Imported from cdeistopened/skill-stack (
public/skills/notion-export/SKILL.md). Install upstream withnpx skills add cdeistopened/skill-stack --skill notion-export. Copyright stays with the author.
Notion Export
Converts local markdown files to Notion pages with full rich text formatting preserved.
Quick Start
# Create new page under a parent
python3 ~/.claude/scripts/notion_markdown.py draft.md --parent-id <page_id> --title "My Article"
# Update existing page (replaces content)
python3 ~/.claude/scripts/notion_markdown.py draft.md --update <page_id>
# Search for a parent page
python3 ~/.claude/scripts/notion_markdown.py draft.md --search "Guest Contributors"
When to Use
- Staging article drafts for team review
- Exporting documentation to Notion workspace
- Syncing local markdown files to Notion
- When Notion MCP server is disconnected
Supported Formatting
| Markdown | Notion |
|---|---|
**bold** |
Bold text |
*italic* |
Italic text |
[text](url) |
Link |
`code` |
Inline code |
# H1 |
Heading 1 |
## H2 |
Heading 2 |
### H3 |
Heading 3 |
- bullet |
Bulleted list |
1. numbered |
Numbered list |
> quote |
Quote block |
code block |
Code block |
--- |
Divider |
Requirements
- Python 3 with
requestslibrary - Notion API key in
.mcp.jsonorNOTION_API_KEYenvironment variable
Finding Page IDs
Page IDs can be found:
- In the Notion URL:
notion.so/Page-Name-abc123def456→abc123def456 - Using
--search "query"to find pages by name - From previous exports/creates
Examples
Stage an article draft
python3 ~/.claude/scripts/notion_markdown.py \
"Studio/SEO Content/drafts/my-article.md" \
--parent-id "3d9f18f9-03a9-4374-ae5c-a57e85427060" \
--title "[DRAFT] My Article Title"
Update after edits
python3 ~/.claude/scripts/notion_markdown.py \
"Studio/SEO Content/drafts/my-article.md" \
--update "2fdafe52-ef59-81dc-b1ac-e79b40c2d40d"
Common Parent Pages
| Purpose | Page ID |
|---|---|
| OpenEd Content Engine | 3d9f18f9-03a9-4374-ae5c-a57e85427060 |
Troubleshooting
"No Notion API key found"
- Check
.mcp.jsonhasnotion.env.NOTION_API_KEYconfigured - Or set
NOTION_API_KEYenvironment variable
Formatting not appearing
- Check markdown syntax is correct (no spaces in
** bold **) - Links must be
[text](url)format, not bare URLs
Page not updating
- Verify page ID is correct (use --search to find)
- Check API key has edit permissions for the page