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MCP Notion Server (@suncreation)

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@suncreation/mcp-notion-server

MCP Server for the Notion API, enabling LLM to interact with Notion workspaces.

Fork Notice: This is a fork of @suekou/mcp-notion-server with enhancements including improved error handling, additional features, and better environment variable support.

Features

  • Full Notion API integration via MCP (Model Context Protocol)

  • Markdown conversion to reduce token usage

  • Page creation (notion_create_page) - Create new pages under existing pages

  • Supports both NOTION_API_TOKEN and NOTION_API_KEY environment variables

  • Enhanced error handling with detailed HTTP status code messages

Installation

npx -y @suncreation/mcp-notion-server

Quick Start

1. Create a Notion Integration

  1. Visit the Notion Integrations page

  2. Click "New Integration"

  3. Name your integration and select permissions:

    • ✅ Read content

    • ✅ Update content

    • ✅ Insert content

  4. Copy the "Internal Integration Token" (starts with ntn_ or secret_)

2. Connect Integration to Pages

  1. Open the Notion page you want to access

  2. Click "···" (top right) → "Connections"

  3. Add your integration

3. Configure Your MCP Client

OpenCode

Add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{ "mcp": { "notion": { "type": "local", "command": ["npx", "-y", "@suncreation/mcp-notion-server"], "environment": { "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "your-integration-token" }, "enabled": true } } }

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "notion": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@suncreation/mcp-notion-server"], "env": { "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "your-integration-token" } } } }

Multiple Workspaces

You can connect multiple Notion workspaces by using different names:

{ "mcp": { "notion-work": { "type": "local", "command": ["npx", "-y", "@suncreation/mcp-notion-server"], "environment": { "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "work-workspace-token" }, "enabled": true }, "notion-personal": { "type": "local", "command": ["npx", "-y", "@suncreation/mcp-notion-server"], "environment": { "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "personal-workspace-token" }, "enabled": true } } }

Environment Variables

Variable

Required

Description

NOTION_API_TOKEN

Yes*

Your Notion API integration token

NOTION_API_KEY

Yes*

Alternative name for the token (either works)

NOTION_MARKDOWN_CONVERSION

No

Set to "true" for Markdown output (reduces tokens)

*One of NOTION_API_TOKEN or NOTION_API_KEY is required.

Available Tools

Pages

Tool

Description

notion_retrieve_page

Get page information

notion_update_page_properties

Update page properties

notion_create_page

Create a new page (enhanced feature)

Blocks

Tool

Description

notion_retrieve_block

Get block information

notion_retrieve_block_children

Get child blocks

notion_append_block_children

Add blocks to a page/block

notion_delete_block

Delete a block

Databases

Tool

Description

notion_create_database

Create a new database

notion_query_database

Query database entries

notion_retrieve_database

Get database schema

notion_update_database

Update database properties

notion_create_database_item

Add item to database

Search & Users

Tool

Description

notion_search

Search pages/databases by title

notion_list_all_users

List workspace users (Enterprise)

notion_retrieve_user

Get user details (Enterprise)

notion_retrieve_bot_user

Get bot user info

Comments

Tool

Description

notion_create_comment

Add a comment

notion_retrieve_comments

Get comments on a page/block

Command Line Options

# Enable only specific tools node build/index.js --enabledTools=notion_retrieve_page,notion_query_database # Read-only mode example node build/index.js --enabledTools=notion_retrieve_block,notion_retrieve_block_children,notion_retrieve_page,notion_query_database,notion_retrieve_database,notion_search

Markdown Conversion

Enable Markdown conversion for reduced token usage:

{ "environment": { "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "your-token", "NOTION_MARKDOWN_CONVERSION": "true" } }
  • Use format: "markdown" for readable output (viewing)

  • Use format: "json" for structured data (editing)

Troubleshooting

Issue

Solution

Permission denied

Ensure integration is added to the page via "Connections"

401 Unauthorized

Check your API token is correct

404 Not Found

Verify the page/database ID is correct

Rate limited

Add delays between requests

Development

# Clone and install git clone https://github.com/SunCreation/mcp-notion-server.git cd mcp-notion-server npm install # Build npm run build # Test npm test # Watch mode npm run watch

Changes from Original

This fork includes the following enhancements over @suekou/mcp-notion-server:

  1. notion_create_page - Create new pages under existing pages

  2. Dual environment variable support - Both NOTION_API_TOKEN and NOTION_API_KEY work

  3. Enhanced error handling - Detailed HTTP status code messages for easier debugging

  4. setApiVersion() - Dynamically change API version if needed

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

Credits

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