Notion MCP Server

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Implementation Reference

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

  Generic handler that implements the execution logic for the 'API-create-a-database' tool by resolving the tool name to the corresponding OpenAPI operation and proxying the HTTP call via HttpClient.

  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/openapi/parser.ts:166-197 (schema)

  Generates input/output schemas and tool metadata for 'API-create-a-database' (when operationId is 'create-a-database') from OpenAPI paths/operations. Constructs lookup key 'API-create-a-database'.

  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:58-75 (registration)

  Registers the dynamic tool listing functionality, which exposes 'API-create-a-database' and its schema based on the parsed OpenAPI spec.

  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/mcp/proxy.ts:33-54 (registration)

  Initializes the MCP server, converts OpenAPI spec to internal tools list (including 'API-create-a-database') and lookup, and sets up MCP request handlers.

  constructor(name: string, openApiSpec: OpenAPIV3.Document) {
    this.server = new Server({ name, version: '1.0.0' }, { capabilities: { tools: {} } })
    const baseUrl = openApiSpec.servers?.[0].url
    if (!baseUrl) {
      throw new Error('No base URL found in OpenAPI spec')
    }
    this.httpClient = new HttpClient(
      {
        baseUrl,
        headers: this.parseHeadersFromEnv(),
      },
      openApiSpec,
    )
  
    // Convert OpenAPI spec to MCP tools
    const converter = new OpenAPIToMCPConverter(openApiSpec)
    const { tools, openApiLookup } = converter.convertToMCPTools()
    this.tools = tools
    this.openApiLookup = openApiLookup
  
    this.setupHandlers()
  }

• src/init-server.ts:45-50 (helper)

  Entry point to create the MCPProxy instance loaded with the Notion OpenAPI spec, making all tools like 'API-create-a-database' available.

  export async function initProxy(specPath: string, baseUrl: string |undefined) {
    const openApiSpec = await loadOpenApiSpec(specPath, baseUrl)
    const proxy = new MCPProxy('Notion API', openApiSpec)
  
    return proxy
  }