How Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM)’s scores are calculated

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16164461?hl=en“Easily upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, or Google Slides or discover new sources.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48936451“My problem with NotebookLM was that you had to give it URLs or docs, you couldn't just have it search for docs and then incorporate them into your research.”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16164461?hl=en“Easily upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, or Google Slides or discover new sources.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16215270?hl=en“Each source can contain up to 500,000 words or up to 200MB for uploaded files.”

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 5.4 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16262519?hl=en“You can export your notes to Google Docs or Google Sheets.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16296687?hl=en“Listen to Audio Overviews on the go and download them for offline playback.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16757456?hl=en“Transform your sources into a polished presentation by generating a Slide Deck, perfect for sharing or reviewing key concepts. Present your deck instantly in Gemini Notebook or share it as a PDF.”

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16337734?hl=en“For Workspace and Workspace for Education users, Gemini Notebook is now a core service (like Gmail, Google Calendar, and Docs).”

Self-host the core productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16164461?hl=en“Chat with your notebook to get grounded information based on your sources with clear in-line citations for accuracy, transparency, and trust.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16215270?hl=en“Find an auto-generated summary of the entire source in the Source Guide.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16206563?hl=en“Create your own, or choose from FAQ, study guide, briefing document, or an AI suggested report type.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16296687?hl=en“Get insights in the moment by asking questions about your sources.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16212283?hl=en“Mind Maps in Gemini Notebook visually summarize your uploaded sources, showing main topics and related ideas as a branching diagram.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48936451“NotebookLM is genuinely useful for structured research workflows. My concern is not the name. It's whether the "notebook" metaphor survives the rebrand.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48936451“I used it to listen to a high level walkthrough of interesting and entertaining code while driving to work... Hearing it talk about Ken Thompson's bit stealing trick was enlightening.”

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16164461?hl=en“Chat with your notebook to get grounded information based on your sources with clear in-line citations for accuracy, transparency, and trust.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16164461?hl=en“Transform your sources into approachable formats such as study guides, briefings, audio overviews, mind maps, and more.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16212820?hl=en“Audio Overviews are deep-dive discussions between AI hosts that provide in-depth summaries of the key topics in your uploaded sources.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16757456?hl=en“Transform your sources into a polished presentation by generating a Slide Deck, perfect for sharing or reviewing key concepts.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48936451“My problem with NotebookLM was that you had to give it URLs or docs, you couldn't just have it search for docs and then incorporate them into your research.”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16164461?hl=en“Chat with your notebook to get grounded information based on your sources with clear in-line citations for accuracy, transparency, and trust.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16179559?hl=en“Custom: Best for choosing a specific style ("Respond like a PhD student") or suggesting a role ("Pretend to be a role-playing game host.").”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16296687?hl=en“Get insights in the moment by asking questions about your sources.”
• [community] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48936451“My problem with NotebookLM was that you had to give it URLs or docs, you couldn't just have it search for docs and then incorporate them into your research.”

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16164461?hl=en“Easily upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, or Google Slides or discover new sources.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16262519?hl=en“To convert a single note to a source: Open the note. Select Convert to source.”
• [claimed-docs] https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16215270?hl=en“Each source can contain up to 500,000 words or up to 200MB for uploaded files.”

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh