Notion Updates & Release Notes

Notion? For developers? Fair question. It’s true, we haven’t always been the most developer-focused platform. Today that changes.

Introducing: the Notion Developer Platform.

Now you (and your coding agents) can write code to sync any data and build any agent tool, all running on our infrastructure. You can also bring your favorite agents into Notion (like Claude, Codex, Decagon, or ones you’ve built yourself). It turns Notion into one shared canvas with all your data, for your team and agents to work together.

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Orchestrate all your team’s agents (Alpha)

Bring your favorite agents into Notion with the External Agents API, even the ones you built yourself. We’ve also partnered with Claude, Codex, Decagon, and more so they work out of the box. Now Notion is your orchestration layer: a Decagon ticket routes to your coding agent, which proposes a fix and loops in your team to approve. Anyone can work with agents in Notion, not just engineers.

Join the External Agents waitlist →

Notion is our AI layer because it’s where work is created or imagined—and we want our agents as close to the action as possible.

Dan Gilbert
CEO at Brainlabs

Sync any data source (Beta)

Sync any data source with an API into your Notion databases. No servers for your team to manage. Our new database sync is powered by Workers that run on our infrastructure (more on this below). Pull in tickets from Zendesk so agents can take a first pass on the fix. Sync customer data from Salesforce for agents to build detailed reports. Connect Strava and Spotify data to curate the perfect running playlist. Whatever context you need can now live in Notion.

Watch the demo →

Workers give us the tools to build deep integrations into Notion that simply couldn't exist before. We have a worker that runs every night that syncs and converts uneditable PDFs in our Google Drive into rich, fully editable pages in an organized Notion database. It unlocks this data for our team and agents - and saves us tons of time.

Sam Lambert
CEO at PlanetScale

Build custom tools for your agents (Beta)

Give your Custom Agents capabilities that Notion and MCP don’t cover on their own. Write your logic in code and deploy it as a Worker. It’s deterministic, so it’s more reliable than LLM reasoning, and a fraction of the token cost. Use them to generate assets, query internal data, or take action in any other app.

Read the docs →

I think of Notion Workers as infrastructure: they auto-populate, auto-update, and set up the systems I need.

Austin Tedesco
Head of Growth at Every

Trigger Notion workflows from anywhere (Beta)

Webhooks used to be a one-way street: Notion could trigger your other apps, but not the other way around. Now any app can trigger Notion directly. A Worker receives the webhook, runs your logic, and takes action in Notion or calls other APIs. Use it to close tasks when a PR merges, update your CRM when a subscription changes, or create an onboarding doc when an offer is signed.

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Meet your Notion Workers

Database sync, agent tools, and webhook triggers are all powered by a new primitive we’re calling Workers. Notion Workers are our hosted runtime for custom code, so you can extend Notion without running your own servers. You and your coding agent write the code, deploy it through the CLI, and run it in a secure sandbox. Workers are free to try during the beta period. Starting August 11 2026, Workers will run on Notion credits.

Read the docs →

Workers let us connect directly to other tools’ APIs and automate what used to be manual handoffs. Notion becomes the connective layer, and Workers fill in whatever gaps exist between your tools.

Brian Emerick
Technical Program Manager at Vercel

A Notion CLI, built for devs and coding agents

The Notion command-line interface (CLI), made specifically for developers and coding agents, is a new way to work with Notion programmatically. Use it to sign in to your workspace, read and take action in Notion, build and deploy Workers, and extend Notion however your team needs. To install, run curl -fsSL https://ntn.dev | bash.

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Use your Notion Agents in any app (Alpha)

Soon, your Notion Agents won’t have to stay in Notion. With the Notion Agent SDK, you can embed an agent inside your other tools. Trigger a deal report from a button in your CRM. Answer repeat questions inside MS Teams or Discord with verified knowledge from your workspace. Or pull customer context into Amplitude, Hex, or any dashboard.

