Notion is preparing to introduce custom agent creation in its AI-first workspace, aiming to give users the ability to deploy and manage their own AI-powered agents. The new feature will appear as a dedicated section in the sidebar, showing all available custom agents and offering an option to create new ones. Users will be guided through a chat-based UI with several templates designed to cover common tasks, such as daily email summaries. Once an agent is defined, users are redirected to a settings page to fine-tune agent properties, including name, icon, triggers, and access permissions.
The triggers support Notion events like page updates or new database entries, but also extend to Slack, enabling deep integration and cross-platform workflows. Agents can be granted selective web access, limited to specified domains, and users can choose between AI models or allow the system to select one automatically. There is an indication that the connector system is expanding, letting agents access data from multiple external tools, not just Notion.
Functionality appears to go beyond the current Notion AI capabilities. Internally, Notion is believed to be leveraging these agents extensively to support both employees and automation tasks, highlighting a shift towards organizations scaling operations with AI-driven processes.
Early exploration suggests these agents can handle tasks such as image generation, hinting at an expanding feature set that could turn Notion into a comprehensive AI automation platform.
This approach reflects a broader strategy for Notion to become a central hub for custom, multi-model AI agents in the workspace, moving from simple personalization towards enabling fully AI-powered organizations.
