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How to connect Notion MCP with VS Code

Connect VS Code to Notion MCP. Add meeting notes to project wiki page, create a new task database for q3, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Notion is a collaborative workspace for notes, docs, wikis, and tasks. It streamlines team knowledge, project tracking, and workflow customization in one place.

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How to connect Notion MCP with VS Code

VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow.

In this guide, I will explain how to connect Notion with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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Why use Composio?

Composio provides:

  • Access to 1,500+ managed apps from a single MCP endpoint. This makes it convenient for agents to run cross-app workflows.
  • Programmatic tool calling. Allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool response handling outside the LLM context. This minimizes context bloat from large tool responses.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to thousands of tools across hundreds of apps. Composio loads the tools your agent needs, so LLMs are not overwhelmed by tools they do not need.

Integrate Notion MCP with VS Code

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to VS Code. You will be prompted to authorize. This requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot.

+Install in VS Code

2. Or add manually

Open or create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Click the install button to authorize VS Code to connect to Composio. VS Code will detect OAuth and prompt you to sign in.

VS Code MCP server install screen for Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

4. Authenticate Notion and start working

Back in VS Code chat, ask the agent to connect to Notion or give it any Notion-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Add meeting notes to project wiki page"
  • "Create a new task database for Q3"
  • "Archive completed sprint summary pages"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Notion.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in VS Code, and your Notion account is ready to use.

Way Forward

Now that Notion is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your agent can run true cross-app workflows end to end.

  • Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically.
  • Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works.
  • Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs.
  • Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps.
  • Connect HubSpot or Salesforce to log customer context, update records, and draft follow-ups.

Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single MCP endpoint, your agent can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation.

TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

Every Notion action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add multiple content blocks (bulk, user-friendly)

Bulk-add content blocks as children of a Notion page or supported parent block, optionally after an existing child.

Append code blocks (code, quote, equation)

Append code and technical blocks (code, quote, equation) to a Notion page.

Append layout blocks (divider, TOC, columns)

Append layout blocks (divider, TOC, breadcrumb, columns) to a Notion page.

Append media blocks (image, video, audio, files)

Append media blocks (image, video, audio, file, pdf, embed, bookmark) to a Notion page.

Append table blocks

Append table blocks to a Notion page.

Append task blocks (to-do, toggle, callout)

Append to-do, toggle, and callout blocks to a Notion page or block that supports children.

Append text blocks (paragraphs, headings, lists)

Append text blocks (paragraphs, headings, lists) to a Notion page.

Archive Notion Page

Archives (moves to trash) or unarchives (restores from trash) a specified Notion page.

Create comment

Adds a comment to a Notion page (via `parent_page_id`) OR to an existing discussion thread (via `discussion_id`); cannot create new discussion threads on specific blocks (inline comments).

Create Notion Database

Creates a new Notion database as a subpage under a specified parent page with a defined properties schema.

Create Notion file upload

Creates a Notion FileUpload object for a direct, multipart, or external URL upload.

Create Notion page

Creates a new page in a Notion workspace under a specified parent page or database.

Create Notion view

Create a Notion view.

Create Notion view query

Create a Notion view query and return the first page of page references.

Delete a block

Archives a Notion block, page, or database by ID, moving it to Trash for possible later restoration.

Delete Notion view

Delete a Notion view.

Delete Notion view query

Delete a cached Notion view query.

Duplicate page

Duplicates a Notion page under a specified parent page or database, copying supported content and writable properties.

Fetch All Notion Block Contents

Fetches child blocks of a Notion block or page across result pages, with optional recursive expansion.

Fetch Notion Block Children

Retrieves a paginated list of direct child blocks for a Notion block or page.

Fetch Notion block metadata

Fetches metadata for a Notion block (including pages, which are special blocks) using its UUID.

Fetch comments

Fetches a page of unresolved comments for a specified Notion block or page ID.

Fetch Notion Data

Search accessible Notion pages and/or databases by title or list them without a query.

Fetch Database

Fetches a Notion database's structural metadata (properties, title, etc.

Fetch database row

Retrieves a Notion database row's properties and metadata; use fetch_block_contents for page content blocks.

Get about user

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Notion user, such as their name, avatar, and email, based on their unique user ID.

Get page markdown

Retrieve a Notion page as Notion-flavored Markdown in a single API call without recursive block-children fetching.

Get page property

Call this to get a specific property from a Notion page when you have a valid `page_id` and `property_id`; handles pagination for properties returning multiple items.

Get plugin

Get a temporary download URL for one Notion Agent Skills plugin.

Get Notion view query results

Get a page of results from a cached Notion view query.

Insert row database

Creates a page (row) in a specified Notion database with optional properties and child blocks.

Insert Row From Natural Language

Creates a new row (page) in a Notion database from a natural language description.

List data source templates

Lists a page of accessible templates for a Notion data source, including their IDs and names.

List Notion file uploads

Tool to retrieve file uploads for the current bot integration, sorted by most recent first.

List plugins

List one cursor page of Agent Skills plugins shared with the connected Notion integration.

List users

Retrieves a paginated list of users (excluding guests) from the Notion workspace; the number of users returned per page may be less than the requested `page_size`.

List Notion views

List Notion views for a database or data source.

Move Page

Moves a Notion page to a new parent page or database data source.

Query database

Query a shared Notion database for paginated entries, with sorting by database properties or page timestamps.

Query database with filter

Tool to query a Notion database with server-side filtering, sorting, and pagination.

Query data source

Query a Notion data source for pages or child data sources using filters, sorts, and optional property selection.

Replace page content (with backup)

Replaces a page's child blocks by optionally backing up current content, archiving existing children, and appending new children in batches.

Retrieve Comment

Tool to retrieve a specific comment by its ID.

Retrieve Database Property

Tool to retrieve a specific property object of a Notion database.

Retrieve Notion file upload

Tool to retrieve details of a Notion File Upload object by its identifier.

Retrieve page

Retrieve a Notion page's properties and metadata by page ID, rather than its block content.

Retrieve Notion view

Retrieve a Notion view and its configuration.

Search Notion pages and databases

Search Notion pages and databases by title, with an object-type filter that defaults to pages.

Send file upload

Tool to transmit file contents to Notion for a file upload object.

Update block

Updates existing Notion block's text content.

Update Page

Update page properties, icon, cover, or archive status.

Update page markdown

Apply synchronous targeted edits or replace a Notion page using Markdown.

Update Database Row (Page)

Updates a specific row/page within a Notion database by its page UUID (row_id).

Update database schema

Updates an existing Notion database's schema including title, description, and/or properties (columns).

Update Notion view

Update a Notion view.

Upsert database rows

Upserts Notion database rows in bulk by querying a filter for each item, then creating a row if none is returned or updating a match.

Who Am I

Return the identity (workspace, owner) of the connected Notion account.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Notion MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Notion tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Notion and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. VS Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Notion tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Notion scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Notion data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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