Notion is a Productivity MCP server that lets Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf and any MCP-compatible AI agent pages, databases, search in Notion workspace. Install in 1 minute with mcpizy install notion.
Productivity
Pages, databases, search in Notion workspace
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Read the full audit on CheckMCPmcpizy install notionnpx -y @notionhq/mcp-serversearchSearch pages and databases across the workspace
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querystringrequiredfetchFetch the full content of a page or database by ID
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idstringrequiredcreate_pagesCreate one or more pages in a database or under a parent
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parentobjectrequiredpagesobject[]requiredupdate_pageUpdate a page's properties or content
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page_idstringrequiredpropertiesobjectoptionalcreate_databaseCreate a new database with a schema
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parentobjectrequiredtitlestringrequiredpropertiesobjectrequiredcreate_commentAdd a comment to a page
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page_idstringrequiredtextstringrequiredWorks identically across clients. Only the config file path differs.
~/.claude.json{
"mcpServers": {
"notion": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NOTION_API_KEY": "ntn_..."
}
}
}
}.cursor/mcp.json{
"mcpServers": {
"notion": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NOTION_API_KEY": "ntn_..."
}
}
}
}~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json{
"mcpServers": {
"notion": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NOTION_API_KEY": "ntn_..."
}
}
}
}Create an integration and copy the internal integration secret
NOTION_API_KEYShare the pages or databases you want accessible with the integration
Paste any of these prompts into Claude Code, Cursor or another MCP-compatible client.
“Search my Notion for pages mentioning 'Q2 roadmap' and summarise them”
Uses: search, fetch
“Create a new page in my Tasks database titled 'Review PR #42'”
Uses: create_pages
“Add the latest meeting notes to my Engineering workspace”
Uses: create_pages
“Update page abc123 and mark its Status as Done”
Uses: update_page
If Notion doesn't fit your stack, these Productivity MCP servers solve similar problems.
The Notion MCP server is an Productivity Model Context Protocol server that lets Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code with Copilot, and other MCP-compatible AI agents pages, databases, search in Notion workspace. It exposes Notion's capabilities as tools the AI can call directly from your editor or CLI.
The fastest way is the MCPizy CLI: run `mcpizy install notion` and MCPizy will add the server to your `.claude.json` automatically. You can also install it manually by adding an entry under `mcpServers` in `.claude.json` with the command `npx -y @notionhq/mcp-server` and restarting Claude Code.
Yes. The Notion MCP server is free and open source (see the GitHub repository linked on this page). You may still need a Notion account or API key to connect the server to the underlying service, but the MCP layer itself has no MCPizy subscription cost.
Yes. Any MCP-compatible client works — including Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor (via `.cursor/mcp.json`), Windsurf, VS Code with Copilot Chat, and custom agents built on the MCP SDK. The same install command targets all of them; only the config file path differs.
Once installed, your AI agent can pages, databases, search in Notion workspace directly inside your conversation. Typical use cases include asking Claude Code or Cursor to run Notion operations, inspect results, chain Notion with other MCP servers (see our Workflow Recipes), and automate repetitive productivity tasks without leaving your editor.