Research MCP Server

Research MCP Server is an MCP server that integrates Notion workspaces with Model Context Protocol clients like Claude Desktop to manage structured research data. It connects directly to the Notion API, allowing users to query existing survey databases and automatically generate new survey documentation pages without leaving their AI chat interface. Knowledge workers, product managers, and researchers use this tool to centralize findings and record qualitative or quantitative research results systematically. By exposing Notion retrieval and page creation capabilities as standardized tools, the server enables language models to process user prompts, fetch relevant historical entries, and write structured survey summaries directly into designated Notion databases. This workflow reduces manual data copying between AI conversations and team documentation, keeping project knowledge synchronized and organized.

Category: Notes & Knowledge Management

Tags: data-entry, notion, research, surveys

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How to install and configure Research MCP Server

1. Ensure Python 3.12.1 or later and uv 0.5.25 or later are installed on your machine. 2. Clone the repository from https://github.com/h-yanagawa/research-mcp-server. 3. Obtain an integration token from Notion Integrations and get your Notion database ID from the database URL. 4. Create a .env file in the project directory containing NOTION_TOKEN=[YOUR_NOTION_TOKEN] and NOTION_ROOT_DATABASE_ID=[YOUR_NOTION_DATABASE_ID]. 5. Add the server entry to your claude_desktop.json under mcpServers: json { "mcpServers": { "Research MCP Server": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "run", "--with", "mcp[cli]", "--with", "notion-client", "--with", "pydantic", "mcp", "run", "/path/to/research-mcp-server/server.py" ] } } } 6. Replace /path/to/research-mcp-server/server.py with your actual file path and restart Claude Desktop.

What you can do with Research MCP Server

• Creating structured survey summary pages directly inside a Notion database based on Claude conversational research findings. - Querying previous survey responses and research notes stored in Notion to synthesize user feedback across multiple entries. - Logging competitive research and market analysis into predefined Notion tables directly through prompt interactions with Claude Desktop. - Standardizing research collection formats by allowing AI assistants to populate Notion pages according to specific template requirements.

Key facts

• https://github.com/h-yanagawa/research-mcp-server
• Notes & Knowledge Management, Project & Task Management
• data-entry, notion, research, surveys

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What is Research MCP Server?

Research MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol tool that links Notion databases to AI clients such as Claude Desktop. It provides endpoints for retrieving survey records and writing newly synthesized survey findings into Notion pages.

What are the prerequisites for running Research MCP Server?

You need Python version 3.12.1 or higher, uv version 0.5.25 or higher, Claude Desktop, and a Notion integration token paired with a target database ID.

How do I configure Notion credentials for Research MCP Server?

You configure credentials by creating a .env file in the root of the cloned repository. Add your Notion integration secret as NOTION_TOKEN and your database identifier as NOTION_ROOT_DATABASE_ID.

Which MCP clients work with Research MCP Server?

The server is documented for use with Claude Desktop via the claude_desktop.json configuration file. It can also run with any other client that supports local stdio MCP server execution through the uv runner.