SurfSense: The Open-Source NotebookLM Alternative for Open W

Name: SurfSense: The Open-Source NotebookLM Alternative for Open W
Author: modsetter

modsetter

Air-gapped, privacy-focused, open-source NotebookLM alternative. AI agent that researches, transforms, and edits your documents. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/ejRNvftDp9

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt -- node path/to/your/main.js

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt]
command = "node"
args = ["path/to/your/main.js"]

# codex mcp add surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt -- node path/to/your/main.js

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/your/main.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/your/main.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/your/main.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/your/main.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surfsense-the-open-source-notebooklm-alt": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/your/main.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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