Better Notion MCP

mcp-name: io.github.n24q02m/better-notion-mcp

Markdown-first Notion for AI agents -- pages, databases, blocks, and comments in one call.

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Table of contents

• Features
• Install
• CLI
• Remote (HTTP mode)
• Smithery
• Status
• Documentation
• Tools
• Configuration
• Deploy to Cloudflare
• Comparison
• Security
• Build from Source
• Trust Model
• License

Features

• Markdown in, Markdown out -- human-readable content instead of raw JSON blocks
• 8 composite tools, 39 actions -- one call instead of chaining 2+ atomic Notion endpoints (plus config, help, and a relay-setup tool)
• Auto-pagination and bulk operations -- no manual cursor handling or looping
• Tiered token optimization -- ~77% reduction via compressed descriptions + on-demand help tool
• Dual transport -- local stdio (integration token) or remote HTTP (OAuth 2.1, no token to paste)

Install

Run with npx (Node.js >= 24) and a Notion integration token from https://www.notion.so/my-integrations (starts with ntn_):

// MCP client config (e.g. .mcp.json / Claude Code / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-notion-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["--yes", "@n24q02m/better-notion-mcp@latest"],
      "env": { "NOTION_TOKEN": "ntn_your_token_here" }
    }
  }
}

Or run the published Docker image (stdio):

docker run --rm -i -e NOTION_TOKEN=ntn_your_token_here n24q02m/better-notion-mcp:latest

See the Documentation section for per-client setup (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf) and HTTP/OAuth mode.

CLI

Installing the package exposes a better-notion-mcp binary (run it with npx or after a global install). It has no subcommands -- running it starts the MCP server and speaks the protocol over stdin/stdout, so it is normally launched by an MCP client rather than by hand.

# Start the stdio server (default transport; requires NOTION_TOKEN)
NOTION_TOKEN=ntn_your_token_here npx --yes @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp@latest

# Start the remote HTTP server (OAuth 2.1) instead of stdio
npx --yes @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp@latest --http

Argument / env	Effect
(none)	stdio transport (default); requires NOTION_TOKEN
--http	HTTP transport with OAuth 2.1 (equivalent to TRANSPORT_MODE=http / MCP_TRANSPORT=http)

See Configuration for the full environment-variable reference.

Remote (HTTP mode)

Deployed with the HTTP transport, the server is a remote endpoint gated by OAuth 2.1 -- no integration token to paste. Point an MCP client that supports remote HTTP servers at the host you deployed it on:

// MCP client config -- remote HTTP (OAuth 2.1)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-notion-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://<your-host>/mcp"
    }
  }
}

On first connect the client opens Notion's OAuth consent screen; per-user access tokens are held in-process only (see Trust Model). To stand up such an instance, see Self-Hosting (Remote Mode) and Deploy to Cloudflare.

Smithery

The repo ships a smithery.yaml config for Smithery. Smithery launches the server over stdio (npx -y @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp) and requires no install-time config -- provide your Notion credentials at runtime through the server's own setup flow (NOTION_TOKEN env, or the relay form; see Configuration).

Status

2026-05-02 -- Architecture stabilization update

Past months saw significant churn around credential handling and the daemon-bridge auto-spawn pattern. This caused multi-process races, browser tab spam, and inconsistent setup UX across plugins. The architecture is now stable: 2 clean modes (stdio + HTTP), no daemon-bridge layer, no auto-spawn from stdio.

Apologies for the instability period. If you encountered issues with prior versions, please update to the latest release and follow the current Setup guide -- most prior workarounds are no longer needed.

Related plugins from the same author:

• wet-mcp -- Web search + content extraction
• mnemo-mcp -- Persistent AI memory
• imagine-mcp -- Image/video understanding + generation
• better-email-mcp -- Email management
• better-telegram-mcp -- Telegram
• better-godot-mcp -- Godot Engine
• better-code-review-graph -- Code review knowledge graph

All plugins share the same architecture -- install once, learn pattern transfers.

Documentation

Full docs at mcp.n24q02m.com/servers/better-notion-mcp/:

• Setup -- install methods for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, mcp.json
• Modes overview -- stdio (local, integration token) and HTTP (remote, OAuth 2.1)
• Multi-user setup -- per-JWT-sub credential model (HTTP mode)

Install with AI agent -- paste this to your AI coding agent:

Install MCP server better-notion-mcp following the steps at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/n24q02m/claude-plugins/main/plugins/better-notion-mcp/setup-with-agent.md

Tools

Eight composite Notion tools (39 actions) plus three infrastructure tools (config, config__open_relay, help):

Tool	Actions	Description
pages	create, get, get_property, update, move, archive, restore, duplicate	Create, read, update, and organize pages
databases	create, get, query, create_page, update_page, delete_page, create_data_source, update_data_source, update_database, list_templates	Database CRUD and page management within databases
blocks	get, children, append, update, delete	Read and manipulate block content
users	list, get, me, from_workspace	List and retrieve user information
workspace	info, search	Workspace metadata and cross-workspace search
comments	list, get, create	Page comments and discussion replies
content_convert	markdown-to-blocks, blocks-to-markdown	Convert between Markdown and Notion blocks (uses a direction parameter)
file_uploads	create, send, complete, retrieve, list	Upload files to Notion (single or multi-part)
config	status, setup_status, setup_start, setup_reset, setup_complete, set, cache_clear	Inspect and manage credential state and configuration lifecycle
config__open_relay	-	Open the relay configuration form in the browser and return the relay URL + credential state
help	-	Get full documentation for any composite tool (tool_name parameter)

