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So I Hooked My AI Agent Up with Notion. Here's What Happened.

Hey there, I’m Nomadev and today we’re doing something futuristic and cozy: getting your AI agent to update Notion for you. Yup, hands in your pockets, favorite lo-fi track on, and let’s automate like a boss.

With CAMEL-AI’s general purpose agent(open-source) and Notion’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, your agent can now read from and write to your Notion workspace, all in a single prompt.

Let’s walk through how to make it happen. By the end, your OWL agent will be searching for Notion pages and updating them based on your prompts

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What’s CAMEL-AI, OWL, and MCP?

CAMEL-AI is the first multi-agent framework, it helps build multi-agent systems that work together smartly.

OWL (Optimized Workforce Learning) is one of the best general purpose open-source agent.

MCP is the bridge a protocol that lets your agent talk to external tools (like Notion) securely.


Step 1: Prep Notion for Your Agent

Before we code, let’s give our agent some polite access to your Notion workspace.

🔹 Create a Notion Integration
Go to Notion → Settings & Members → Integrations → “+ New Integration”
Name it something cool like MyMCP Bot, set it to Internal, and save.

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🔹 Scope It Down (Safety First)
Only enable “Read content” to keep things chill and privacy-safe. You can enable editing later once you’re confident.

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🔹 Copy the Token (Keep it Safe)
This is your API key. It starts with secret_ or ntn_. Guard it like your Netflix password.

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🔹 Share a Page with It
Pick the page (e.g., “Travel Itinerary”) and connect the integration to it. That’s how you let your agent in.

🛠️ Step 2: Hook CAMEL’s MCPToolkit to Notion

Now let’s tell CAMEL where our Notion MCP server lives. Create a json file let's call it mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notionApi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "{\"Authorization\": \"Bearer ntn_****\", \"Notion-Version\": \"2022-06-28\" }"
      }
    }
  }
}
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In Python:

from camel.toolkits import MCPToolkit
from owl.utils.enhanced_role_playing import OwlRolePlaying, arun_society

mcp_toolkit = MCPToolkit(config_path="mcp_config.json")
await mcp_toolkit.connect()
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Just like that, your OWL agent is now equipped to use Notion like a pro assistant.

Step 3: Build an OWL Agent That Updates Notion

Here’s the vibe: you give the OWL agent a task (like "Add 10 European travel destinations to a Notion page"), and the agent figures out what tools to use and when.

No micromanaging. Just chill orchestration.

Here’s a snippet to get that going:

default_task = """
Find the page titled 'Travel Itinerary'
Add a list of Top 10 travel destinations in Europe, their descriptions, and best time to visit.
"""

tools = [*mcp_toolkit.get_tools()]
society = await construct_society(default_task, tools)
await execute_notion_task(society)

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Behind the scenes, CAMEL’s OWL orchestrator handles:

  • Finding the page

  • Appending the list

  • Reasoning and retrying if anything fails

All from that single natural language prompt. Pretty slick, right?

🎬 Want to See It in Action?

Watch how OWL agents update Notion pages like pros — no extra hustle:

Try it out here: GitHub Community Use Case


Future Use Cases (Yes, It Gets Cooler)

Now that your agent can read/write Notion, here’s what’s possible:

  • Summarize and log meetings in Notion.
  • Cross-reference docs from across tools.
  • Update your weekly planner with new tasks.
  • Build your own AI that reads docs + writes notes.

The best part? It’s all under your control. Minimal permissions. Clear logs. Agent tools only run when they’re allowed.


🧘‍♂️ Wrap-Up

We just gave our OWL agent the power to talk to Notion securely using MCP and made it do useful stuff autonomously.

It’s not just automation. It’s intelligent, role-based, LLM-orchestrated chill-tech.

So if you’ve ever dreamed of an AI assistant that updates your Notion pages while you sip your iced coffee, now you know how to build it.

Catch you soon with more tech, tools, and chill!

Nomadev
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Top comments (6)

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Nevo David

pretty cool seeing ai actually handle this for real - you ever feel nervous letting stuff auto-edit your notes or is it easy to trust once you set it up?

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Nomadev

I totally get that, handing over edit access to an agent can be a bit tricky

I wouldn't say it's easy to trust right off the bat. MCP helps by keeping things structured and scoped, but honestly, not every MCP server out there is built with the same safety standards. I usually stick to the more well-documented or officially maintained ones (shoutout to Notion own MCP server for that).

So yeah, cautious but optimistic

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Dotallio

Love the chill approach to hands-off Notion updates, it really feels like peak automation. What's the wildest task you'd want your agent to handle next?

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Nathan Tarbert

pretty cool setup tbh - i always wonder if too much automation like this makes me lazy or just frees up headspace to build more stuff, you ever hit that?

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Nomadev

Made me more productive so far haha!

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Podqi

Nice!