update-block

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "block_id": "<block_id>",
      "properties": "<properties>"
    },
    "name": "update-block"
  }
}

Implementation Reference

• src/lib/mcp-server.ts:490-527 (handler)

  The MCP tool registration, schema, and handler for 'update-block'. Defines input schema using Zod, handles execution by parsing properties JSON and calling NotionService.updateBlock, formats response or error.

  this.server.tool(
    "update-block",
    {
      block_id: z.string().describe("The ID of the block to update"),
      properties: z
        .string()
        .describe("JSON string of block properties to update"),
    },
    async ({ block_id, properties }) => {
      try {
        const block = await this.notionService.updateBlock(
          block_id,
          JSON.parse(properties)
        );
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: JSON.stringify(block, null, 2),
            },
          ],
        };
      } catch (error) {
        console.error("Error in update-block tool:", error);
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Error: Failed to update block - ${
                (error as Error).message
              }`,
            },
          ],
          isError: true,
        };
      }
    }
  );

• src/lib/mcp-server.ts:492-497 (schema)

  Zod input schema for the update-block tool: block_id (string) and properties (JSON string).

  {
    block_id: z.string().describe("The ID of the block to update"),
    properties: z
      .string()
      .describe("JSON string of block properties to update"),
  },

• src/lib/notion.ts:254-263 (helper)

  NotionService helper method that performs the actual block update by calling the Notion Client's blocks.update API with the provided block_id and properties.

  async updateBlock(blockId: string, properties: Record<string, any>) {
    try {
      return await this.client.blocks.update({
        block_id: blockId,
        ...properties,
      });
    } catch (error) {
      this.handleError(error);
    }
  }