Self-hosted NotebookLM report pipeline

Turn official docs and real screen recordings into reusable, self-hosted tutorials

Problem

A developer asked for a self-hosted NotebookLM alternative because most AI narration channels are auto-generated and auto-uploaded with almost zero practical value, and because any monetizable output requires self-hosting. There is no CLI pipeline that chains TTS, STT, image generation, mind maps, and report export locally.

Solution

A self-hosted CLI that takes official docs and screen recordings as input, splits them into chapters, produces illustrated step-by-step guides, narration scripts, and a mind map, and exports publishable Markdown or video scripts. All models are pluggable and run locally, and the output belongs to the user.

Users

Independent creators and developers producing technical tutorials, courses, or monetized content, especially those who distrust auto-repurposed AI narration.

MVP

CLI that ingests docs plus a screen recording and outputs step-by-step Markdown and a narration script; local TTS to generate audio; one generated mind map; no video rendering or uploading in v1.

Revenue

Open-source core with paid templates or a hosted runner; alternatively a one-time paid desktop wrapper.

Why now

AI narration content is everywhere but low on practical value, pushing both creators and viewers toward operation-grounded tutorials; mature local models and ffmpeg make a one-person pipeline feasible now.