# Using these docs with Gemini & NotebookLM

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import { Steps, Aside } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

Google's tools have the easiest "no files" path: **NotebookLM** can take a
grandocs URL directly as a source, and you can attach that to a **Gemini Gem**.

## NotebookLM (recommended — paste a URL)

<Steps>

1. Open [NotebookLM](https://notebooklm.google.com/) and create a notebook.

2. **Add source → Website** and paste a grandocs URL:
   - a single page's markdown, e.g.
     `https://grandocs.samcarlton.com/grandma3/2-4/keyword_store.md`, or
   - the index [`/llms.txt`](https://grandocs.samcarlton.com/llms.txt) to point
     it at the whole map.

3. Ask questions — NotebookLM answers with inline citations back to the source,
   so you can click through to the exact passage.

</Steps>

<Aside type="tip" title="Add the pages you actually use">
NotebookLM is strongest when you add the handful of pages for your task (e.g. the
keyword pages for the macro you're writing) rather than one giant file — the
citations stay precise.
</Aside>

## Gemini Gems (a reusable assistant)

<Steps>

1. In Gemini, create a **Gem** (*Gem manager → New Gem*).

2. Add the manual as knowledge — upload the `.md` files for your product, or a
   product set like
   [`/_llms-txt/grandma3-v24.txt`](https://grandocs.samcarlton.com/_llms-txt/grandma3-v24.txt).

3. Give it instructions: *"Answer grandMA questions only from the attached
   manual; quote syntax verbatim and cite the page; never invent commands."*

</Steps>

For a one-off question, Gemini can also read a `.md` URL you paste, or you can use
**Copy as Markdown** from any page.

<Aside type="caution" title="Unofficial mirror">
For conformity, electrical, or safety-critical answers, confirm against the
official [help.malighting.com](https://help.malighting.com/) page linked on every
grandocs topic.
</Aside>