MCP Resources

URI	Description
notion://docs/pages	Page operations reference
notion://docs/databases	Database operations reference
notion://docs/blocks	Block operations reference
notion://docs/users	User operations reference
notion://docs/workspace	Workspace operations reference
notion://docs/comments	Comment operations reference
notion://docs/content_convert	Content conversion reference
notion://docs/file_uploads	File upload reference

Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
NOTION_TOKEN	Yes (stdio)	-	Notion integration token
TRANSPORT_MODE / MCP_TRANSPORT	No	stdio	Set either to http for remote mode (or pass --http)
PUBLIC_URL	No (http)	-	Server's public URL for OAuth redirect links
NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID	Yes (http)	-	Notion Public Integration client ID (or --oauth-client-id=<id> CLI flag, which overrides the env var)
NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	Yes (http)	-	Notion Public Integration client secret (or --oauth-client-secret=<secret> CLI flag, which overrides the env var)
MCP_AUTH_DISABLE	No (http)	-	Set to 1 to skip Bearer JWT verification when behind an external auth gateway
PORT	No	0 (OS-assigned)	Server port; set explicitly (e.g. 8080) to bind a fixed port
HOST	No	-	Bind address (http mode)

Self-Hosting (Remote Mode)

You can self-host the remote server with your own Notion OAuth app.

Prerequisites:

1. Create a Public Integration at https://www.notion.so/my-integrations
2. Set the redirect URI to https://your-domain.com/callback
3. Note your client_id and client_secret

docker run -p 8080:8080 \
  -e TRANSPORT_MODE=http \
  -e PORT=8080 \
  -e PUBLIC_URL=https://your-domain.com \
  -e NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id \
  -e NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret \
  n24q02m/better-notion-mcp:latest

Deploy to Cloudflare

Run your own multi-user better-notion-mcp serverless on Cloudflare (Worker + Container + KV).

Prerequisites: a Cloudflare account on the Workers Paid plan — required for Containers (the Cloudflare free tier does not include Containers) — and the wrangler CLI.

1. git clone https://github.com/n24q02m/better-notion-mcp && cd better-notion-mcp
2. wrangler login
3. Provision the KV namespace and paste its id into wrangler.jsonc:

   wrangler kv namespace create better-notion-kv
   

4. Set secrets:

   wrangler secret put CREDENTIAL_SECRET
   wrangler secret put NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID
   wrangler secret put NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
   

   CREDENTIAL_SECRET is REQUIRED: it derives a deterministic OAuth signing key so user identity survives container recreation.
5. Push the http image to the CF managed registry and deploy:

   wrangler containers push better-notion-mcp:beta
   wrangler deploy
   

6. Complete the Notion OAuth flow in the browser at your Worker domain.

Per-user Notion access tokens are encrypted into KV (MCP_STORAGE_BACKEND=cf-kv), so they survive scale-to-zero. Do NOT set MCP_AUTH_DISABLE on a shared/public deployment — it collapses all users into a single token bucket.

Comparison

How better-notion-mcp stacks up against direct competitors in each pillar:

Capability	better-notion-mcp	makenotion/notion-mcp-server	suekou/mcp-notion-server	awkoy/notion-mcp-server
Markdown in / out	Yes (round-trip on pages + blocks)	No (raw Notion JSON)	partial (experimental, append + opt-in convert)	Yes (round-trip + GFM)
Composite tool design	Yes (8 composite tools, 39 actions)	No (22 endpoint-mapped tools)	partial (simplified + raw JSON tools)	Yes (2 dispatch tools, 35+ ops)
File uploads to Notion	Yes (file_uploads, single + multi-part)	No	No	Yes (upload_file, single + multi-part)
Comments	Yes (comments: list/get/create)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Remote HTTP + OAuth 2.1 transport	Yes (per-JWT-sub multi-user)	partial (HTTP + bearer token, no OAuth)	No (stdio token only)	No (stdio token only)
Self-hostable	Yes (Docker, own OAuth app)	Yes	Yes	Yes
License	MIT	?	MIT	MIT

Security

• OAuth 2.1 + PKCE S256 -- Secure authorization with code challenge
• Rate limiting -- 120 req/min/IP on HTTP transport
• Session owner binding -- IP check + TTL for pending token binds
• Null safety -- Handles Notion API quirks (comments.list 404, undefined rich_text)

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/n24q02m/better-notion-mcp.git
cd better-notion-mcp
bun install
bun run dev

Trust Model

This plugin implements TC-NearZK (in-memory, ephemeral). See the trust model reference for full classification.

Mode	Storage	Encryption	Who can read your data?
HTTP n24q02m-hosted (default)	In-memory Map<sub, OAuthToken>	In-process only	Server process (cleared on restart)
HTTP self-host	Same as hosted	Same	Only you (admin = user)
stdio (local)	config.enc in the OS config dir (%APPDATA%\mcp\Config\config.enc on Windows, ~/.config/mcp/config.enc on Linux/macOS)	AES-GCM, machine-bound key	Only your OS user

License

MIT -- See LICENSE.