Join the Agent SDK waitlist →

Manage all connections from one tab

We’ve updated the Connections tab in workspace settings. Now, every connection lives in one place, so your team can see everything that’s available at a glance. It includes personal and workspace connections, personal access tokens for API authentication, and internal API connections. And each app shows every connection type in one listing. Go to Settings → Connections to check it out (or click here).

Agents “hall of fame”

Knowing what agents to build can be the hardest part, so we pulled together the best agents from companies like Ramp, Clay, and Vercel into one library. Each one comes with a checklist of exactly what you need (databases, pages, tools) and a starter prompt to copy/paste. Pick one and set it up in minutes.

Browse the collection →

More updates your devs will love

• Markdown API: ICYMI read and write Notion pages as Markdown. Built for the way agents already think.
• Notion MCP: Now works with Meeting Notes and block comments, plus creating and updating databases are 91% more token-efficient.
• Notion API: Any member can build connections (not just Workspace Owners). Plus workspace-scoped OAuth and personal access tokens.

See releases →

• Developer Portal: app.notion.com/developers is now a dedicated portal for creating, managing, and listing your connections and tokens.
• Developer Docs: Rebuilt and streamlined for clarity with a built-in AI assistant to help you find what you need.

This is just the beginning for the Notion Developer Platform. Any data, any tool, any agent, all running on our infrastructure. We can’t wait to see what you build.

Keep the feedback coming!

Ivan

P.S. We announced all of this and more at Make with Notion: Developer Platform.

Watch the keynote →

P.P.S. Curious what teams are already building? See how Every, Brainlabs, and Vercel are using our developer platform in production.

P.P.P.S. One more thing. You can now merge cells in simple tables, just like a spreadsheet. We’re excited about this one too.

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Two months ago, we launched Custom Agents in beta. Since then, teams have created more than half a million of them and honestly pushed them further than we expected!

One theme from admins was consistent: as Custom Agents scaled, so did the need for more control and visibility. Your feedback shaped what we built next, so here’s what's new.

Set guardrails before Custom Agents run

Managing who can create Custom Agents and how much each agent is allowed to spend make rollouts easier to manage:

• Start by choosing who create agents, either individuals or user groups, then expand access over time as you build confidence. You can do this in Settings → Notion AI → Agents.
• To keep spend predictable, set per-agent credit limits with agent creators. If you’re on Enterprise and planning a broader rollout, you can also set one workspace-level credit limit that applies to all new and existing agents. Both controls are in your usage dashboard at Settings → Notion credits.

Track every agent and spend across your workspace

The Notion credits dashboard shows total usage broken down by agent, plus spend trends, status, and recent activity.

If an agent is pacing higher than expected, you can disable it right away in Settings → Notion AI → Agents, then work with the creator to adjust it before turning it back on.

If you manage multiple workspaces, you’ll also see a credits dashboard in your admin console to track credit pacing and Custom Agent usage across your organization.

Scale agents with built-in guardrails

A few things happen automatically to keep rollouts predictable even at scale:

• Get notified by email and in-app as your workspace approaches its credit limit, so you’ve time to plan ahead.
• If credits run out, all agents pause until you add more, so you won’t get surprise bills.
• If a new agent starts spending unusually fast, we’ll pause it and notify the creator to review.
• Members can request a higher credit limit, but nothing goes through without admin approval.

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We launched Custom Agents a few weeks ago, and teams are building faster than we can keep up with. In Notion 3.4, your agents can take on even more of your day-to-day busywork.

Custom Agents are now easier to fine-tune, and new AI Autofill brings them straight into your databases, making enrichment and upkeep automatic. And you can create skills for your Notion Agent, so it can learn your most important workflows.

Try Custom Agents →

Custom Agents are still free to try until May 3, 2026, so now’s the time!

Teams and Custom Agents, working together

In case you missed it, here’s a quick refresher on Custom Agents: they’re like AI teammates that handle your repetitive work. Since launching a month ago, we’re seeing all manner of teams discover new ways to put them to work:

• Surface the right info at the right time: Ramp’s GTM team uses Enablement Eddie to pull up the right assets and customer answers.
• Handle repeat questions: Clay runs an IT Buddy that resolves common employee questions in minutes.
• Automate reporting: Braintrust’s Competitive Intelligence Agent that tracks competitor updates across the web and Gong call transcripts, then revises internal docs every morning so the latest context is ready for the day.

New Custom Agent upgrades: efficiency, transparency, context

You want agents to help, but you need pricing that scales, visibility into what agents are doing, and integrations with your tool stack. This update hits all three:

• More efficient to run: Custom Agents are now 35–50% cheaper to run across the board, especially ones with repetitive tasks like email triage. They’re even more cost efficient when you pick new models like GPT-5.4 Mini & Nano, Haiku 4.5, and MiniMax M2.5 that use up to 10× fewer credits.
• Visibility into your Agents’ credits: It’s now easier to tune your agent and understand what’s working with the Notion credits dashboard. We’ll continue adding more signals over time, so it’s easier to optimize and decide what’s worth running. A few tips to fine-tune your agents here.
• More context to work with: Custom Agents can finally use private Slack channels, so they’re not missing the conversations that matter. Many more integrations to come, including Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Salesforce, and custom connectors.

Starting May 4, Custom Agents will use Notion Credits you can purchase. In the meantime, they’re free for a few more weeks, so now’s the time to try.

AI Autofill in databases, powered by Custom Agents

Use Autofill to keep your data fresh and up to date, now with all the power and intelligence of Custom Agents. Continuously enrich, extract, and categorize information across every row, so your database stays trustworthy without manual review.

This feature is rolling out now, so if you don’t see it yet, you will soon. For simpler fills, basic AI Autofill stays included in Business and Enterprise plans. Learn more →

Your Notion Agent has new Skills, integrations … and you can talk to it!

Skills turn “that thing you always ask Notion Agent to do” into something it can do on command. Save your best workflows as skills like drafting weekly updates, reshaping a doc in your team’s format, or prepping briefs before a meeting.

Your Notion Agent also has a few more tricks up its sleeve:

• Integrate with Calendar, Mail, and Slack: Ask your agent to read, summarize, and follow through in the tools you use every day.
• Inline doc edits: Have your agent edit directly in your doc when you select text, so changes happen in place.
• Talk to your agent: Use the microphone button to dictate your prompt.

Customize your AI Meeting Notes summary

Your #1 feature request for AI Meeting Notes is finally here! Now you can add a quick set of custom instructions, so summaries come out in the format you prefer. Also, summary quality has been getting even better, as AI now does the heavy lifting of pulling in relevant workspace context.

Learn more →

New AI connectors: Salesforce and Box

With the Salesforce connector, search accounts, opportunities, and notes to prep for calls, draft follow‑ups, and build account plans without bouncing between tabs. With the Box connector, search and summarize files like proposals, contracts, and project docs to pull key details, compare versions, and keep deliverables moving.

A meaningful performance boost

Pages should feel instant, especially when you’re bouncing between docs all day. Now, initial page render is 28% faster, so content shows up sooner and you can stay in flow. It’s a small change, but it adds up quickly.

New database permission: “Can create pages”

Allow teammates to create new pages in a database, while still being restricted from viewing or editing other content they shouldn’t have access to.

Imagine a meetings database where a teammate should be able to access their own meeting notes and create new meetings, without being able to view anyone else’s. Try it in cases where your team is working with external contributors or sensitive information.

But wait, there’s more

• AI Meeting Notes supported via API: Integrations can now pull full transcripts and summarized notes, so teams can automatically follow-up on action items across the tools they already use.
• n8n MCP integration: Connect your Custom Agents to n8n so they can run the automations you already use and help coordinate work across your other apps and APIs.
• MCP improvements: AI tools can now do more in Notion, reliably, across comments, meeting transcripts, and Notion Sites, with faster responses and new admin controls like auditing and approved tools.

We’ll keep making Notion AI a better tool for (human) teamwork.

Cheers,

Ivan

P.S. I worked with our creative team on a video that explains our feelings on AI. Give it a watch here .

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