Better Notion MCP server

better-mcp-notion

Japanese / 日本語

An MCP server that lets you operate Notion with a single Markdown document.

Existing Notion MCP servers are thin API wrappers that require multiple round-trips for a single operation. better-mcp-notion uses one Markdown document (YAML frontmatter + body) to read, create, and update pages in a single call.

Why better-mcp-notion?

Tools

Quick Start

1. Create a Notion Integration

1. Go to notion.so/profile/integrations and create a new integration
2. Copy the API key (ntn_...)
3. Share the pages/databases you want to access with the integration ("Connect to" in the page menu)

2. Add to your MCP client

Claude Code

claude mcp add better-notion -- npx better-mcp-notion

Then set the environment variable:

export NOTION_API_KEY=ntn_your_api_key_here

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf

Add to your MCP config file (e.g. claudedesktopconfig.json, .cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "better-mcp-notion"],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "ntn_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

From source

git clone https://github.com/ai-aviate/better-mcp-notion.git
cd better-mcp-notion
npm install && npm run build

Then point your MCP config to node /path/to/better-mcp-notion/build/index.js.

Usage

Read a page

read({ page: "https://notion.so/My-Page-abc123def456" })

Returns:

---
id: abc123-def456
title: My Page
database: task-db-id
properties:
  Status: In Progress
  Tags:
    - backend
---
## Notes
- Completed API design

Create a page

write({ markdown: `
---
title: Meeting Notes
parent: "Project Alpha"
icon: "📝"
---
## Agenda
- Review progress
- Discuss next steps
` })

Create a database entry

write({ markdown: `
---
title: Fix login bug
database: "Task Board"
properties:
  Status: In Progress
  Tags:
    - backend
    - urgent
  Due Date: "2026-03-01"
---
## Description
Login fails when password contains special chars.
` })

Update a page (edit the output from read)

write({ markdown: `
---
id: abc123-def456
title: Updated Title
properties:
  Status: Done
---
## New content
Body replaces all existing blocks.
` })

Append content to an existing page

Use position: "append" to add content to the end without rewriting the entire page. Only the new content needs to be provided — existing content is preserved.

write({ markdown: `
---
id: abc123-def456
---
## New section
This is added to the end of the page.
`, position: "append" })

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.