Founder OS — NotebookLM + Claude Code
you've been paying Claude
for research it shouldn't be doing
there is a free tool that handles all of it.
NotebookLM — powered by Google Gemini — processes your docs, APIs,
YouTube tutorials, entire codebases.
Claude just builds from the output.
research and build — separated
two tools, two jobs, zero overlap. this is what eliminates hallucinations.
that is the wrong job for CLAUDE.md.
NotebookLM handles all that for free. CLAUDE.md stays focused on rules and behavior only.
two ways to use it — you choose
either path gives Claude access to everything you've ever fed into NotebookLM. permanent. searchable. available in every future session — no re-explaining, no re-uploading.
3 workflows that actually work
not theoretical. these are the exact use cases that convinced me to switch.
CLAUDE.md has a 200-line auto-load limit
Claude only reads the first 200 lines of your CLAUDE.md automatically. everything after that requires manual loading. this changes how you should structure it.
- full API documentation pasted in
- tutorial walkthroughs and how-tos
- framework setup instructions
- tool comparisons and research notes
- reference tables and version histories
- rules for how Claude should respond
- project structure and naming conventions
- build command + test command (validation loop)
- what it can and cannot do autonomously
- pointers to external context (NotebookLM)
keep them separate and both get better.
your CLAUDE.md stays under 200 lines. NotebookLM absorbs the research load for free.
this is day 07.
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