@notionhq/notion-mcp-server
Official Notion MCP Server
Notion's own MCP server. Once installed, the AI can search your workspace, read page content, and add rows to databases. A typical use is "file these meeting notes into the project database, filling the fields the way the existing rows do".
It beats copy-paste because it understands your database schema — the AI fills select, date, and relation properties correctly instead of dumping everything into one text block.
What it does for you
Lets your AI read and write your Notion — query pages, create notes, update databases, so 'save it to Notion' just happens.
Capabilities
- Search / read Notion pages
- Create pages and write content
- Update Notion databases
Once installed, try asking your AI
Say this directly in Claude / Cursor or any client with this server connected
- ›“Turn these meeting notes into a Notion page”
- ›“Add a task to my Notion database: submit proposal tomorrow”
Why use it
Good for: people using Notion as a knowledge base or project tracker, especially with structured databases.
Before connecting: Notion integrations are authorised per page — you explicitly share pages with the integration before it can see them. That's actually a feature: it gives you a natural permission boundary.
Before you connect
Config example (to connect)
{
"mcpServers": {
"notionApi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"NOTION_TOKEN": "ntn_****"
}
}
}
}Works with these clients
- Claude Desktopnpx
- Claude Codenpx
- Cursornpx
- VS Codenpx
- Windsurfnpx
Derived from the registry manifest (package type and transport) — we have not installed it ourselves. Check the official README before relying on it.
Install / Connect
claude mcp add notion-mcp-server -- npx -y @notionhq/notion-mcp-serverFollow the official README; env and args vary per server.
🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 53 pts
📊 Adoption weight 25% · 68 pts
✅ Usability weight 20% · 55 pts
❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 68 pts
Sources: GitHub API · npm registry · updated 2026-08-19
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can it see my whole workspace?
No. Only the pages and databases you've explicitly shared with the integration; anything unshared is invisible to it.
Does it work on free Notion?
Yes. Integrations are available on the free plan — just create an integration token.
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