Notebooklm MCP Secure

Zero-hallucination answers • Gemini Deep Research • 17 Security Layers • Enterprise Compliance. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting browser automation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 80 · #37 OF 196 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Notebooklm MCP Secure

before you install - you'll need

Set NLMCP_AUTH_ENABLED, NLMCP_AUTH_TOKEN, GEMINI_DEEP_RESEARCH_ENABLED, GEMINI_TIMEOUT_MS before connecting. GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_DEFAULT_MODEL are optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add pantheon-security-notebooklm-mcp-secure -- npx -y @pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pantheon-security-notebooklm-mcp-secure": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp - the @pan-sec scope differs from the repo owner (pantheon-security); confirm it's the project's official package

registry namespace io.github.Pantheon-Security is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Notebooklm MCP Secure can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v2026.4.1 · 2026-06-01

v2026.4.0 · 2026-06-01

v2026.3.3 · 2026-05-11

Bug Fix · Entry-point detection broken for bin shim and npx invocations (closes #11) · The isDirectRun guard compared import.meta.url against a raw pathToFileURL(process.argv[1]). When invoked via npm install -g bin…

04 · Who maintains Notebooklm MCP Secure

notebooklm-mcp-secure is maintained by pantheon-security. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Nov 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/pantheon-security/notebooklm-mcp-secure
category: browser automation - ranked #37 of 196 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-01)
registry: io.github.Pantheon-Security/notebooklm-mcp-secure (active, first published 2026-01-24 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp

06 · Notebooklm MCP Secure FAQ

What is Notebooklm MCP Secure?

Zero-hallucination answers • Gemini Deep Research • 17 Security Layers • Enterprise Compliance. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Notebooklm MCP Secure still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Notebooklm MCP Secure?

Run `npx -y @pan-sec/notebooklm-mcp`. The README documents 6 environment variables (NLMCP_AUTH_ENABLED, NLMCP_AUTH_TOKEN, GEMINI_API_KEY…) to set first. Set NLMCP_AUTH_ENABLED, NLMCP_AUTH_TOKEN, GEMINI_DEEP_RESEARCH_ENABLED, GEMINI_TIMEOUT_MS before connecting. GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_DEFAULT_MODEL are optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Notebooklm MCP Secure run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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