Better Notion MCP

mcp-name: io.github.n24q02m/better-notion-mcp

Markdown-first Notion API server for AI agents -- 10 composite tools replacing 28+ endpoint calls

Table of contents

• Features
• Status
• Documentation
• Tools
• Configuration
• Security
• Build from Source
• Trust Model
• License

Features

• Markdown in, Markdown out -- human-readable content instead of raw JSON blocks
• 10 composite tools with 44 actions -- one call instead of chaining 2+ atomic endpoints
• Auto-pagination and bulk operations -- no manual cursor handling or looping
• Tiered token optimization -- ~77% reduction via compressed descriptions + on-demand help tool
• Dual transport -- local stdio (token) or remote HTTP (OAuth 2.1, no token needed)

Status

2026-05-02 -- Architecture stabilization update

Past months saw significant churn around credential handling and the daemon-bridge auto-spawn pattern. This caused multi-process races, browser tab spam, and inconsistent setup UX across plugins. As of v, the architecture is stable: 2 clean modes (stdio + HTTP), no daemon-bridge layer, no auto-spawn from stdio.

Apologies for the instability period. If you encountered issues with prior versions, please update to v+ and follow the current docs/setup-manual.md -- most prior workarounds are no longer needed.

Related plugins from the same author:

• wet-mcp -- Web search + content extraction
• mnemo-mcp -- Persistent AI memory
• imagine-mcp -- Image/video understanding + generation
• better-email-mcp -- Email management
• better-telegram-mcp -- Telegram
• better-godot-mcp -- Godot Engine
• better-code-review-graph -- Code review knowledge graph

All plugins share the same architecture -- install once, learn pattern transfers.

Documentation

Full docs at mcp.n24q02m.com/servers/better-notion-mcp/:

• Setup -- install methods for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, mcp.json
• Modes overview -- stdio / local-relay / remote-relay / remote-oauth
• Multi-user setup -- per-JWT-sub credential model

Install with AI agent -- paste this to your AI coding agent:

Install MCP server better-notion-mcp following the steps at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/n24q02m/claude-plugins/main/plugins/better-notion-mcp/setup-with-agent.md

Tools

MCP Resources

Configuration

Self-Hosting (Remote Mode)

You can self-host the remote server with your own Notion OAuth app.

Prerequisites:

1. Create a Public Integration at https://www.notion.so/my-integrations
2. Set the redirect URI to https://your-domain.com/callback
3. Note your client_id and client_secret

docker run -p 8080:8080 \
  -e TRANSPORT_MODE=http \
  -e PUBLIC_URL=https://your-domain.com \
  -e NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id \
  -e NOTION_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret \
  -e DCR_SERVER_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32) \
  n24q02m/better-notion-mcp:latest

Security

• OAuth 2.1 + PKCE S256 -- Secure authorization with code challenge
• Rate limiting -- 120 req/min/IP on HTTP transport
• Session owner binding -- IP check + TTL for pending token binds
• Null safety -- Handles Notion API quirks (comments.list 404, undefined rich_text)

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/n24q02m/better-notion-mcp.git
cd better-notion-mcp
bun install
bun run dev

Trust Model

This plugin implements TC-NearZK (in-memory, ephemeral). See mcp-core/docs/TRUST-MODEL.md for full classification.

License

MIT -- See LICENSE.