Academic Learning Capture
Convert research conversations and notes into high-quality Notion Learning Notes with evidence-oriented structure.
Quick start
- •Confirm scope: create a new note or update an existing one.
- •Validate the Learning Note data source schema.
- •Infer
Typefrom source content. - •Draft
Key InsightsinClaim | Evidence | Implicationformat. - •Create/update the note with
Status = Draft.
Workflow
0) If Notion MCP is not connected
- •Add Notion MCP:
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codex mcp add notion --url https://mcp.notion.com/mcp
- •
- •Enable remote MCP client:
- •set
[features].rmcp_client = trueinconfig.toml - •or run
codex --enable rmcp_client
- •set
- •Login:
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codex mcp login notion
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After login, restart Codex, then continue.
1) Validate destination
- •Data source name:
Learning Note - •Data source id:
962cfed7-6ef5-43f1-b82a-68271019c179 - •Required properties:
- •
Note Title(title) - •
Key Insights(rich_text) - •
Status(select) - •
Type(select) - •
Date(date) - •
AI-generated(checkbox)
- •
If user requests Data Key Insights, map to Key Insights unless they explicitly request a schema change.
2) Extract academic content
- •Structure source material as:
- •definitions
- •assumptions
- •method or argument
- •evidence
- •limitations
- •open questions
- •Separate established facts from hypotheses.
3) Select Type
Choose exactly one:
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Paper Review - •
Idea - •
Concept - •
Tutorial - •
Summary
Fallback: use Summary if confidence is low.
4) Compose Key Insights
- •Write 3-5 lines:
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Claim: ... | Evidence: ... | Implication: ...
- •
- •Prefer falsifiable claims and explicit evidence.
- •Include one limitation/risk line if available.
5) Create/update page
- •Default values:
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Status:Draft - •
AI-generated:true - •
Date: today
- •
- •Set
Typefrom Step 3. - •Set
Key Insightsfrom Step 4. - •Add relations (
📄 Paper,🌟 Projects) when context is provided.
6) Return concise result
- •Return:
- •note title
- •selected type
- •key insights preview
- •Notion page URL
- •explicit confirmation:
Status = Draft