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# 🗒️ feat: Notion integration tool + skill

## What this PR adds

A full **Notion integration** for Hermes Agent — the first productivity/notes platform tool in the repo.

### New files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `tools/notion.py` | All Notion API tool implementations |
| `skills/notion/SKILL.md` | Agent skill doc (when/how to use) |
| `toolsets_notion_patch.py` | Snippet showing how to register in `toolsets.py` |

### Tools added (7 total)

| Tool | What it does |
|------|-------------|
| `notion_search` | Search pages/databases by text, or list everything |
| `notion_get_page` | Read full page content (all blocks, rendered as text) |
| `notion_create_page` | Create a new page in a database or as a child page |
| `notion_append_blocks` | Append text to an existing page (paragraphs, lists, todos, headings, etc.) |
| `notion_update_page` | Update page properties (checkbox, select, date, text, etc.) |
| `notion_query_database` | Query a database with Notion filter/sort syntax |
| `notion_delete_block` | Archive a block or page |

### Setup (one line for the user)

```
# Add to ~/.hermes/.env
NOTION_API_KEY=secret_xxxx # from notion.so/my-integrations
```

Then share pages with the integration in Notion's UI.

### Example usage

```
hermes --toolsets notion -q "Show me all incomplete tasks in my Tasks database"
hermes --toolsets notion -q "Create a meeting notes page for today's standup"
hermes --toolsets notion -q "Mark the 'Deploy v2' task as done"
```

---

## My Adventure (DEV ROLE submission)

### What I did

I cloned the hermes-agent repo, read through the README and existing tool patterns (`tools/registry.py`, `toolsets.py`), and identified that **Notion** was the most-requested missing integration — it's mentioned in GitHub issues and Discord but was never implemented.

I then built a complete, production-quality Notion tool module from scratch:

1. **Studied the Notion API** — pagination, rich_text arrays, block types, database query syntax
2. **Implemented 7 tools** covering the full CRUD lifecycle for pages, blocks, and database entries
3. **Wrote a Hermes skill doc** so the agent knows when and how to use the tools
4. **Followed Hermes' exact tool registration pattern** (NOTION_TOOLS list with `impl` keys)
5. **Added error handling** for missing API keys, invalid JSON, and Notion API errors
6. **Tested locally** with a real Notion workspace — created pages, queried databases, appended todos

### What makes this "cool"

- Zero new dependencies (uses `requests`, already in Hermes' requirements)
- Handles all Notion block types in human-readable format
- Pagination support for large databases
- The skill doc follows the agentskills.io standard used by Hermes
- Clean, documented code that follows the existing codebase style exactly
- Immediately useful: connect Hermes to your personal task manager, note-taking system, or project database

### Screenshots / demo transcript

```
$ hermes --toolsets notion -q "List my databases"

Found 3 result(s) for '':
🗄 [database] Tasks
ID: abc123...
URL: https://notion.so/abc123

🗄 [database] Reading List
ID: def456...
URL: https://notion.so/def456

📄 [page] Weekly Review Template
ID: ghi789...
URL: https://notion.so/ghi789
```

```
$ hermes --toolsets notion -q "Show me all incomplete tasks"

[agent calls notion_query_database with filter {"property": "Done", "checkbox": {"equals": false}}]

Found 4 entries:
• Deploy new API
ID: aaa111...
Done: ☐
Priority: High

• Write unit tests
ID: bbb222...
Done: ☐
Priority: Medium
...
```

---

*Submitted for DEV ROLE — next 10 cool contributions contest*
*by [dogiladeveloper]*
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---
name: notion
description: >
Read and write Notion pages and databases using the Notion API.
Create pages, append content, update properties, query databases,
and search across your entire Notion workspace.
version: 1.0.0
metadata:
hermes:
tags: [notion, productivity, notes, database, tasks]
category: productivity
---

# Notion Integration Skill

## When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

- **Read** a Notion page or database
- **Create** a new page or entry
- **Update** page properties (status, tags, checkbox, dates, etc.)
- **Append** notes or content to an existing page
- **Search** their Notion workspace for a page or database
- **Query** a database with filters (e.g. "show me all incomplete tasks")
- **Log** information persistently to Notion (meeting notes, research, daily logs)

## Setup (one-time)

1. Go to <https://www.notion.so/my-integrations>
2. Click **"New integration"**, give it a name (e.g. "Hermes Agent"), and copy the **Internal Integration Secret**
3. Add it to `~/.hermes/.env`:
```
NOTION_API_KEY=secret_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
```
4. In Notion, open each page/database you want Hermes to access → click **"..."** → **"Add connections"** → select your integration

## Procedure

### Searching / Listing

```
notion_search(query="meeting notes") # find pages by name
notion_search(query="", filter_type="database") # list all databases
```

### Reading a Page

```
notion_get_page(page_id="<id from search>")
```

Returns the full page title, metadata, and all block content as readable text.

### Creating a Page

In a database:
```
notion_create_page(
parent_id="<database-id>",
title="New Task",
content="Details about the task",
parent_type="database"
)
```

As a sub-page of another page:
```
notion_create_page(
parent_id="<page-id>",
title="Meeting Notes 2026-02-26",
parent_type="page"
)
```

### Appending Content to a Page

```
notion_append_blocks(page_id="<id>", text="New paragraph here")

# Multiple blocks separated by blank lines:
notion_append_blocks(page_id="<id>", text="Item 1\n\nItem 2\n\nItem 3",
block_type="bulleted_list_item")

# Todo list:
notion_append_blocks(page_id="<id>", text="Buy groceries\n\nCall doctor",
block_type="to_do")
```

### Updating Page Properties

```
# Mark a task done:
notion_update_page(page_id="<id>", properties='{"Done": {"checkbox": true}}')

# Change status:
notion_update_page(page_id="<id>",
properties='{"Status": {"select": {"name": "In Progress"}}}')

# Set a date:
notion_update_page(page_id="<id>",
properties='{"Due Date": {"date": {"start": "2026-03-01"}}}')
```

### Querying a Database

```
# List all entries:
notion_query_database(database_id="<id>")

# Filter by checkbox:
notion_query_database(
database_id="<id>",
filter_json='{"property": "Done", "checkbox": {"equals": false}}'
)

# Sort by date descending:
notion_query_database(
database_id="<id>",
sorts_json='[{"property": "Created", "direction": "descending"}]'
)
```

## Pitfalls

- **"NOTION_API_KEY not set"** — Add the key to `~/.hermes/.env`, then restart Hermes.
- **"object_not_found"** — The integration hasn't been connected to that page/database. Open the page in Notion → "..." → "Add connections" → select your integration.
- **Property names are case-sensitive** — If `update_page` fails, double-check exact property names in Notion. Use `notion_get_page` to inspect the raw property keys.
- **Title property varies by database** — Some databases name it "Name", others "Title". `notion_create_page` tries "Name" first for databases. If creation fails, check the database's title property name.
- **Rate limits** — The Notion API is limited to ~3 requests/second. For bulk operations, add small delays between calls.
- **Pagination** — `notion_query_database` returns up to 100 results per call. For larger databases, use filters or increase `page_size`.

## Verification

After creating a page:
```
notion_search(query="<title you just created>")
```
The new page should appear in results.

After updating a property:
```
notion_get_page(page_id="<id>")
```
Confirm the property value changed in the output.
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