Notion MCP

Name: Notion MCP
Author: shck-dev

by shck-devversion 0.5.2i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.shck-dev/notion-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Notion MCP server — search, export, and import pages as markdown

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Docs, sheets & office work
You need to fill in: NOTION_TOKEN, NOTION_USER_ID, NOTION_SPACE_ID

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: NOTION_TOKEN, NOTION_USER_ID, NOTION_SPACE_ID

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shck-dev/notion-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "NOTION_USER_ID": "your-value",
        "NOTION_SPACE_ID": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add notion --env NOTION_TOKEN=your-value --env NOTION_USER_ID=your-value --env NOTION_SPACE_ID=your-value -- npx -y @shck-dev/notion-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shck-dev/notion-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "NOTION_USER_ID": "your-value",
        "NOTION_SPACE_ID": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "notion": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shck-dev/notion-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "NOTION_USER_ID": "your-value",
        "NOTION_SPACE_ID": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

NOTION_TOKEN secret required env
Notion token_v2 cookie value from browser DevTools
NOTION_USER_ID required env
Notion user ID from x-notion-active-user-header
NOTION_SPACE_ID required env
Notion workspace ID from API request body

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account shck-dev, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

More stars than 0% of the other 2188 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 15% of the other 2188 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2188 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Notion MCP safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: NOTION_TOKEN, NOTION_USER_ID, NOTION_SPACE_ID

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.5.2) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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Install

README from the maker

Open the README

Copied from the maker’s repo as written. PopNx MCP has not reviewed or endorsed it. HTML, images and scripts are removed. Links lead off this site.

@shck-dev/notion-mcp

Notion MCP Server — search, export, and import pages as markdown

No workspace admin. No OAuth. No page sharing.\ Just paste 3 values from your browser and go.

Blog Post | GitHub | npm

Features

Search — full-text search across your entire workspace
Export — download any page as clean markdown (headings, lists, to-do, code blocks, tables, links, images with viewable URLs)
Import — write markdown back to Notion pages (replaces content), from a string or local file
Append — add markdown to the end of a page without touching existing content
Create — spin up new child pages, optionally prefilled from a markdown string or file
Images — upload a local image to a page, or reference an external URL
Comments — list open discussions, add new comments, reply to threads
One-command setup — npx @shck-dev/notion-mcp init: paste a browser "Copy as cURL" and it extracts + saves your credentials
Prompts & resources — a notion_setup prompt and a notion://guide resource for in-client onboarding
Zero setup friction — uses the same internal API as the Notion web app; if you can see it in your browser, this server can access it

Tools

Tool	Description
`notion_search`	Full-text search across all pages in your workspace
`notion_export_page`	Export any Notion page as markdown; image links resolve to viewable CDN URLs (pass `image_dir` to download images locally instead)
`notion_import_page`	Write markdown to a Notion page — replaces all existing content
`notion_import_page_from_file`	Write a local `.md` file to a page — replaces all content
`notion_append_to_page`	Append markdown to the end of a page (non-destructive)
`notion_append_to_page_from_file`	Append a local `.md` file to the end of a page (non-destructive)
`notion_create_page`	Create a new sub-page, optionally prefilled with markdown
`notion_create_page_from_file`	Create a new sub-page from a local `.md` file
`notion_add_image`	Append an image to the end of a page — local file is uploaded to Notion, http(s) URL is referenced as-is
`notion_list_comments`	List open discussion threads on a page
`notion_add_comment`	Start a new discussion — inline (anchored to text) or block-level
`notion_reply_comment`	Reply to an existing discussion thread
`notion_init`	Paste a browser "Copy as cURL" to extract & save credentials

Why not the official Notion API?

	This MCP server	Official Notion API
Setup	Paste 3 values from DevTools	Create integration, get admin approval, share pages
Page access	Everything you can see	Only explicitly shared pages
Markdown	Bidirectional (export + import)	Read-only blocks API
Auth	Cookie (`token_v2`)	OAuth / integration token

Trade-off: The internal API is undocumented and may change. Token expires periodically (re-grab from browser).

Quick start

Easiest: interactive setup

npx @shck-dev/notion-mcp init

Open Notion in Chrome → DevTools (F12) → Network → click any request to notion.so/api/v3/… → right-click → Copy as cURL, then paste it and press Ctrl-D. Your token, user id, and workspace id are extracted and saved to ~/.notion-mcp/config.json. Then register the server — no env block needed:

claude mcp add notion -- npx @shck-dev/notion-mcp

Prefer to set the three values by hand? Steps below.

1. Get credentials from your browser

Open notion.so in Chrome
Press F12 → Application → Cookies → www.notion.so
Copy the token_v2 cookie value → NOTION_TOKEN
Press F12 → Network tab, do any action in Notion
Find a POST request to api/v3/*, click it
From Request Headers: copy x-notion-active-user-header → NOTION_USER_ID
From Request Body (Payload): find spaceId → NOTION_SPACE_ID

2. Configure your MCP client

Claude Code

claude mcp add notion -- env NOTION_TOKEN=your_token NOTION_USER_ID=your_user_id NOTION_SPACE_ID=your_space_id npx @shck-dev/notion-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / any MCP client

Add to your MCP config (claude_desktop_config.json, .cursor/mcp.json, etc.):

"mcpServers": { "notion": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@shck-dev/notion-mcp"], "env": { "NOTION_TOKEN": "your_token_v2_value", "NOTION_USER_ID": "your_user_id", "NOTION_SPACE_ID": "your_space_id" } } } }

Requirements

Node.js ≥ 18 (for npx) — or Bun. The published server is compiled to node-compatible JS, so Bun is no longer required to run it.

Limitations

Internal API — undocumented, may break with Notion updates
Token expiry — token_v2 expires periodically; re-grab from browser when auth fails
Databases — database/collection pages don't export rows yet; sub-pages render as links and such pages return an explanatory note instead of empty output
Block granularity — import replaces all content, append adds to the end (no in-place editing of individual blocks)
Lossy markdown — some complex formatting may simplify during conversion (e.g. nested lists flatten on import)
External images — http(s) image URLs added via notion_add_image (or embedded in markdown) are referenced as-is and not re-uploaded to Notion

License

MIT

Notion MCP

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

Common questions

Alternatives

Agent-Native Calendar

Excel MCP Server

MCP Server for Excel

README from the maker

@shck-dev/notion-mcp

Features

Tools

Why not the official Notion API?

Quick start

Easiest: interactive setup

1. Get credentials from your browser

2. Configure your MCP client

Claude Code

Claude Desktop / Cursor / any MCP client

Requirements

Limitations

License