NotebookLM Video Research
Drive NotebookLM in Chrome to turn a YouTube link into a researched Audio Overview
Test report
- Verdict
- Works with setup
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 17, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Jul 30, 2026 · 502f852
⚠ This skill is no longer available upstream. Our re-check on Aug 10, 2026 couldn't find it any more (SKILL.md unreadable at SKILL.md). The test below is what we measured on Jul 17, 2026 and we're leaving it up as a record — but there is nothing left to install, so we've removed the command.
Install verified verbatim from a bare HOME and the frontmatter plus the referenced UI guide are solid, but the actual workflow could not be measured: it needs Claude Desktop's 'Control Chrome' connector plus a Google account already logged into NotebookLM, so there is no way to run it here and prove it beats a plain 'summarize this video' baseline. The README's own git-clone command still ships the placeholder YOUR_USERNAME and would fail as written. Sound as documentation, unproven as an automation.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 5/10
- Docs & honesty 3/5
What NotebookLM Video Research does
Browser-automation playbook that builds a NotebookLM notebook from a YouTube URL: extract people featured, research them via web search, add the video and research as sources, and generate an Audio Overview. Uses screenshot-first targeting and Angular-aware event dispatch to hit the correct textareas.
How to install NotebookLM Video Research
Nothing to install: the source repository no longer has this skill. If the author brings it back, our daily re-check will pick it up and the command will reappear here.
Commands — how to trigger NotebookLM Video Research
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/notebooklm-video-researchDrive NotebookLM in Chrome to turn a YouTube link into a researched Audio Overview
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Turn this YouTube link into a NotebookLM audio overview -
Research the people featured in this video and add them as sources -
Build a NotebookLM notebook out of this interview video
Frequently asked questions
- Is the NotebookLM Video Research skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from BayramAnnakov/notebooklm-youtube-skill. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does NotebookLM Video Research work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 17, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Install verified verbatim from a bare HOME and the frontmatter plus the referenced UI guide are solid, but the actual workflow could not be measured: it needs Claude Desktop's 'Control Chrome' connector plus a Google account already logged into NotebookLM, so there is no way to run it here and prove it beats a plain 'summarize this video' baseline. The README's own git-clone command still ships the placeholder YOUR_USERNAME and would fail as written. Sound as documentation, unproven as an automation.
- What is the NotebookLM Video Research SkillProof Score?
- 7.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 3/5.
- How do I install NotebookLM Video Research?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use NotebookLM Video Research with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.