Notion MCP server

This MCP server enables integration between Notion's API and Cursor through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows you to interact with Notion's content directly from Cursor, providing seamless access to Notion pages, databases, and other features.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your system
• A Notion API token
• Cursor editor installed on your computer

Setup Steps

1. Clone the repository to your local machine
2. Install dependencies:

   npm i
   

3. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

4. Configure Cursor:
   • Open Cursor settings
   • Navigate to Settings > MCP
   • Click "Add new MCP server"
   • Enter the following information:
     • Name: notion
     • Command: (see command examples below)
   • Click "Save" to store the configuration

Command Examples

For Mac systems:

env NOTION_API_TOKEN={your_notion_api_token} node {your_path_to_index.js}

For Windows systems:

set NOTION_API_TOKEN={your_notion_api_token} && node {your_path_to_index.js}

Note: Replace {your_notion_api_token} with your actual Notion API token and {your_path_to_index.js} with the absolute path to the built index.js file on your system.

Usage

The Notion MCP server enables the following operations through Cursor:

Working with Blocks

• Add new blocks to pages
• Retrieve block content
• Get child blocks
• Delete blocks

Page Operations

• Retrieve page content
• Update page properties

User Information

• Fetch user details

Database Management

• Create new databases
• Query database contents
• Retrieve database information
• Update database structure
• Create new items in databases

Comments

• Create new comments
• Retrieve existing comments

Search

• Search across your Notion workspace

Each of these features is accessible through the Cursor interface once the MCP server is properly configured and running.

How to add this MCP server to 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 > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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 explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.