> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.cleftnotes.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notion

> Send Cleft notes straight to your Notion workspace

<Note>
  The Notion integration is a **Plus feature**. [Upgrade to Plus](/user-guides/upgrade-to-plus) to connect Cleft and Notion.
</Note>

Cleft sends notes to Notion in one direction. Capture in Cleft, land in a Notion database. Edits you make in Notion stay in Notion.

## Connect Notion

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings">
    Tap the gear icon in Cleft and go to **Integrations**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect Notion">
    Tap **Connect Notion**. Notion opens in your browser to confirm.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the pages Cleft can see">
    In Notion's authorisation screen, choose the pages or databases you want Cleft to write to. Tip: a single "Cleft Inbox" database is the simplest setup.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Come back to Cleft">
    Settings will show **Connected** once Notion confirms.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  On Mac, if Settings still shows **Not connected** right after you authorise, click into the Cleft window and reopen Settings. Cleft refreshes the connection state when the app comes to the foreground.
</Tip>

## Send a note

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Manual Send">
    Open a note, tap the paperplane Send button on the toolbar, and pick **Notion**.

    * **One database**: Cleft sends straight to it.
    * **Multiple databases**: Cleft shows a picker so you can choose.
    * **Auto-send configured** (see below): Cleft reuses your auto-send database with no picker. Disable auto-send if you want the picker back.

    A toast confirms the send.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Auto-send">
    Turn on **Auto-send to Notion** in Settings → Integrations → Notion, then pick a database. From then on, every finished recording is sent to that database automatically. Continued recordings (when you append more audio to an existing note) push a fresh page with the combined transcript and a regenerated summary.

    Auto-send is silent on success. If a send fails, Cleft shows a one-off toast and tries again on your next recording. After three failures in a row, auto-send pauses itself and Settings shows a banner. Toggle it off and on to resume.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Auto-archive after Send">
    Turn on **Archive after Send** in Settings → Integrations → Notion to move a note to your Archived filter as soon as a manual Send to Notion succeeds. Useful as an "I'm done with this one" gesture.

    Auto-archive applies to **manual** Send only. Auto-send leaves your local notes in place by design, so a long drive of recordings does not silently empty your library.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## What goes to Notion

* **Title.** From your note title.
* **Transcript and summary.** Your full transcript and the cleaned-up summary, formatted to match your [custom instructions](/user-guides/custom-instructions).
* **One page per recording.** Append more audio to a note in Cleft and auto-send pushes a new page with the combined transcript. The previous page stays where it is, so the most recent send is the canonical one.

<Warning>
  Notion is one-way. Edits you make in Notion never come back to Cleft.
</Warning>

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="My notes are not showing up in Notion">
    Walk through the list:

    1. **Auto-send is on.** Settings → Integrations → Notion. The toggle should be enabled and a database picked.
    2. **A database is chosen.** The toggle on its own does nothing without a destination row.
    3. **Notion is connected.** Settings shows **Connected**, not **Not connected**. If it is showing **Not connected**, reconnect.
    4. **Auto-send is not paused.** Three failed sends in a row pause auto-send and a Settings banner appears. Toggle off and on to retry.
    5. **The Notion database still exists.** If you deleted or moved the destination database in Notion, repick one in Cleft.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Manual Send no longer shows my picker">
    That is the auto-send default working as designed. With auto-send configured, manual Send reuses the same database without showing a picker. Disable auto-send in Settings to bring the picker back. Your destination is preserved, so re-enabling auto-send restores it instantly.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="My note disappeared after I tapped Send">
    Auto-archive is on. The note moved to **Archived** as soon as Notion confirmed the send. It is not deleted. Filter your list by Archived to see it, or turn off **Archive after Send** in Settings if you would rather keep notes in your main library.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Mac says Not connected after I authorised">
    Bring Cleft to the foreground and reopen Settings. Cleft re-checks the Notion connection when the app becomes active. If Settings still says **Not connected** after a foreground refresh, the authorisation probably did not complete in the browser. Tap **Connect Notion** again.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>