Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot Use NotebookLM? MCP Setup (2026)

Q: Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use NotebookLM?

Yes. Add a remote URL in VS Code’s mcp.json ("type": "http"). We found no official NotebookLM server; the highest-rated live remote community server is NotebookLM (trust grade B). Checked live on 2026-10-27.

Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,180 MCP servers · Methodology

Remote NotebookLM servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
NotebookLM Yours? Claim it	Community	Live	No auth	43	B
Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM) MCP Server by useapi.net (third-party) Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	C

Local NotebookLM servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
NotebookLM MCP Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	B
Research Hub Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	B
Notebooklm MCP Secure Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
sourcebolt Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C

How to add NotebookLM to VS Code & GitHub Copilot

Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server. Choose HTTP for a server URL or Command (stdio) for a local install command.
Or edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace: VS Code’s format puts servers under a top-level "servers" object (remote: "type": "http" + "url"; local: "type": "stdio" + "command"). Portable Copilot files (.mcp.json, ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json) use "mcpServers" instead, so don’t copy between them unchecked.
Sign in if the server asks, then use its tools in Copilot agent chat.

Example for NotebookLM (from the table above), in .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "notebooklm": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.mcp.ai/p_notebooklm"
    }
  }
}

Menus change, so check the VS Code MCP configuration reference. Every server page has a copy-paste config for VS Code & GitHub Copilot.

Is it safe to connect NotebookLM to VS Code & GitHub Copilot?

Check the publisher and trust grade first. NotebookLM doesn't run an official MCP server we can verify, so every server here comes from a third party and can see whatever your account can.

Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to NotebookLM?

See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/notebooklm/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/notebooklm/

Does NotebookLM have an official MCP server?

Not that we can verify: it isn't in the official MCP Registry as of 2026-10-27, and we haven't found a server hosted by NotebookLM itself. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/notebooklm/

Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use NotebookLM?