Notion MCP Integration Guide

The Notion MCP server lets your AI assistant create and manage Notion pages, databases, and blocks — perfect for automated documentation and note-taking.

Capabilities

• Create pages in any database
• Query databases with filters
• Read and update page content
• Manage block children
• Search workspace

Setup

Create a Notion integration at notion.so/my-integrations and share your database with it.

Get your config on our Notion MCP page or use:

{"mcpServers":{"notion":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@modelcontextprotocol/server-notion"],"env":{"NOTION_TOKEN":"ntn_..."}}}}

Usage

Try: “Create a new page in my Tasks database titled Q3 Planning” or “What pages are in my Docs database?”

Turning Notion into a Living Knowledge Base

The Notion MCP integration empowers your AI to traverse your documentation and project management databases seamlessly. By utilizing this setup, Claude Desktop can cross-reference your codebase with your product requirements documents natively. This eliminates the tedious process of copying and pasting text from your browser into the chat interface.

A common challenge with the Notion API is handling its block-based structure. When configuring your MCP server, make sure it adequately parses nested blocks (like lists within callouts). A well-implemented Notion MCP server will flatten these structures into Markdown, which LLMs are exceptionally good at understanding and manipulating.