output coverage across slide decks, quizzes, flashcards, infographics, reports, audio, video, mind maps, and data tables
- Flexible export handling for slide decks in PPTX or PDF formats
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