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jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli

RepoRadar surfaced jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli — an MCP server — into the Radar section, where it sits at Silver tier with a 'watch' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 9.2 out of 10.

Score8.4
Popularity16.0
Riskconditional
TierSilver
Score breakdown
Usefulness8.0
Novelty8.0
Momentum7.0
Maturity6.4
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential9.2
Setup ease6.4

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for researchers and knowledge workers who already live in NotebookLM: test it on a non-sensitive notebook first and see whether MCP access actually speeds up source collection, briefing generation, or study workflows.

Who should use it

researchers knowledge workers students AI assistant users working with source collections

Who should skip it

Skip jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli if the source link, documentation, or setup requirements do not align with your current workflow or stack.

About this signal

jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli is tracked by RepoRadar as an MCP server in the Radar section. First seen 2026-06-20; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-20. The current verdict is 'watch' with a Silver tier and moderate setup difficulty. Across RepoRadar's eight signals, jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli is strongest on workflow potential (9.2) and open-source/build quality (8.4) and weakest on setup ease (6.4) — a profile worth weighing against your own priorities. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli record combines a 8.4/10 composite score with separate popularity (16.0), risk (conditional), and setup (moderate) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

It relies on undocumented NotebookLM internals and browser-cookie-based authentication, so use it with an account and notebook scope you can afford to rotate if Google changes the flow or invalidates access.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
notebooklm mcp research knowledge-work automation
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-08-13T20:20:15Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

45 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-20 through 2026-08-13; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score8.4 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum9.3 current · +2.3 net
GitHub stars (observed)5,838 current · +397 net
GitHub stars5,838 exact observation
Versionv0.9.11
Last release2026-08-13T01:16:11Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskconditional
Current verdictwatch
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineNo structured integrations recorded

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-138.49.35,838conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-128.49.65,832conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-118.49.65,817conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-108.49.65,801conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-098.49.35,789conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-088.49.65,779conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-078.49.35,710conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-068.47.0Not recordedconditionalwatchnot recorded
2026-08-058.47.0Not recordedconditionalwatchnot recorded
2026-08-048.49.35,710conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-038.49.35,710conditionalwatchactive
2026-08-028.49.35,704conditionalwatchactive

Why the record changed

stars changed

Stars changed: 5832 → 5838.

version changed

Version changed: v0.9.10 → v0.9.11.

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Version changed: v0.9.7 → v0.9.8.

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Version changed: v0.9.5 → v0.9.7.

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