Notion MCP Server

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Implementation Reference

• src/openapi-mcp-server/mcp/proxy.ts:78-119 (handler)

  Generic MCP tool execution handler for all tools derived from OpenAPI spec, including "API-patch-block-children". It resolves the tool name to the corresponding OpenAPI operation (PATCH /v1/blocks/{block_id}/children), executes the HTTP request via HttpClient, and formats the response as MCP content.

  this.server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => {
    const { name, arguments: params } = request.params
  
    // Find the operation in OpenAPI spec
    const operation = this.findOperation(name)
    if (!operation) {
      throw new Error(`Method ${name} not found`)
    }
  
    try {
      // Execute the operation
      const response = await this.httpClient.executeOperation(operation, params)
  
      // Convert response to MCP format
      return {
        content: [
          {
            type: 'text', // currently this is the only type that seems to be used by mcp server
            text: JSON.stringify(response.data), // TODO: pass through the http status code text?
          },
        ],
      }
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error in tool call', error)
      if (error instanceof HttpClientError) {
        console.error('HttpClientError encountered, returning structured error', error)
        const data = error.data?.response?.data ?? error.data ?? {}
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: 'text',
              text: JSON.stringify({
                status: 'error', // TODO: get this from http status code?
                ...(typeof data === 'object' ? data : { data: data }),
              }),
            },
          ],
        }
      }
      throw error
    }
  })

• src/openapi-mcp-server/mcp/proxy.ts:58-75 (registration)

  MCP tool listing handler that registers all OpenAPI-derived tools, constructing names like "API-patch-block-children" from 'API' + operationId 'patch-block-children', including description and inputSchema.

  this.server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
    const tools: Tool[] = []
  
    // Add methods as separate tools to match the MCP format
    Object.entries(this.tools).forEach(([toolName, def]) => {
      def.methods.forEach(method => {
        const toolNameWithMethod = `${toolName}-${method.name}`;
        const truncatedToolName = this.truncateToolName(toolNameWithMethod);
        tools.push({
          name: truncatedToolName,
          description: method.description,
          inputSchema: method.inputSchema as Tool['inputSchema'],
        })
      })
    })
  
    return { tools }
  })

• src/openapi-mcp-server/openapi/parser.ts:166-197 (schema)

  Generates MCP tool definitions (name, description, inputSchema) from OpenAPI operations, creating the "API-patch-block-children" tool from Notion's patchBlockChildren operation including schema for path param block_id and body.

  convertToMCPTools(): {
    tools: Record<string, { methods: NewToolMethod[] }>
    openApiLookup: Record<string, OpenAPIV3.OperationObject & { method: string; path: string }>
    zip: Record<string, { openApi: OpenAPIV3.OperationObject & { method: string; path: string }; mcp: NewToolMethod }>
  } {
    const apiName = 'API'
  
    const openApiLookup: Record<string, OpenAPIV3.OperationObject & { method: string; path: string }> = {}
    const tools: Record<string, { methods: NewToolMethod[] }> = {
      [apiName]: { methods: [] },
    }
    const zip: Record<string, { openApi: OpenAPIV3.OperationObject & { method: string; path: string }; mcp: NewToolMethod }> = {}
    for (const [path, pathItem] of Object.entries(this.openApiSpec.paths || {})) {
      if (!pathItem) continue
  
      for (const [method, operation] of Object.entries(pathItem)) {
        if (!this.isOperation(method, operation)) continue
  
        const mcpMethod = this.convertOperationToMCPMethod(operation, method, path)
        if (mcpMethod) {
          const uniqueName = this.ensureUniqueName(mcpMethod.name)
          mcpMethod.name = uniqueName
          mcpMethod.description = this.getDescription(operation.summary || operation.description || '')
          tools[apiName]!.methods.push(mcpMethod)
          openApiLookup[apiName + '-' + uniqueName] = { ...operation, method, path }
          zip[apiName + '-' + uniqueName] = { openApi: { ...operation, method, path }, mcp: mcpMethod }
        }
      }
    }
  
    return { tools, openApiLookup, zip }
  }

• src/openapi-mcp-server/mcp/proxy.ts:48-54 (registration)

  Initializes the MCPProxy by converting Notion OpenAPI spec to internal tools map and openApiLookup (used for dispatching), including the entry for "API-patch-block-children".

    const converter = new OpenAPIToMCPConverter(openApiSpec)
    const { tools, openApiLookup } = converter.convertToMCPTools()
    this.tools = tools
    this.openApiLookup = openApiLookup
  
    this.setupHandlers()
  }

• src/openapi-mcp-server/mcp/proxy.ts:89-90 (helper)

  Dispatches to HttpClient.executeOperation which performs the actual HTTP PATCH request for the tool.

  const response = await this.httpClient.executeOperation(operation, params)