better-notion-mcp
local MCP serverbetter-notion-mcp is a local MCP server: Markdown-first MCP server for Notion API with 8 composite tools and 39 actions. Install it from npm as @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add better-notion-mcp -e NOTION_TOKEN=... -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-notion-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@n24q02m/better-notion-mcp"
],
"env": {
"NOTION_TOKEN": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
NOTION_TOKEN
Summary
Markdown-first MCP server for Notion API with 8 composite tools and 39 actions.
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Questions
It reads one environment variable: NOTION_TOKEN. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
better-notion-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add better-notion-mcp -e NOTION_TOKEN=... -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp
Run: codex mcp add better-notion-mcp --env NOTION_TOKEN=... -- npx -y @n24q02m/better-notion-mcp
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