notion-ai-search handles user lookup
By Steven Van ·
Notion's MCP notion-ai-search tool adds a query_type parameter so it can look up workspace users by name or email, not just content.
Notion's MCP search tool notion-ai-search can now look up workspace users, not just search content.
- Setting query_type to user with a name or email looks up a workspace user; the response reports type: "user_search", matching what notion-search already returns.
- Omitting query_type, or setting it to internal, keeps the call as a content search.
- Content filters and sorting aren't valid on a user lookup and return a validation_error.
- A user lookup doesn't require AI access, but both search tools need user information capabilities, and workspace-owned MCP connections must also expose notion-get-users. Switching search tools doesn't bypass these permissions.
Full details are in the Notion MCP changelog.
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