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Notion REST API — Direct wrapper for batch operations · avizmarlon | DecimalAI

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Notion REST API — Direct wrapper for batch operations

avizmarlon/notion-api

Source avizmarlon/agent-skills ↗License MIT

Use Notion's REST API directly for batch database operations (querying, updating many rows, pagination, file uploads, creating databases). Auto-load when tasks mention Notion AND batch operations like "database", "update many", "iterate pages", "audit", "scan", or touch ≥3 rows. Prefer MCP (Notion search/create) for single-page CRUD only.

SkillScore91Maintained

Automatic

Coding pack

Last verified 8/3/2026

What it changes

Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 22 without it.

Without skill45%

With skill91%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

Recommends using MCP search tools for single page lookups
Appends an image block referencing the created file upload ID
Passes start_cursor parameter to query subsequent result pages

and 12 more in the full report

10 fixed10 passed either way2 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +45 pp
Tokens: +96%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -10%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/3/2026v120 of 22 cases passed with skill

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Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/avizmarlon-notion-api/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/avizmarlon-notion-api/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add avizmarlon-notion-api, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/avizmarlon-notion-api/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add avizmarlon-notion-api

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/avizmarlon-notion-api/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/avizmarlon-notion-api/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/avizmarlon-notion-api/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/avizmarlon-notion-api.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 10 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 10

Prompt

I need an interactive assistant tool to quickly find a single Notion document by name when a user types a command in chat and return its summary. Which integration pattern is best suited for this task?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
Recommends using MCP search tools for single page lookups	Missed	Passed
Does not instruct building a stdlib batch REST API wrapper	Passed	Passed

case-19 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/3/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md275 linessingle file

Notion REST API — Direct wrapper for batch operations

When working with Notion programmatically, use the REST API (not the MCP) for any batch-shaped work. MCP implementations (like notion-search) typically have hard limitations (25-result caps, no real pagination) that make batch operations tedious. The REST API handles 100+ rows in seconds with auto-pagination.

When to use REST API vs MCP

Operation	Use
Read 1 page, update 1 page, search for a page	MCP OK
Add a comment, create a single inline note	MCP OK
Query an entire database (any size), with filters and pagination	REST API
Batch update N pages (rename, retag, restructure)	REST API
Audit/scan/inventory a database	REST API
Replicate page body blocks	REST API
Upload files/images programmatically	REST API (MCP cannot)
Create a new database programmatically	REST API
Move pages by re-creating under a new parent	REST API
Any operation touching ≥3 rows	REST API

If you find yourself calling MCP twice for the same data, switch to the REST API.

Python wrapper pattern

Create a thin self-contained wrapper around the Notion REST API. This wrapper should:

Handle authentication via environment variable (e.g., NOTION_API_KEY or NOTION_TOKEN)
Provide auto-pagination for list endpoints (use start_cursor / has_more loops)
Include retry logic with exponential backoff for rate limits (HTTP 429) and transient errors (5xx)
Throttle writes to respect Notion's published rate limit (~3 req/s)
Expose CRUD functions for pages, databases, blocks, and comments
Include property builders for clean schema construction (title, rich_text, select, date, etc.)
Avoid external dependencies — use Python stdlib only (e.g., urllib, json, time)

Canonical imports (your wrapper should export)

Track record

Benchmark

20 / 22

test cases passed, vs 10 / 22 without

Adoption

Users: 1
Times used: 19

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/1/2026

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

avizmarlon / agent-skills

skills/notion-api/SKILL.md

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License MITImported 8/1/2026Version v1

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avizmarlon/notion-batch-patternUse Notion REST API (not MCP) for batch operations (≥3 rows). Applies to database queries, batch updates, scans, pagination, file uploads, database creation, and page replication. MCP is acceptable only for single-page CRUD operations.Close match+21 pp pass-rate lift

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Notion REST API — Direct wrapper for batch operations

When to use REST API vs MCP

Python wrapper pattern

Canonical imports (your wrapper should export)

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