n8n-MCP vs Notion MCP Server

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

	n8n-MCP Gives AI assistants deep knowledge of 2,000+ n8n nodes, plus optional workflow management on your own n8n instance. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Notion MCP Server AI-friendly MCP server for the Notion API — find, read, query, and update Notion workspaces with compact, agent-ready responses. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	22k	907
Last commit	1 month ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx n8n-mcp`	`npx -y @suekou/mcp-notion-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick n8n-MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Notion MCP Server if you prefer its approach (ai-friendly mcp server for the notion api — find, read, query, and update notion workspaces with compact, agent-ready responses).

Add n8n-MCP

Install / run

npx n8n-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "n8n-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_MODE": "stdio",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "error",
        "DISABLE_CONSOLE_OUTPUT": "true",
        "N8N_API_URL": "<your-n8n-instance-url>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<your-n8n-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Notion MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y @suekou/mcp-notion-server

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@suekou/mcp-notion-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "your-integration-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

n8n-MCP or Notion MCP Server — which is better?

Pick n8n-MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Notion MCP Server if you prefer its approach (ai-friendly mcp server for the notion api — find, read, query, and update notion workspaces with compact, agent-ready responses).

Can I use both n8n-MCP and Notion MCP Server?

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 n8n-MCP and Notion MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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