The Catalyst Cycle
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Load the archive into NotebookLM

Recommended pack — NotebookLM Pack (10–20 compiled sources).

Setup steps

  1. step 01

    Create a notebook

    NotebookLM → Create new notebook → name it 'The Ocean Accord'.

  2. step 02

    Add the NotebookLM Pack as sources

    Unzip 04-notebooklm-pack/ and upload every file as a source. Each chapter is its own source; canon, routes, and the glossary are sources too.

  3. step 03

    Apply the reader protocol

    In your first prompt, paste the starter prompt and explicitly ask the notebook to answer only from sources and to cite source IDs for every claim.

  4. step 04

    Use it for grounded exploration

    NotebookLM excels at citation-heavy questioning. Save the dramatic, character-led routes for ChatGPT or Claude.

Starter prompt

I am reading The Ocean Accord, an agent-native literary archive.

Read START_HERE.md, READER_PROTOCOL.md, MASTER_CANON.md, and ROUTE_GUIDE.md first.

Act as the reading interface. Do not invent canon. Do not summarize the whole book at once. Guide me through the story one beat at a time.

Start with Mission Control for Chapter 1. After each operational beat, offer me either a character witness record, a systems note, or a record triangulation option.

Copy this into the platform after uploading the NotebookLM Pack.

Notes & limits

  • NotebookLM supports up to 50 sources per notebook; each source can be up to 500,000 words or 200 MB on local upload.
  • The NotebookLM Pack is one source per chapter, plus canon, routes, and a glossary — well under the limits and tuned for citation-grounded answers.
  • Best for citation-heavy exploration (Ethics Board, Incident Review, Systems Audit), not dramatic roleplay.
  • Audio overviews work well for the Fast Briefing reading mode.

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