Notion automation with agent-notion

agent-notion is a CLI binary installed on $PATH. Invoke it directly (e.g. agent-notion search "Project Plan").

All output is JSON to stdout. Errors go to stderr as { "error": "..." } with non-zero exit.

Quick start (auth)

Option A: OAuth (recommended for full access)

agent-notion auth setup-oauth --client-id <id> --client-secret <secret>
agent-notion auth login                        # opens browser for OAuth flow
agent-notion auth status

Option B: Internal integration token

agent-notion auth login --token ntn_...
agent-notion auth status

Option C: Desktop session (for v3 features)

agent-notion auth import-desktop                   # macOS only — reads token from Notion Desktop app

Required for v3 commands: export, page backlinks, page history, activity log, inline comments, AI chat/models.

Multiple workspaces are supported:

agent-notion auth login --alias work
agent-notion auth workspace list
agent-notion auth workspace switch <alias>
agent-notion auth logout [--all]
agent-notion auth workspace remove <alias>

Searching

Important: Notion search is title-only. It does not search page content, comments, or property values.

agent-notion search query "meeting notes"
agent-notion search query "Q1 Plan" --filter database
agent-notion search query "design doc" --filter page --limit 5

Databases

agent-notion database list                                          # uses search API
agent-notion database get <database-id>                             # full metadata + property definitions
agent-notion database schema <database-id>                          # compact schema for LLMs (types, options)
agent-notion database query <database-id>                           # all rows
agent-notion database query <id> --filter '{"property":"Status","select":{"equals":"Done"}}'
agent-notion database query <id> --sort '[{"property":"Name","direction":"ascending"}]'

Use database schema to discover property names, types, and valid select/status options before building filters.

Pages

agent-notion page get <page-id>                                     # properties only
agent-notion page get <page-id> --content                           # properties + markdown content
agent-notion page get <page-id> --raw-content                       # properties + structured block objects
agent-notion page create --parent <id> --title "New Page"           # auto-detects database vs page parent
agent-notion page create --parent <db-id> --title "Task" --properties '{"Status":"In Progress","Priority":"High"}'
agent-notion page create --parent <id> --title "Notes" --icon "📝"
agent-notion page update <page-id> --title "Updated Title"
agent-notion page update <page-id> --properties '{"Status":"Done"}' --icon "✅"
agent-notion page archive <page-id>

Property values in --properties are auto-converted: strings become select values, numbers become number properties, booleans become checkboxes, arrays become multi-select. Pass Notion API format for complex types.

Blocks (page content)

agent-notion block list <page-id>                                   # markdown (default)
agent-notion block list <page-id> --raw                             # structured block objects (paginated)
agent-notion block append <page-id> --content "## New Section\n\nParagraph text"
agent-notion block append <page-id> --blocks '[{"type":"paragraph","paragraph":{"rich_text":[{"text":{"content":"Hello"}}]}}]'

Markdown conversion supports: headings, lists, todos, code fences, blockquotes, dividers, and paragraphs.

Comments

agent-notion comment list <page-id>
agent-notion comment page <page-id> "This looks good!"
agent-notion comment inline <block-id> "Great point!" --text "target phrase"           # v3
agent-notion comment inline <block-id> "Second one" --text "the" --occurrence 2        # v3

Inline comments are anchored to specific text within a block and require a v3 desktop session.

v3 Features (requires auth import-desktop)

These commands use Notion’s internal API and require a desktop session token.

Export

agent-notion export page <page-id>                             # export as markdown zip
agent-notion export page <page-id> --format html --recursive   # export page tree as HTML
agent-notion export workspace                                  # export entire workspace
agent-notion export workspace --output my-backup.zip           # custom output path

Options: --format markdown|html, --recursive (page only), --output <path>, --timeout <seconds>

Backlinks

agent-notion page backlinks <page-id>                          # pages linking to this page

Returns { backlinks: [{ blockId, pageId, pageTitle }], total }. Deduplicated by page.

History

agent-notion page history <page-id>                            # recent version snapshots
agent-notion page history <page-id> --limit 50                 # fetch more

Returns { snapshots: [{ id, version, lastVersion, timestamp, authors }], total }.

Activity

agent-notion activity log                                      # workspace-wide activity
agent-notion activity log --page <page-id>                     # scoped to a page
agent-notion activity log --limit 50                           # fetch more entries

Returns { activities: [{ id, type, pageId, pageTitle, authors, editTypes, startTime, endTime }], total }.

Notion AI (requires auth import-desktop)

agent-notion ai model list                                         # available models (name, family, tier)
agent-notion ai model list --raw                                   # full model objects with codenames
agent-notion ai chat list [--limit 10]                             # recent chat threads
agent-notion ai chat send "Summarize my recent projects"           # new conversation
agent-notion ai chat send "Tell me more" --thread <id>             # continue thread
agent-notion ai chat send "Explain this page" --page <page-id>    # with page context
agent-notion ai chat send "Quick question" --stream                # stream to stderr
agent-notion ai chat send "Hello" --model "GPT-5.2"               # specific model
agent-notion ai chat mark-read <thread-id>                         # mark thread as read

Model resolution: --model flag > config ai.defaultModel > API default. Accepts codenames or display names.

With --stream, AI response text streams to stderr incrementally. JSON result always goes to stdout.

Users

agent-notion user list
agent-notion user me                                                # current authenticated user/bot

Truncation

Long text fields (description, body, content) are truncated to ~200 characters by default. A companion *Length field (e.g. descriptionLength) always shows the full size.

To see full content, use --expand or --full:

agent-notion --full page get <page-id>                              # expand all fields
agent-notion --expand description database get <id>                 # expand specific field
agent-notion --expand description,content page get <id> --content   # expand multiple

These are global flags — place them before the command or after it.

IDs

All commands accept Notion UUIDs (with or without dashes):

• aaaaaaaa-1111-2222-3333-444444444444
• aaaaaaaa111122223333444444444444

Pagination

List commands return { "items": [...], "pagination"?: { "hasMore": true, "nextCursor": "..." } }.

Use --limit <n> (max 100) and --cursor <token> to paginate.

Per-command usage docs

Every command group has a usage subcommand with detailed, LLM-optimized docs:

agent-notion usage                # top-level overview (~1000 tokens)
agent-notion search usage         # search command details
agent-notion database usage       # database commands
agent-notion page usage           # page commands
agent-notion block usage          # block commands
agent-notion comment usage        # comment commands (page + inline)
agent-notion export usage         # export commands (v3)
agent-notion activity usage       # activity log (v3)
agent-notion ai usage             # AI chat and models (v3)
agent-notion user usage           # user commands
agent-notion auth usage           # auth + workspace management
agent-notion config usage         # CLI settings keys, defaults, validation

Use agent-notion <command> usage when you need deep detail on a specific domain before acting.

Configuration

agent-notion config list-keys                                       # all keys with defaults
agent-notion config get [key]                                       # current value(s)
agent-notion config set truncation.maxLength 500                    # increase truncation limit
agent-notion config set pagination.defaultPageSize 20               # change default page size
agent-notion config set ai.defaultModel <codename>                  # default AI model
agent-notion config reset [key]                                     # restore defaults

References

• references/commands.md: full command map + all flags
• references/output.md: JSON output shapes + field details