---
title: "Notion MCP server – install in Claude Desktop and Cursor"
summary: "Notion's official MCP server that lets an agent read and write pages, databases, and blocks across your Notion workspace."
canonical: https://unlocksaas.com/mcp-tools/notion
updated: 2026-05-22
publisher: "Unlock SaaS"
author: "Maryan"
license: All rights reserved. Quotation with attribution permitted.
---

# Notion MCP server

> Notion's official MCP server that lets an agent read and write pages, databases, and blocks across your Notion workspace.

- Vendor: Notion
- Vendor URL: https://developers.notion.com
- Category: Project and collaboration
- Distribution: npm package (runs locally)
- Install handle: @notionhq/notion-mcp-server
- Official: yes
- Access: Authenticated via Notion internal integration token. Scope the integration to the pages and databases you want exposed.

## TL;DR

Notion's official MCP server exposes Notion's page and database model as MCP tools. The agent can read a doc, query a database, create a new page, or update a block – all under the integration scopes you grant. The right server when your indie SaaS knowledge base lives in Notion.

## Why an indie SaaS founder cares

If your roadmap, customer notes, or strategy docs live in Notion, this server lets Claude reason about them in place. Draft a blog from a Notion outline, update a customer record from a chat transcript, or pull a recurring template into a new project.

## What an agent can do with it

- **Read pages and databases** – Inspect page content, database rows, and block trees.
- **Create or update content** – Add new pages, append blocks, edit existing entries.
- **Query databases** – Filter and sort database queries by property.

## Install in Claude Desktop

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

## Install in Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
```

## FAQ

**Can the agent see pages outside the integration scope?**

No – Notion's integration model limits visibility to pages you explicitly share with the integration.

Last verified: 2026-05-22.

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Canonical URL: https://unlocksaas.com/mcp-tools/notion
Publisher: Unlock SaaS (https://unlocksaas.com)
Contact: maryan@unlocksaas.com