# Open Notebook

> Use this tool when you need to organize and query research content, manage notebooks and sources, and utilize AI-powered search capabilities. It solves problems related to research management, note-taking, and information retrieval, providing a comprehensive interface for inputting and outputting data through various tools and transports. Ideal for use cases involving knowledge management, research organization, and AI-driven content analysis.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/lib4u-open-notebook  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lib4u-open-notebook

## Description

Connects AI assistants to an Open Notebook instance, an open-source NotebookLM alternative for organizing and querying research content. Built in Go using the mcp-go library, this server exposes 25+ tools for managing notebooks, sources (links, uploads, documents), notes, and chat sessions, along with vector and text search capabilities. Features progressive tool discovery, content embedding and processing, AI model configuration, and support for both stdio and streamable-http transports.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.91
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/lib4u-open-notebook)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lib4u/open-notebook-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "lib4u-open-notebook"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lib4u-open-notebook` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lib4u-open-notebook/pull`

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