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better-notion-mcp

local MCP server

better-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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