filesystem vs notebooklm-mcp

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	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol	notebooklm-mcp by roomi-fields
Stars	★ 85,748	★ 76
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Score	77	48
Official	✓	—
Categories	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity	AI / LLM ToolsDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	this month

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

notebooklm-mcp · Summary

Google NotebookLM MCP server with HTTP API for Q&A, content generation, and multi-account rotation.

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

notebooklm-mcp · Use cases

Automating research workflows with citation-backed answers from multiple sources
Generating diverse content formats (audio, video, reports) from notebooks
Integrating NotebookLM into automation pipelines via HTTP REST API

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

notebooklm-mcp · Install

Option 1 — Claude Code Marketplace (Recommended)

/plugin marketplace add roomi-fields/claude-plugins
/plugin install notebooklm@roomi-fields

Option 2 — Manual MCP Setup

git clone https://github.com/roomi-fields/notebooklm-mcp.git
cd notebooklm-mcp
npm install && npm run build
claude mcp add notebooklm node /path/to/notebooklm-mcp/dist/index.js

Option 3 — HTTP REST API

npm install && npm run build
npm run setup-auth  # One-time Google login
npm run start:http  # Start REST API on port 3000

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