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Setup guide

1. Install prerequisites

Install:

  • Visual Studio Code
  • GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat extensions
  • Node.js 18+
  • Chrome stable

For enterprise environments, confirm that MCP servers are allowed by your GitHub Copilot organization or enterprise policy.

2. Open the repository in VS Code

The workspace MCP configuration is stored in:

.vscode/mcp.json

The default server entry is:

{
  "servers": {
    "notebooklm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["notebooklm-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "NOTEBOOKLM_ACCOUNT": "work"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Start the MCP server

Open .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code should show a CodeLens action to start the configured server.

Alternatively run:

npm run mcp:notebooklm

4. Authenticate NotebookLM

In Copilot Chat, select Agent mode and ask:

Use the NotebookLM MCP server to run setup_auth. Open the browser visibly so I can log in.

Complete the Google login in the browser window. The MCP server stores authentication in a local browser profile managed by notebooklm-mcp.

5. Verify the tools

Ask Copilot:

What NotebookLM MCP tools are available? List them and explain when to use each one.

Then test a grounded query:

Use NotebookLM to list my notebooks. Then ask the most relevant notebook: what source-backed requirements are available for this project?

6. Optional: pin the MCP server version

For controlled enterprise rollout, replace:

"notebooklm-mcp@latest"

with a tested version, for example:

"notebooklm-mcp@2.0.0"

Commit that change once validated by the team.