Crosspaste Desktop vs Easy Notion
A side-by-side look at the Crosspaste Desktop and Easy Notion MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Crosspaste Desktop for workplace & productivity work; choose Easy Notion for workplace & productivity as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Crosspaste Desktop when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Easy Notion when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
NOTION_TOKEN, NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID, NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | NOTION_TOKENNOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDNOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETNOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2,659 | 55 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Crosspaste Desktop | View Easy Notion |
Tools & capabilities
Crosspaste Desktop tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Easy Notion tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Crosspaste Desktop
No confirmed install command for Crosspaste Desktop yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Easy Notion
{
"mcpServers": {
"easy-notion": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"easy-notion-mcp"
],
"env": {
"NOTION_TOKEN": "YOUR_NOTION_TOKEN_HERE",
"NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID": "YOUR_NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID_HERE"
}
}
}
}