NotebookLM Researcher: skill pack for Hermes Agent

What NotebookLM Researcher does

The skill helps an agent create a durable local research workspace, add curated sources to a NotebookLM notebook, run repeatable query, refine and verify loops, and optionally maintain living research digests over time. It keeps raw NotebookLM output apart from short user-facing summaries, so long-context research stays auditable. The repository is a Hermes SKILL.md plus reference templates for the research workspace, living research and query patterns. It is a public, privacy-safe version of an internal workflow and uses placeholders such as RESEARCH_ROOT, NOTEBOOK_ID and PROJECT_SLUG.

NotebookLM access comes either from NotebookLM MCP tools exposed in the Hermes session or from the nlm command-line tool in notebooklm-mcp-cli, run through uvx. The README includes an authentication check, nlm login --check, to run before first use. The skill sends nothing anywhere by itself, since sources are ingested only through your configured tools. It includes no credentials or cookies and is not affiliated with Google or NotebookLM. A leak audit script and a ready-made evaluation prompt are included, and the license is MIT.

Key features

Durable local research workspace with templates
Repeatable query, refine and verify loops
Raw NotebookLM outputs kept separate from concise summaries
Optional living research digests over time
Works through NotebookLM MCP tools or the nlm CLI

When to use it

Building a source-grounded briefing on a topic from a curated set of documents
Verifying a broad answer with a second, narrower NotebookLM query
Keeping a research digest up to date as new sources arrive

Who it is for: Hermes Agent users who run research through NotebookLM and want an auditable, repeatable workflow.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Built for Hermes Agent as a SKILL.md with reference templates, installed into the Hermes skills directory.

How to install NotebookLM Researcher

These commands are copied from the project's README. Check the repository for the latest steps before you run them.

mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills/research
cp -R skills/notebooklm-researcher ~/.hermes/skills/research/

Requirements: NotebookLM MCP tools in your Hermes session, or the nlm CLI from notebooklm-mcp-cli run with uvx, and an authenticated NotebookLM profile

FAQ

What is NotebookLM Researcher?

NotebookLM Researcher is a Hermes Agent skill that structures research with NotebookLM: a local workspace, curated sources, repeatable queries and verification, and concise summaries kept apart from raw output.

How do I install NotebookLM Researcher?

From a clone of the repository, copy skills/notebooklm-researcher into ~/.hermes/skills/research/. To update later, the README suggests rsync -a so local notes are not deleted. Then load notebooklm-researcher in Hermes.

What do I need to run NotebookLM Researcher?

You need either NotebookLM MCP tools in your Hermes session or the nlm CLI from notebooklm-mcp-cli run through uvx, and a NotebookLM profile that passes nlm login --check.