# Auto-Add Notes to NotebookLM Notebooks


Template Engine adds a ready-made note to a Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) notebook when the notebook is filed or tagged. The note comes from one of your Note Templates, which keep a title and text.

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

<img src="/docs/img/docs/automation-template-engine.svg" alt="Template Engine: notes on arrival" width="760" />

<img src="/docs/img/docs/shot-dashboard-note-templates.webp" alt="The Note Templates page holds reusable notes that a rule can add to a notebook" width="720" />

## Why use Template Engine?

It is like a form you keep in a drawer. Each new project gets a fresh copy, so you never start from a blank page.

- Every notebook starts with the same sections.
- It suits meetings, classes and client projects.
- You spend less time staring at an empty note.

## How do I set it up?

1. In the dashboard sidebar, open **Note Templates**. Click **New Template** and write the note you want, with a title and a body.
1. Open **Automation** and click **Create Pipeline**.
1. Name it, for example "Grant notebooks get a checklist". Press **Next**.
1. For the trigger, click **Moved to collection** and pick the collection. You can pick **Notebook tag added** instead.
1. For the action, choose **Add note**. In **Select Note Template**, pick your template. Or choose the custom option and type the note right there.
1. Add more **Add note** actions for more notes. Press **Next** and save.

## Examples

- **Meeting**: Agenda, Decisions, Action Items.
- **Research**: Questions, Key Findings, Next Steps.
- **Class**: Summary, Key Terms, Practice Questions.

:::tip Good to know

- Older versions of Kortex had a separate Template Engine screen. Today it is simply a pipeline built in the same wizard as every other rule. If you had a Template Engine rule before, Kortex moved it into a pipeline once, named after the old type.
- A note can have blanks like `{{date}}` or `{{notebook}}` that Kortex fills in.

:::

Related: [Automation Rules](/docs/automation-rules), [Templates](/docs/templates).