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# Connecting Notion

> Bring your Notion pages, prep docs, and meeting notes into your Dana briefs.

Connecting Notion lets Dana use your pages to make briefs more personal. Instead of starting from scratch every meeting, Dana surfaces what you've already written and the prep work you've already done.

<Note>
  Notion is a **personal integration**. The connection is yours, not your workspace's — your teammates won't see your Notion data in their briefs.
</Note>

## What flows from Notion into your briefs

When you connect Notion, Dana starts pulling from your pages to enrich every brief:

* **What you've already written about the people you're meeting** — past notes, mentions, anything where they show up in your Notion workspace
* **Your prep docs and agendas for this specific meeting** — Dana matches them by meeting title and date automatically
* **Notes from past meetings in the same series** — including anything Notion's AI Notetaker captured for you

All Notion content shows up as **citations** in your brief. Click any Notion citation to jump directly to the original page.

## How Dana searches your Notion

Dana makes multiple search queries to find the most relevant data for each brief:

* **By meeting title**: find prep docs, agendas, and past meeting notes for the same series
* **By attendee names and emails**: find any Notion page that mentions the people you're meeting

If the initial search doesn't return enough results, Dana runs a broader follow-up search using the meeting title, organizer, and attendee names to make sure relevant context isn't missed.

## Before you start

You'll need:

* An active Dana account
* A Notion account with access to the workspace you want to connect

## Connect Notion to Dana

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Dana settings">
    Go to **Settings → Integrations**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find Notion under Personal integrations">
    Under **Personal integrations**, click **Notion**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authorize the connection">
    Click **Connect Notion**. A popup will open for MCP authorization. You'll see a prompt to confirm the connection URL — click **"I recognize and trust this URL"** to proceed, then click **Continue** to complete the authorization.
  </Step>

  <Step title="You're done">
    Notion will show as **Connected** in your integrations list. Dana now has access to your Notion pages for brief generation.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dana-dd450880/15Q9jbJTcnaoUW6k/images/notion.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=15Q9jbJTcnaoUW6k&q=85&s=faeb35b6649b6ec39022765e8a81911c" alt="Notion" width="910" height="518" data-path="images/notion.png" />
</Frame>

<Tip>
  Want Dana to find your prep docs more easily? Make sure the page title or date matches the meeting. That's how Dana surfaces them automatically.
</Tip>

## Tip: Tell Dana how to use your Notion data

If you want Dana to prioritize Notion content in your briefs, add it to your [custom instructions](/features/custom-instructions):

1. Go to **Settings → Brief Settings**
2. Scroll to **Custom Instructions**
3. Add something like: *"Prioritize Notion prep docs and past meeting notes over generic LinkedIn data."*
4. Hit **Regenerate** on any existing brief to test it

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="The authorization popup shows a URL I don't recognize">
    During Notion MCP authorization, the popup may show "api.d.com" or a similar URL instead of a branded Dana URL. This is expected — click "I recognize and trust this URL" to proceed. A more user-friendly URL is planned for a future update.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I connected Notion but my pages aren't showing up in briefs">
    Try regenerating an existing brief after connecting. Dana searches by meeting title and attendee names, so make sure your Notion pages contain relevant names or matching meeting titles. If data still doesn't appear, disconnect and reconnect from **Settings → Integrations**.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Disconnecting Notion

To disconnect Notion from Dana:

1. Go to **Settings → Integrations**
2. Find **Notion** under Personal integrations and click **Disconnect**
3. Confirm

Disconnecting removes Dana's access to your Notion pages. Future briefs will no longer pull from Notion. Previously generated briefs that cited Notion data will retain those citations.