GitHub

jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli for Claude Code | Awesome Skills

Troubleshooting

`uv tool upgrade` Not Installing Latest Version

Symptoms:

Running uv tool upgrade notebooklm-mcp-cli installs an older version (e.g., 0.1.5 instead of 0.1.9)
uv cache clean doesn't fix the issue

Why this happens: uv tool upgrade respects version constraints from your original installation. If you initially installed an older version or with a constraint, upgrade stays within those bounds by design.

Fix — Force reinstall:

uv tool install --force notebooklm-mcp-cli

This bypasses any cached constraints and installs the absolute latest version from PyPI.

Verify:

uv tool list | grep notebooklm
# Should show: notebooklm-mcp-cli v0.1.9 (or latest)

🆕 Claude Desktop users: Download the extension (.mcpb file) → double-click → done! One-click install, no config needed.

Install from PyPI. This single package includes both the CLI and MCP server:

Using uv (Recommended)

uv tool install notebooklm-mcp-cli

Using uvx (Run Without Install)

uvx --from notebooklm-mcp-cli nlm --help
uvx --from notebooklm-mcp-cli notebooklm-mcp

Using pip

pip install notebooklm-mcp-cli

Using pipx

pipx install notebooklm-mcp-cli

After installation, you get:

nlm — Command-line interface
notebooklm-mcp — MCP server for AI assistants

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jacob-bd/notebooklm-mcp-cli.git
cd notebooklm-mcp

# Install with uv
uv tool install .

Capability	CLI Command	MCP Tool
List notebooks	`nlm notebook list`	`notebook_list`
Create notebook	`nlm notebook create`	`notebook_create`
Add Sources (URL, Text, Drive, File)	`nlm source add`	`source_add`
Query notebook (persists to web UI)	`nlm notebook query`	`notebook_query`
Create Studio Content (Audio, Video, etc.)	`nlm studio create`	`studio_create`
Revise slide decks	`nlm slides revise`	`studio_revise`
Download artifacts	`nlm download <type>`	`download_artifact`
Web/Drive research	`nlm research start`	`research_start`
Share notebook	`nlm share public/invite`	`notebook_share_*`

notebooklm-mcp-cli

What the docs cover

Keep exploring from this skill

Related Skills

ECC

n8n

gemini-cli

`uv tool upgrade` Not Installing Latest Version

Using uv (Recommended)

Using uvx (Run Without Install)

Using pip

Using pipx

notebooklm-mcp-cli

What the docs cover

Keep exploring from this skill

Related Skills

ECC

n8n

gemini-cli

uv tool upgrade Not Installing Latest Version

Using uv (Recommended)

Using uvx (Run Without Install)

Using pip

Using pipx

`uv tool upgrade` Not Installing Latest Version