Context Pack for NotebookLM
approvedby Koji Okuji
This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Build clean Context Packs from your Obsidian vault for NotebookLM.
Context Pack for NotebookLM
Bundle your Obsidian notes into clean, AI-ready files for NotebookLM.
The problem
When you paste raw Obsidian notes into NotebookLM, the results are noisy. Broken [[wikilinks]], frontmatter YAML, ![[embedded images]], %%comments%%, and #inline-tags all end up in the source — and NotebookLM treats them as meaningful content.
This plugin solves that.
What it does
Context Pack bundles related notes into a single formatted .md file — organized by folder, tag, or MOC — and strips all Obsidian-specific syntax before export. Each note section includes its vault path so NotebookLM understands your knowledge hierarchy.
Export packages your notes as a clean ZIP file, ready to upload to NotebookLM as individual sources.
Both features run the same formatter: frontmatter is removed, wikilinks are resolved, embeds and comments are stripped, and blank lines are collapsed.
Screenshots
Ribbon menu — access everything from one icon
Choose a folder to pack
Or choose by tag
Progress dialog with cancel
Right-click any folder in the file explorer
The resulting Context Pack — clean, structured, AI-ready
Installation
Community plugins (recommended)
- Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse
- Search for Context Pack for NotebookLM
- Install and enable
Manual
Download main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json from the latest release and copy them to .obsidian/plugins/context-pack-for-notebooklm/ in your vault.
Usage
All commands are available from the ribbon icon (📦) in the left sidebar, the Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+P), and right-click menus in the file explorer.
Context Pack
Bundles multiple notes into one .md file for NotebookLM.
| Trigger | Source |
|---|---|
| Ribbon → Context Pack (choose folder) | All notes in a selected folder |
| Ribbon → Context Pack (choose tag) | All notes with a selected tag |
| Right-click file → Create Context Pack from this MOC | Notes linked from the current file |
| Command: Create Context Pack from MOC | Same as above |
The pack is downloaded as pack-<source>-<date>.md.
Export (ZIP)
Exports notes as individual cleaned-up .md files in a ZIP.
| Trigger | Source |
|---|---|
| Ribbon → Export entire vault (ZIP) | Entire vault |
| Ribbon → Export folder (ZIP) | Selected folder |
| Ribbon → Export by tag (ZIP) | Notes with selected tag |
| Right-click folder → Export this folder (ZIP) | That folder |
| Right-click file → Export this note (.md) | Single note |
MOC (Map of Content)
Automatically generates a MOC note — a list of [[links]] to all notes in a folder or tag. Use it as an index, then run Create Context Pack from this MOC to pack exactly those notes.
| Trigger | Source |
|---|---|
| Ribbon → Create MOC (from tag) | All notes with selected tag |
| Right-click folder → Create MOC from this folder | All notes in folder |
Settings
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Output folder | Where to save ZIP exports | Vault root |
| Flatten folder structure | Merge all files into one folder in the ZIP | Off |
| Include frontmatter title | Convert title: and tags: to plain text at the top of each note | On |
| Open folder after export | Auto-open the output folder when done (desktop only) | Off |
| Custom replacement rules | Find/replace rules applied before export (plain text or regex) | — |
Sample data
Want to try the plugin without setting up your vault first? Download a ready-made sample vault and open it in Obsidian.
| Vault | Notes | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 English (recipes / travel / books) | 60 notes | vault-sample-en.zip |
| 🇯🇵 Japanese（料理 / 旅行 / 読書） | 60件 | vault-sample-jp.zip |
- Download and unzip
- In Obsidian: Open another vault → Open folder as vault → select the unzipped folder
- Enable Context Pack for NotebookLM in Community plugins
- Try it — pack the
recipes/folder, explore by tag, or build a MOC
Using with NotebookLM
- Run Context Pack on a folder or tag → a
pack-xxx.mdfile is downloaded - Open NotebookLM → New notebook → Add source → Upload file → select the
.mdfile - Start asking questions
Sample queries — Recipes
Once you've packed your recipe notes and uploaded them to NotebookLM, try asking:
| Question | What you get |
|---|---|
| "What can I make for dinner tonight using pork and vegetables?" | Suggestions filtered from your notes |
| "Which recipes take under 30 minutes?" | Quick-cook recipes from your collection |
| "I want something warming for a cold day. Any ideas?" | Miso soup, stew, hot pot, etc. |
| "Compare the ingredients in carbonara and gratin" | Side-by-side breakdown |
| "Give me a shopping list for making nikujaga for 4 people" | Ingredient list pulled directly from your note |
| "What Chinese dishes are in my notes?" | All Chinese recipes listed |
Tip: The more notes you include in the pack, the richer the answers. Try packing your entire recipe folder at once.
License
MIT — made by dualyzeAI
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