Notion MCP server

The SystemPrompt MCP Notion Server enables AI agents to interact with Notion pages and databases through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server allows your AI workflows to create, update, and search Notion content seamlessly, requiring MCP Sampling capabilities to function properly.

Installation

Installing via Smithery

For Claude Desktop users, install automatically using Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install systemprompt-mcp-notion --client claude

Manual Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install systemprompt-mcp-notion

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure you have:

1. Systemprompt API Key (Free)

   • Sign up at systemprompt.io/console
   • Create a new API key in your dashboard

2. Notion Account and Workspace

   • Active Notion account
   • Workspace with content you want to access

3. Notion Integration

   • Create at notion.so/my-integrations
   • Required capabilities:
     • Read/Update/Insert content
     • Database management
     • Search functionality

4. MCP-Compatible Client

   • Systemprompt MCP Client
   • Any other MCP-compatible client

Configuration

Environment Setup

Create a .env file with your API keys:

SYSTEMPROMPT_API_KEY=your_systemprompt_api_key
NOTION_API_KEY=your_notion_integration_token

MCP Configuration

Add the following to your MCP configuration JSON:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["systemprompt-mcp-notion"],
      "env": {
        "SYSTEMPROMPT_API_KEY": "your_systemprompt_api_key",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "your_notion_integration_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

If you've installed the package locally, use this configuration instead:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["./node_modules/systemprompt-mcp-notion/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SYSTEMPROMPT_API_KEY": "your_systemprompt_api_key",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "your_notion_integration_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Server Capabilities

The MCP Notion Server provides these capabilities:

const serverCapabilities: { capabilities: ServerCapabilities } = {
  capabilities: {
    resources: {
      listChanged: true,
    },
    tools: {},
    prompts: {
      listChanged: true,
    },
    sampling: {},
  },
};

Key Features

Content Management

• Create and update pages with rich text formatting
• Search across your Notion workspace

Developer Experience

• TypeScript support
• Comprehensive error handling
• Detailed logging and debugging tools

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "notion" '{"command":"npx","args":["systemprompt-mcp-notion"],"env":{"SYSTEMPROMPT_API_KEY":"your_systemprompt_api_key","NOTION_API_KEY":"your_notion_integration_token"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "notion": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "systemprompt-mcp-notion"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SYSTEMPROMPT_API_KEY": "your_systemprompt_api_key",
                "NOTION_API_KEY": "your_notion_integration_token"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "notion": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "systemprompt-mcp-notion"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SYSTEMPROMPT_API_KEY": "your_systemprompt_api_key",
                "NOTION_API_KEY": "your_notion_integration_token"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect