Google Calendar MCP (nspady) vs Notion MCP Server (official)

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Google Calendar MCP (nspady) Manage Google Calendar events across multiple accounts with natural-language scheduling. Verified stdio (local) OAuth TypeScript	Notion MCP Server (official) Official Notion server to read, search, create, and update pages and databases in your workspace. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	1.1k	3.9k
Last commit	3 months ago	4 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @cocal/google-calendar-mcp`	`npx -y @notionhq/notion-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Google Calendar MCP (nspady) if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Notion MCP Server (official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Google Calendar MCP (nspady)

Install / run

npx -y @cocal/google-calendar-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-calendar-mcp-nspady": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cocal/google-calendar-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_OAUTH_CREDENTIALS": "/absolute/path/to/gcp-oauth.keys.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Notion MCP Server (official)

Install / run

npx -y @notionhq/notion-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@notionhq/notion-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_TOKEN": "<your-notion-integration-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Google Calendar MCP (nspady) or Notion MCP Server (official) — which is better?

Pick Google Calendar MCP (nspady) if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Notion MCP Server (official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Google Calendar MCP (nspady) and Notion MCP Server (official)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Google Calendar MCP (nspady) and Notion MCP Server (official) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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