Haven't installed OpenClaw yet? Click here for one-line install commands
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bashiwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iexcurl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd- Through Notion API integration, OpenClaw enables AI agents to directly operate your Notion workspace — creating pages, updating databases, querying content, and syncing task statuses[1]
- The setup process involves two steps: (1) Create an Integration in Notion and obtain an API Key, then (2) Configure the Key in OpenClaw[2]
- Combined with Cron scheduled tasks, you can achieve fully automated knowledge management: daily meeting note compilation, project progress updates, and regular database maintenance[7]
- Notion Integration permissions can be precisely controlled down to specific page levels, ensuring the agent can only access content you've authorized[6]
1. Why Integrate with Notion?
Notion serves as the knowledge management hub for many teams, but manually maintaining Notion content is a time-consuming task.[5] The OpenClaw and Notion integration allows you to delegate these repetitive tasks to an AI agent:
- "Organize today's meeting notes into a structured Notion page"
- "Update the status of this task in the project management database to completed"
- "Every morning, automatically compile yesterday's key Slack discussion points into a Notion daily report"
2. Step-by-Step Setup
Step 1: Create a Notion Integration
Go to the Notion Integrations page:[2]
- Click "New integration"
- Enter a name (e.g., "OpenClaw Agent")
- Select the Workspace
- Set Capabilities (recommended: check Read, Update, Insert)
- Save and copy the Internal Integration Secret (i.e., the API Key)
Step 2: Authorize Page Access
By default, a Notion Integration cannot access any pages. You need to manually add the Integration to the pages or databases you want the agent to operate on:[6]
- Open the target Notion page
- Click the "..." menu in the top-right corner, then "Add connections"
- Search for and select the Integration you just created
This design ensures the principle of least privilege — the agent can only access content you've explicitly authorized.
Step 3: Configure OpenClaw
Write the Notion API Key into the OpenClaw configuration:[1]
openclaw config set skills.notion.notion_api_key "YOUR_NOTION_API_KEY"If the Notion Skill is not yet installed, install it first:
npx clawhub install notionRestart the Gateway:
openclaw gateway restart3. Real-World Scenarios
3.1 Automatically Creating Meeting Notes
"Create a new page in Notion's Meeting Notes database,
titled '2026-03-19 Product Team Weekly Meeting',
with a summary of the following three discussion items: [paste meeting notes]"The agent will call the Notion API to create a structured page, including the title, date properties, and formatted content.
3.2 Updating Project Status
"Change the status of the 'API Refactoring' task in the Notion project management database
from In Progress to Done, and add the completion date in the notes field"3.3 Querying and Compiling Data
"Query the Notion customer database for all clients marked as VIP,
list their company names and last contact dates,
and flag any customers who haven't been contacted in over 30 days"3.4 Automation with Cron
Combine with OpenClaw's Cron functionality to achieve fully automated knowledge management:[7]
openclaw cron add \
--schedule "0 18 * * 1-5" \
--message "Compile all Notion tasks marked as Done today, and add a progress summary for today on the Weekly Summary page"4. Permission Management Best Practices
- Principle of least privilege: Only add the Integration to pages the agent needs to operate on — do not authorize the entire Workspace[6]
- Read-only vs. read-write: If the agent only needs to query data, only check Read Content when creating the Integration
- Dedicated Integration: Create a dedicated Integration for OpenClaw — do not share it with other applications
- Regular audits: Review the Integration's access scope monthly and remove page authorizations that are no longer needed
5. FAQ
| Problem | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Agent says "database not found" | Integration has not been added to the page | Add the Integration via "Add connections" on the Notion page |
| API Key is invalid | Key expired or copied incompletely | Go back to the Notion Integrations page and re-copy the key |
| Can only read, cannot write | Insufficient Integration permissions | Check Update and Insert in the Integration settings |
| Chinese content shows garbled characters | Typically an API encoding issue | Ensure the OpenClaw Node.js environment uses UTF-8 |
Conclusion
The Notion + OpenClaw combination evolves knowledge management from "manual maintenance" to "AI automation."[1] Setup requires just one API Key and a few commands, yet it can save you a significant amount of repetitive work every day.
If you need more inspiration for automation scenarios, check out the Complete Use Cases Guide. Want to set up scheduled automation? See the Cron Scheduled Tasks Guide.
