List all notebooks in the account.
AI agents call notebook_list to retrieve information from NotebookLM MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns a list of existing notebooks without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal blast radius—an agent using it would only gain visibility into the user's notebook inventory.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'notebook_list' and description 'List all notebooks in the account' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all notebooks in the account. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NotebookLM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the NotebookLM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for notebook_list: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches NotebookLM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
notebook_list is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the notebook_list rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for notebook_list. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
notebook_list is provided by the NotebookLM MCP Server MCP server (pavelguzenfeld/notebooklm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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