Task Master AI vs Notion MCP Server (official)

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

	Task Master AI AI-powered task-management system for AI-driven development that drops into Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, and more. Unverified stdio (local) API key JavaScript	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	JavaScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	28k	3.9k
Last commit	2 months ago	4 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y task-master-ai`	`npx -y @notionhq/notion-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Notion MCP Server (official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Add Task Master AI

Install / run

npx -y task-master-ai

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-master-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "task-master-ai"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_KEY_HERE",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_KEY_HERE",
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_KEY_HERE",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROQ_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_KEY_HERE",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_XAI_KEY_HERE",
        "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_AZURE_KEY_HERE",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "YOUR_OLLAMA_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Task Master AI or Notion MCP Server (official) — which is better?

Pick Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Notion MCP Server (official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a verified, documented setup.

Can I use both Task Master AI 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 Task Master AI 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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