gemini-notebook-mcp-cli
Programmatic access to Gemini Notebook - via command-line interface (CLI), Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, and AI agent skills.
Runssource: GitHubPythonMITcommit a7ace144d70f
Python, MIT licensed.
gemini-notebook-mcp-cli runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 7 minutes and hit 2 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
Dependencies installed, both CLIs (nlm, notebooklm-mcp) produce help output, MCP server binds to HTTP port, and 1899/1899 unit tests pass.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- test_login_force_bypasses_saved_profile_validation failed exit 1: select_auth_backend() returned None in container without Chrome5 minutes
- test_login_clear_bypasses_valid_saved_profile failed exit 1: same root cause2 minutes
- Install time
- 7 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 8 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 2 hit, 2 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- uv run pytest --tb=short exited 0, 1899 passed, 38 skipped, 0 failed
- Model tokens used
- 80,215
- Exact commit tested
- a7ace144d70f
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
**Install**: `uv tool install .` succeeded, both executables (`nlm` and `notebooklm-mcp`) installed. **Tests**: 1899 passed, 38 skipped (`wizard_e2e`), 0 failures. **Failures fixed**: Two tests (`test_login_force_bypasses_saved_profile_validation`, `test_login_cl… **MCP server**: starts, binds to `http://127.0.0.1:8888/mcp`, accepts requests. tokens used 80,215 The MCP server starts and listens correctly. The 404 on GET `/` and 400 on empty POST body are expe… Here's my summary: **Install**: `uv tool install .` succeeded, both executables (`nlm` and `notebooklm-mcp`) installed. **Tests**: 1899 passed, 38 skipped (`wizard_e2e`), 0 failures. **Failures fixed**: Two tests (`test_login_force_bypasses_saved_profile_validation`, `test_login_cl… **MCP server**: starts, binds to `http://127.0.0.1:8888/mcp`, accepts requests.
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Recovered from all 2 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Took 7 minutes to install, slower than the median of the 22 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 23 Python projects Argusic has installed and timed, gemini-notebook-mcp-cli was the 14th fastest to reach a running state, and 12 of 23 reached one at all.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
- A quick evaluation: it was running 7 minutes after the clone.
Run history
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Markdown for the project README. It links back here; terms on the terms page.
[](https://argusic.com/subject/gemini-notebook-mcp-cli)Questions
- Does gemini-notebook-mcp-cli run?
- Yes. gemini-notebook-mcp-cli runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 7 minutes, hitting 2 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test gemini-notebook-mcp-cli?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit a7ace144d70f. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test gemini-notebook-mcp-cli?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.06: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does gemini-notebook-mcp-cli take to install?
- 7 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does gemini-notebook-mcp-cli need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing gemini-notebook-mcp-cli?
- 2 things broke in the recorded run, and 2 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does gemini-notebook-mcp-cli compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 23 Python projects Argusic has installed and timed, gemini-notebook-mcp-cli was the 14th fastest to reach a running state, and 12 of 23 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for gemini-notebook-mcp-cli?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.