Notion

Notion Integration #

Connect your Notion workspace to enable AI agents to fetch data, create content, and manage pages and blocks. Perfect for knowledge management, content organization, and collaborative workspace automation.

Setup #

  1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations in your Overclock dashboard
  2. Click Connect next to Notion
  3. Authorize Overclock to access your Notion workspace
  4. Your Notion integration is now ready to use

What You Can Do #

Your AI agents can now:

  • Fetch Notion data and simplify complex API interactions
  • Add content to pages by appending blocks to existing pages
  • Update page properties including icons, covers, and archive status
  • Retrieve blocks and their children for content analysis
  • Update block content and properties for dynamic content management

Available Actions #

  • Fetch Notion Data: Simplify retrieval of Notion items by abstracting the native API complexity
  • Add Content to Page: Append content blocks to pages or parent blocks (pages, toggles, to-dos, lists, callouts, quotes)
  • Update Page: Modify page properties, icons, covers, or archive status
  • Fetch Notion Block: Retrieve blocks or pages using valid UUIDs
  • Fetch Block Children: Get paginated list of direct child blocks for parent blocks or pages
  • Update Block: Modify block content and type-specific properties (checked status, color, etc.)

Example Playbook: Knowledge Base Management #

Here’s how you might automate your Notion knowledge base:

# Automated Knowledge Base Updates
Keep your Notion knowledge base current with latest information and insights.

## Steps

- Gather information from multiple sources:
   - Fetch recent Linear issues and their resolutions
   - Get GitHub pull request discussions and code changes
   - Retrieve Slack channel discussions and decisions
   - Access meeting notes and action items

- Update relevant Notion pages:
   - **Technical Documentation:** Add new troubleshooting guides based on resolved issues
   - **Process Updates:** Update workflow documentation with latest improvements
   - **Team Knowledge:** Add insights from recent discussions and decisions
   - **Project Status:** Update project pages with latest progress and blockers

- Create structured content blocks:
   - Use toggles for collapsible sections
   - Add checkboxes for action items and tasks
   - Include numbered lists for step-by-step processes
   - Add callouts for important notes and warnings

- Organize content by topic and priority:
   - Tag content with appropriate categories
   - Update page properties to reflect current status
   - Archive outdated information
   - Link related pages and resources

- Notify team of updates via Slack

- Create follow-up tasks for any identified knowledge gaps

## Trigger

- Run daily to keep knowledge base current

More Use Cases #

Meeting Notes Processing: Automatically organize and structure meeting notes into searchable knowledge base entries

Project Documentation: Keep project pages updated with latest progress, decisions, and resources

Process Documentation: Maintain living process guides that evolve with team practices and improvements

Research Compilation: Collect and organize research findings from various sources into structured knowledge bases

Team Onboarding: Automatically update onboarding materials with latest team information and processes

Getting Started #

Ready to automate your Notion workspace? Try creating a playbook that:

  1. Identifies a specific type of information you regularly add to Notion
  2. Sets up automatic collection of that information from your other tools
  3. Structures and organizes the content in a way that makes it easily discoverable

The AI will handle data collection and content organization while you focus on reviewing and refining the knowledge base.

Content Block Types #

The Notion integration supports various content block types:

  • Pages: Create new pages or add content to existing ones
  • Toggles: Collapsible sections for organizing information
  • To-do Lists: Actionable items with checkboxes
  • Bulleted Lists: Simple list items
  • Numbered Lists: Ordered step-by-step processes
  • Callouts: Highlighted information boxes
  • Quotes: Emphasized text or citations

Block Management #

  • Fetch Blocks: Retrieve individual blocks or pages by UUID
  • Get Children: Access nested content within blocks
  • Update Blocks: Modify content and properties of existing blocks
  • Add Content: Append new blocks to existing pages or parent blocks

Security & Permissions #

  • Only authorized pages and blocks are accessible
  • Respects Notion workspace permissions and sharing settings
  • Maintains content structure and formatting
  • Preserves page and block relationships