How do I grant the MCP access to my pages?

Create a Notion integration at notion.so/profile/integrations, copy the secret, and share each page or database with the integration from Notion's share panel. The integration only sees what you explicitly share.

Can it query a database by filter?

Yes — the server exposes Notion's full filter syntax, including compound `and`/`or` groups, date ranges, relations, and rollup conditions. Large result sets paginate automatically.

What happens with formatted blocks — does it preserve headings and lists?

Yes. The server returns block trees with types preserved (heading_1, bulleted_list_item, toggle, etc.) so the model can reason about structure, not just flat text. Writes round-trip the same shape back.

Is there a rate limit I should worry about?

Notion enforces ~3 requests/second per integration. Tight agent loops that fan out queries can hit that ceiling; use the MCP's pagination helpers and cache read-heavy results to stay under it.

Notion

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Creator: Top MCPs
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Official

Read, write, and search across Notion pages, databases, and blocks.

Score 86(?)NotionMIT 4.5kVerified May 28, 2026Top MCPs for Docs & Notes →

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Quick answer

What it does

Surfaces Notion's page, database, and block APIs as MCP tools — search, read, create, update, and query with filter expressions.

Best for

Agent-generated meeting notes
Project database queries
Living knowledge-base updates
Auto-generated status pages

Not for

Bulk content migration
Real-time collaborative editing

Setup recipe

Pick your client, then follow the three steps.

Install

claude_desktop_config.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "${NOTION_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste under mcpServers. Fully quit and reopen Claude after editing.

CLI or .mcp.jsonshell

# export NOTION_API_KEY=secret_your_integration_token
claude mcp add notion -- npx -y @notionhq/notion-mcp-server

Run from your repo. Commit .mcp.json to share with your team.

.cursor/mcp.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "${NOTION_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Global path: ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Reload window after editing.

.vscode/mcp.jsonjsonc

{
  "servers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "${NOTION_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code uses the "servers" key (not "mcpServers").

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "${NOTION_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Open via Cascade → hammer icon → Configure.

cline_mcp_settings.jsonjson

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "${NOTION_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Open via the Cline sidebar → MCP Servers → Edit.

~/.continue/config.jsonjson

{
  "experimental": {
    "modelContextProtocolServers": [
      {
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio",
          "command": "npx",
          "args": [
            "-y",
            "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
          ],
          "env": {
            "NOTION_API_KEY": "${NOTION_API_KEY}"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Continue uses modelContextProtocolServers with a transport block.

~/.codex/config.tomlshell

# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.notion]
command = "npx"
args = [
  "-y",
  "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server",
]
env = { NOTION_API_KEY = "${NOTION_API_KEY}" }

Codex uses TOML. Each server is a [mcp_servers.<name>] subtable.

~/.config/zed/settings.jsonjsonc

{
  "context_servers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
        ]
      },
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "${NOTION_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Zed calls them "context_servers". Settings live-reload on save.

ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors (remote URL)json

{
  "name": "Notion",
  "transport": "http",
  "url": "https://mcp.notion.com/mcp"
}

Paste this into Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Requires ChatGPT Pro / Team / Enterprise / Edu with Developer mode enabled. ChatGPT supports remote HTTPS MCP servers only — stdio servers must be hosted on a public HTTPS endpoint first.

Open in ChatGPT directory

2
Set required secrets
Set NOTION_API_KEY in your shell environment before launching your MCP client.
3
Try a minimum working prompt
Summarise a known workspace page
Find the page titled "Weekly Planning" in my Notion workspace and summarise its current state in 5 bullets. Highlight any item blocked on someone else.
Tested with: Claude Desktop, Cursor.

Tools & permissions

Tools list pending verification. The server exposes tools over MCP; we haven’t yet parsed its capability manifest into this page. Check the GitHub repo for the authoritative list.

Security & scope

Access scope: Read + write
Sandbox: Authenticates via a Notion integration token with exactly the permissions granted to the integration at installation time.
Gotchas: The integration only sees pages explicitly shared with it — on un-shared pages the MCP returns 404.
Integration tokens cannot be restricted to a single workspace — they have workspace-level access once granted.

Agent prompt pack

— copy into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT.

Paste into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT. Edit the [brackets] before sending.

Recommend the best MCP servers for [task: e.g. docs & notes work] in [client: Claude].

Constraints:
- Prefer tools that are [official | open-source | read-only] — pick what matters for my use case.
- Exclude MCPs that require [e.g. a paid plan, OAuth-only flows, remote-only transport].
- Return at most 3 picks, ranked.

For each pick include:
1. One-sentence rationale.
2. The ready-to-paste install snippet for my client.
3. Any required secrets I need to create before installing.

Cross-check the top-mcps.com listing: https://top-mcps.com/top-mcps-for-docs-notes

Compare Notion against a real alternative. Swap the second MCP in [brackets] if you want a different match.

Compare Notion MCP vs [Obsidian MCP] for the following job: [describe the job, e.g. "let an agent create GitHub issues on bug triage"].

Judge them on:
- Setup time and complexity (what a new user hits first).
- Auth model (none / API key / OAuth 2.1) and credential risk.
- Transport (stdio / Streamable HTTP / SSE) and where the server runs.
- Required secrets and the blast radius if they leak.
- Operational risk in an unattended agent loop.
- Which one is "good enough" for a weekend prototype vs. production.

End with one sentence: which should I pick for my scenario, which is: [my scenario].

References:
- https://top-mcps.com/mcp/notion
- top-mcps.com listing for Obsidian

Asks the agent to install and verify. Works inside Claude Code, Cursor Agent, Codex CLI.

Install the Notion MCP server for my [client: Claude] at the default config path for that client.

Use the exact install snippet published at https://top-mcps.com/mcp/notion (fetch https://top-mcps.com/mcp/notion.json for the canonical server.json if you can read URLs).

Before finishing:
1. Create the required secrets (NOTION_API_KEY) and put them in the appropriate env block — do not hard-code them.
2. Restart or reload the client so it picks up the new server.
3. Verify the server is connected (green / running state) and at least one tool is listed.
4. If anything fails, read the client's MCP logs and report the exact error — do not silently retry.

Confirm when done and list the tools the server now exposes.

Frequently asked questions

What changed

— 2 updates tracked.

May 28, 2026
Refreshed install snippets and fact sheet; verified for 2026.
Mar 15, 2025
Initial directory listing.

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Quick answer

What it does

Best for

Not for

Setup recipe

Install

Set required secrets

Try a minimum working prompt

Tools & permissions

Security & scope

Agent prompt pack

Full details

Frequently asked questions

How do I grant the MCP access to my pages?

Can it query a database by filter?

What happens with formatted blocks — does it preserve headings and lists?

Is there a rate limit I should worry about?

What changed

More Docs & Notes MCPs

Box

Atlassian

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