# Auto-Add NotebookLM Audio to a Podcast


The Pipeline links a collection to a podcast. Any Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) notebook that enters the collection can add its Audio Overview to the podcast automatically.

This needs Kortex Pro. See [pricing](https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/#pricing).

<img src="/docs/img/docs/automation-pipeline.svg" alt="The Pipeline: collection to podcast" width="760" />

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-podcasts.webp" alt="The Podcasts page lists your podcast feeds" width="720" />

## Why use the Pipeline?

It is like a playlist that fills itself. Drop a notebook in the folder, and its audio joins the queue.

- Dragging a notebook into a folder builds your listening queue.
- It fits routines such as a commute or a walk.
- Your tidy-up work also feeds your podcast.

## How do I set it up?

1. Make a collection, such as _Daily Read_, and a podcast, such as _Morning Commute_. Find podcasts under **Podcasts** in the dashboard sidebar.
1. Open **Automation** and click **Create Pipeline**.
1. Name it, for example "Daily Read to Morning Commute". Press **Next**.
1. For the trigger, click **Moved to collection** and pick _Daily Read_.
1. For the action, choose **Send to podcast** and pick _Morning Commute_.
1. Press **Next** and save.

## Example

- Trigger: a notebook enters _Daily Read_.
- Action: its Audio Overview is added to _Morning Commute_.

:::tip Good to know

- Older versions of Kortex had a separate Pipeline screen. Today it is simply a pipeline built in the same wizard as every other rule. If you had a Pipeline rule before, Kortex moved it into a pipeline once, named after the old type.
- The notebook needs a finished Audio Overview. Pair this rule with [The Generator](/docs/automation-generator) to make one for you.
- Pair it with [The Cleaner](/docs/automation-cleaner) so finished episodes leave the feed.

:::

Related: [Automation Rules](/docs/automation-rules), [Podcast Curator](/docs/automation-podcast-curator).
