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DimensionNotion MCP ServerAn AI-friendly MCP server for Notion workflowsNotion MCP ServerOfficial Notion MCP server for querying, editing, and managing Notion pages and databases via AI agents.
FMRS54 / 100 · D64 / 100 · C
Reliability9 / 208 / 20
Security and permissions11 / 2017 / 20
Maintenance9 / 2010 / 20
Documentation12 / 2016 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2013 / 20
Best for
  • Users who need AI agents to access Notion workspaces
  • MCP workflows involving common page editing and data source operations
  • Notion API workflows that benefit from compact responses and simplified tools
  • Teams and individuals who already manage docs/wikis in Notion and want AI clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) to operate on that content directly
  • Developers who want to self-host a local MCP server rather than use a remote hosted option
  • Automation/agent workflows that need to query or update Notion database records programmatically
Not for
  • Workflows that do not use Notion
  • Users who need to access content that has not been shared with the integration
  • Cases requiring advanced API shapes not covered by the simplified tools when raw JSON tools are unsuitable
  • Users who want the standard-OAuth, zero-JSON-config install with active official support — Notion recommends its newer remote Notion MCP server for that
  • Users uncomfortable handing a Notion integration token to a locally-run LLM client
  • Use cases needing capabilities the integration deliberately excludes, such as deleting databases
  • Long-term production deployments that need guaranteed maintenance, given this repo may be sunset
Required permissions
  • Read content is required for search, page reads, data source retrieval, and queries
  • Insert content is required for creating pages or items and appending blocks
  • Update content is required for updating pages, blocks, and data source schemas
  • Read comments and Insert comments are required only for comment tools
  • User information is required only for user lookup tools
  • The integration can access only pages and databases shared with it
  • A Notion internal integration token (NOTION_TOKEN or the Authorization value in OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS), scoped by that integration's Capabilities (can be limited to read-only)
  • Access limited to the specific pages/databases explicitly connected to the integration, not the whole workspace
  • A separate bearer auth token when using the Streamable HTTP transport (--auth-token / AUTH_TOKEN)
  • Network access to the Notion API
Risks and side effects
  • With insert or update capabilities enabled, an agent can create or modify authorized Notion content
  • Overly broad access grants may expose unnecessary pages or databases to the server
  • Relevant operations may fail when required Notion capabilities or content access are missing
  • The server targets Notion API 2026-03-11 and the current data source model
  • If the integration is granted broad read/write capabilities and connected to many pages, that content is effectively exposed to the LLM, risking data leakage or unintended edits
  • Running with --unsafe-disable-auth removes bearer authentication on the HTTP transport, potentially making it reachable via DNS rebinding from pages a user visits — the README says to only use it on an isolated network
  • Multi-tenant token passthrough requires careful TLS/gateway configuration; misconfiguration risks leaking or misrouting Notion tokens between tenants
  • The README states this local server may be sunset in favor of the remote Notion MCP, and that issues/PRs here are not actively monitored, so long-term maintenance and security fixes are not guaranteed
  • Storing NOTION_TOKEN or OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS directly in shared client config files risks leaking the secret
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, CursorClaude Desktop, Cursor, Zed, GitHub Copilot CLI
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