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NotebookLM MCP vs Research
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Automate Google NotebookLM — Q&A with citations, audio, video, content generation
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Design and run AI-moderated voice, chat and video research studies, recruit panels, get results.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (63 and 60 out of 100). Research is hosted and callable through the gateway; NotebookLM MCP runs on your own machine. NotebookLM MCP has noticeably more public adoption.
| NotebookLM MCP | Research | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C63/100 | C60/100 |
| Adoption | Established | New |
| GitHub stars | 179 | – |
| Downloads / week | 672 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 42 | — |
| Write actions | 8 | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-04 | — |
| Category | Media | Media |