# How to automate NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) with rules > Build a Kortex automation rule for NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook): pick a trigger such as a tag, add actions such as moving it and generating audio. https://www.kortex-notebooklm.com/tutorials/how-to-automate-notebooklm-with-rules 1. [Tutorials](/tutorials) 2. How to automate NotebookLM with rules # How to automate NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) with rules 5 minutes 6 steps Updated November 5, 2026 ## Quick answer Open Automation in the Kortex Workspace and click Create Pipeline. Name the rule and choose a trigger, such as Notebook tag added. Add actions, such as Move to collection and Generate audio. Then review and save. Rules run in the background while Chrome is open. ## Watch it first Set a rule once. New sources file themselves. ## What you need - The [Kortex extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kortex/hdapplggdhndkblofffknpmnnnnbncbn) in Chrome, Edge or Brave, signed in - A collection for the rule to file into, if you want it to move notebooks - Chrome left open. Rules run only while it is open ## On this page 1. [Open Automation](#step-1) 2. [Click Create Pipeline](#step-2) 3. [Choose a trigger](#step-3) 4. [Add the actions](#step-4) 5. [Review and save](#step-5) 6. [Test it with a tag](#step-6) 7. [If it doesn’t work](#trouble) 8. [Questions](#faq) 1. ## Open Automation In the Kortex Workspace sidebar, under Tools, click **Automation**. Your rules show as cards. Each card has an on and off switch. [![Automation Pipelines in the Kortex Workspace: a rule called File thesis notebooks, triggered when a notebook gets the tag thesis, moving it to Thesis and generating audio.](/media/features/automation-rules.webp)](/media/features/automation-rules.webp) An automation rule: a trigger, then actions. 2. ## Click Create Pipeline The wizard has four steps: **Name**, **Trigger**, **Actions** and **Review**. Give the rule a name you will know, such as File thesis notebooks. 3. ## Choose a trigger Pick what starts the rule. Your choices are **Notebook tag added**, **Source tag added**, **Moved to collection**, **Title contains text**, **Audio is generated**, **Episode Finishes**, or **On a schedule**. You can also require a **Minimum Sources** count. 4. ## Add the actions Add one or more actions, such as **Move to collection**, **Add tag**, **Generate audio**, **Generate artifact**, **Add note** or **Send to podcast**. They run in order. 5. ## Review and save The **Review** step shows the rule as a sentence, for example 'When a notebook is tagged with #thesis, then move it to Thesis and generate audio overview.' Check it, then save. 6. ## Test it with a tag Add the trigger's tag to a notebook and keep Chrome open. Open **Activity** in the top bar to watch the rule run. To switch a rule off, use the toggle on its card. ## If it doesn’t work Nothing happened after I tagged the notebook Check that Chrome is open and the rule's switch is on. Check that the tag matches the trigger exactly. Rules run in the background only while Chrome is open. A scheduled rule did not run at the right time Kortex checks schedules every 15 minutes, in your local time. Chrome must be running. The rule is on here but off on my other computer A rule's on or off setting stays on the computer where you set it. Turn it on here too. Domain Router did not choose a notebook Domain Router works only when you have not chosen a notebook. That means the side panel's Domain Router button, the Bulk Import CSV option, and Create New Notebook from an AI site's button. ## Questions people ask Something we missed? [Ask us](#contact). ### Do automations work with Chrome closed? No. They run in the background whenever Chrome is open. A scheduled rule needs Chrome running when Kortex checks the schedule. ### Can I generate an Audio Overview automatically? Yes. Generate audio is an action, with a style (Deep Dive, Brief, Critique or Debate), a length and instructions. See [Audio Overviews](/features/audio-overviews). ### What is a workflow? A list of actions your AI assistant did and saved by name over [Kortex MCP](/features/kortex-mcp). You can schedule a saved workflow from the Workflows view. ## Keep going [Automation rules Pick a trigger and an action. Kortex files, tags and generates in the background.](/features/automation-rules) [Kortex docs The full reference for this feature, with every option.](/docs/automation-rules) ### More tutorials - [How to add notes to ChatGPT conversations](/tutorials/how-to-add-notes-to-chatgpt-conversations) - [How to add YouTube videos and playlists to NotebookLM](/tutorials/how-to-add-youtube-videos-to-notebooklm) - [How to archive ChatGPT chats and find them again](/tutorials/how-to-archive-chats-in-chatgpt) - [How to bulk import links into NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook)](/tutorials/how-to-bulk-import-links-into-notebooklm) [All tutorials](/tutorials) ## Do it on your own notebooks. Install the Kortex extension and follow these steps on a notebook you already have. [Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kortex/hdapplggdhndkblofffknpmnnnnbncbn) 100,000+ users, rated 4.5 on the Chrome Web Store.