npm package: @m2ai-mcp/notion-advisor
Description: Notion Integration MCP server providing AI assistants with full access to Notion workspaces
Author: Me, Myself Plus AI LLC
Latest version: 1.0.0

# Notion Advisor

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI assistants with full access to Notion workspaces. Enables Claude to search, read, create, and update pages, databases, and blocks.

## Features

- **Search & Discovery**: Search across all pages and databases in your workspace
- **Page Operations**: Create, read, update, and archive pages
- **Content Management**: Add, update, and delete content blocks with markdown support
- **Database Operations**: Query databases with filters and sorts, create new databases
- **User Management**: List workspace users and get user details
- **Rate Limiting**: Built-in rate limiting to respect Notion API limits (3 req/sec)
- **Markdown Conversion**: Automatic conversion between markdown and Notion blocks

## Installation

```bash
npm install -g @m2ai-mcp/notion-advisor
```

Or use directly with npx (no install required):
```bash
npx @m2ai-mcp/notion-advisor
```

## Configuration

### 1. Create a Notion Integration

1. Go to [Notion Integrations](https://www.notion.so/my-integrations)
2. Click "New integration"
3. Select "Internal integration"
4. Grant required capabilities:
   - Read content
   - Update content
   - Insert content
   - Read user information (optional)
5. Copy the "Internal Integration Token"

### 2. Share Content with Integration

For the integration to access pages and databases:
1. Open the page or database in Notion
2. Click the "..." menu in the top right
3. Click "Add connections"
4. Select your integration

### 3. Set Environment Variable

```bash
export NOTION_API_KEY=secret_your_integration_token_here
```

Or create a `.env` file:
```
NOTION_API_KEY=secret_your_integration_token_here
```

## Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@m2ai-mcp/notion-advisor"],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "secret_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Or if installed globally:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "notion-advisor",
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "secret_your_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Available Tools

### Search & Discovery

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `search` | Search across all pages and databases by keyword or title |

### Page Operations

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_page` | Retrieve a page's properties and metadata |
| `create_page` | Create a new page in a database or as child of another page |
| `update_page` | Update a page's properties (not content blocks) |
| `get_page_content` | Retrieve all content blocks from a page |

### Block Operations

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `append_blocks` | Add new content blocks to a page (supports markdown) |
| `update_block` | Update an existing block's content |
| `delete_block` | Delete (archive) a block |

### Database Operations

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_database` | Retrieve database schema and properties |
| `query_database` | Query a database with filters and sorts |
| `create_database` | Create a new database as child of a page |

### User Operations

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `list_users` | List all users in the workspace |
| `get_user` | Get details about a specific user |

## Markdown Support

The server supports conversion of common markdown to Notion blocks:

- Headings (H1, H2, H3)
- Bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code
- Bullet and numbered lists
- Checkboxes / todo items
- Code blocks with language
- Links
- Blockquotes
- Horizontal rules

### Example

```markdown
# My Page Title

This is a paragraph with **bold** and *italic* text.

- Bullet item 1
- Bullet item 2

1. Numbered item
2. Another item

- [ ] Todo item
- [x] Completed item

> A blockquote

\`\`\`javascript
const greeting = "Hello, World!";
\`\`\`
```

## Examples

### Search for Pages

```json
{
  "query": "meeting notes",
  "filter_type": "page",
  "page_size": 10
}
```

### Create a Page in a Database

```json
{
  "parent_id": "database-id-here",
  "parent_type": "database_id",
  "title": "New Task",
  "properties": {
    "Status": { "select": { "name": "In Progress" } }
  },
  "content": "## Task Description\n\nThis is the task content."
}
```

### Query a Database

```json
{
  "database_id": "database-id-here",
  "filter": {
    "property": "Status",
    "select": { "equals": "Done" }
  },
  "sorts": [
    { "property": "Due Date", "direction": "ascending" }
  ]
}
```

### Append Content to a Page

```json
{
  "parent_id": "page-id-here",
  "content": "## New Section\n\nAdding more content to this page.\n\n- Item 1\n- Item 2"
}
```

## Known Limitations

- Cannot access pages not shared with the integration
- File/image uploads not supported (use URLs instead)
- Comments API limited
- Synced blocks are read-only

## Development

```bash
# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run tests
npm test

# Run with coverage
npm run test:coverage
```

## License

MIT

## Author

Me, Myself Plus AI LLC