Using these docs with Gemini & NotebookLM

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)

1. Open NotebookLM 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 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.

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.

Gemini Gems (a reusable assistant)

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.

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

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

Unofficial mirror

For conformity, electrical, or safety-critical answers, confirm against the official help.malighting.com page linked on every grandocs topic.