Easy Notion MCP Server

Token-efficient, markdown-first Notion MCP server — agents write markdown, never touch raw Notion JSON

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What is the Easy Notion MCP MCP server?

If you already use Easy Notion MCP, the easy notion mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Token-efficient, markdown-first Notion MCP server — agents write markdown, never touch raw Notion JSON.

What the server does

Agents write markdown — easy-notion-mcp converts it to Notion's block API and back again.

Installation

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at easy-notion-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Variable — Required
  • NOTION_TOKEN — Yes
  • NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID — No
  • NOTION_TRUST_CONTENT — No
  • create_page — Create a page from markdown
  • create_page_from_file — Create a page from a local markdown file (stdio only)
  • read_page — Read a page as markdown
  • read_section — Read one section by heading name
  • read_block — Read one block by ID, including nested children for containers
  • read_toggle — Read one toggle or toggleable heading by title
  • search_in_page — Search raw block text in a page or one toggle
  • append_content — Append markdown to a page

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: NOTION_TOKEN, NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID, NOTION_WORK_READONLY, NOTION_WORK_WRITE, NOTION_MCP_BEARER, PAGE_ID, ARCHIVED_BLOCK_ID, NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Easy Notion MCP.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Among the planning and project tracking options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Easy Notion MCP's toolset — Variable, NOTION_TOKEN, NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by grey-iris; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
VariableRequired
NOTION_TOKENYes
NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_IDNo
NOTION_TRUST_CONTENTNo
create_pageCreate a page from markdown
create_page_from_fileCreate a page from a local markdown file (stdio only)
read_pageRead a page as markdown
read_sectionRead one section by heading name
read_blockRead one block by ID, including nested children for containers
read_toggleRead one toggle or toggleable heading by title
search_in_pageSearch raw block text in a page or one toggle
append_contentAppend markdown to a page
replace_contentReplace all page content atomically (preserves block IDs of matched blocks)
update_sectionUpdate a section by heading name; optional heading-preserving body replacement (destructive; duplicate_page first for irreplaceable content)

How to install the Easy Notion MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "easy-notion-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "easy-notion-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_TOKEN": "ntn_your_integration_token",
        "NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID": "your_root_page_id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
NOTION_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
NOTION_WORK_READONLYConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
NOTION_WORK_WRITEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
NOTION_MCP_BEARERConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
PAGE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
ARCHIVED_BLOCK_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Easy Notion MCP to Variable.
  • Use Easy Notion MCP to NOTION TOKEN.
  • Use Easy Notion MCP to NOTION ROOT PAGE ID.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Easy Notion MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (Variable, NOTION_TOKEN, NOTION_ROOT_PAGE_ID, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Easy Notion MCP directly.