Notion 3.8 Expands Connections to Give AI Agents Shared Context

At a glance

Notion has released version 3.8, greatly expanding how data, tools, and skills connect. The update aims to keep a team's context, the background needed for the work, in Notion so it can be shared whichever AI agent or model people use.

Key points

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   Through MCP, a standard way to link AI to outside tools, outside agents can read and edit Notion, and Notion's own agents can connect to more than 150 tools.

2. 2

   On Business and Enterprise plans, a ChatGPT Plus or Pro subscription can pay for AI use in Notion, with no markup added.

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   Databases now have column permissions, so owners decide which fields each person or agent may see or change.

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   Improved version history shows who changed what and makes rolling back easier, and synced databases for GitHub, Jira, and Salesforce were rebuilt.

Why it matters

People can switch agents or bring in new tools without explaining everything again from scratch.