notion-mcp-server

Name: notion-mcp-server Review
Item: notion-mcp-server
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

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Usable Scanned — metadata only

Integrates Notion into AI workflows, eliminating manual context-switching and enabling Claude to read/write documentation, requirements, and decision logs di…

Community-built MCP server (awkoy) that connects AI assistants to Notion's API — read and update pages, query databases and tasks, and write generated content such as meeting notes directly into your workspace. An independent alternative to the official makenotion server.

Ask Claude to pull project status updates from your Notion database and summarize them
Generate meeting notes directly into a Notion page from Claude's analysis
Find overdue tasks in your Notion workspace and create a priority report

165 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Integrates Notion into AI workflows, eliminating manual context-switching and enabling Claude to read/write documentation, requirements, and decision logs directly within your knowledge base.

Best for

Engineering teams using Notion as source-of-truth for specifications, runbooks, and project tracking.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/awkoy/notion-mcp-server

By awkoy

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add notion-mcp-server -- npx -y notion-mcp-server

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Pull project status updates from my Notion database and summarize them

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars165Contributors7Last updated2026-08-09LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-11 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Quiet

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 151 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 7d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJun 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 151 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 7d ago; license MIT.

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