Notion MCP Integration is a lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that seamlessly integrates with Notion's API to manage a minimalist
Notion MCP Integration is a lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that seamlessly integrates with Notion's API to manage a minimalist personal to-do list through Claude. This project provides basic functionality tailored. Exposed over MCP by the notion mcp integration mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
You will need 2 environment variables: NOTION_API_KEY, NOTION_DATABASE_ID. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
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. It is maintained by Ruijian-Zha; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
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6. Configure Claude Desktop:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"notion-todo": {
"command": "/path/to/your/.venv/bin/python",
"args": ["-m", "notion_mcp"],
"cwd": "/path/to/notion-mcp"
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| NOTION_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| NOTION_DATABASE_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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