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Quickstart

Get your research workspace running in 5 minutes.

Option A: Notion Marketplace Template (Fastest)

  1. Duplicate the template from the Notion Marketplace listing (search "Academic Research Hub")
  2. All 4 databases, views, automations, and agent instruction pages are included
  3. Skip to Step 3 below

Option B: Programmatic Provisioning via MCP

  1. Open Claude Desktop or Cowork with Notion MCP connected
  2. Follow the provisioning walkthrough to create databases via MCP
  3. Follow the view setup guide to create database views

Step 1: Set Up Paper Capture

Notion Web Clipper (Browser Extension)

The fastest way to save papers while browsing:

  1. Install the Notion Web Clipper browser extension
  2. When visiting a paper on PubMed, Google Scholar, or any journal site, click the clipper icon
  3. Select your Research Papers database as the destination
  4. The page title auto-fills — add Domain Tags and Evidence Level before saving
  5. Set Stage to discovered and Read Progress to not-started

Tip: Pin the Web Clipper for one-click paper capture during browsing sessions.

Manual Entry

Click "New" in the Research Papers database and fill in properties manually.

Step 2: Connect Zotero (Optional)

Two paths for Zotero integration:

Notero (Automatic Sync)

If you use Zotero for citation management, Notero provides automatic one-way sync from Zotero to Notion:

  1. Install the Notero plugin in Zotero Desktop
  2. Point it at your Research Papers database
  3. Papers auto-sync with 25+ properties (title, authors, DOI, journal, year, citation key, etc.)

See notero-setup.md for detailed setup.

Readwise (Highlight Sync)

If you read PDFs in Readwise Reader, highlights sync automatically to Notion:

  1. Connect Readwise to your Notion workspace
  2. Configure export to your Reading Lists or Research Papers database

See readwise-setup.md for detailed setup.

Step 3: AI-Powered Research (Optional)

Cowork Plugin

For AI-powered paper search across 6 academic connectors:

  1. Install the plugin: download from GitHub Releases
  2. Connect Notion + research connectors in Settings > Connectors
  3. Use /research "your topic" to discover and ingest papers

See cowork-setup.md for detailed setup.

Claude Desktop Project

For Q&A about your papers and essay writing with full research context:

  1. Create a Claude Desktop project with Notion MCP enabled
  2. Add custom instructions from claude-desktop/instructions.md
  3. Ask Claude questions about your paper collection

See claude-desktop-setup.md for detailed setup.

Step 4: Deploy Custom Agents (Optional)

If you have a Notion Business+ plan:

  1. Follow the Custom Agent deployment guide
  2. Create 4 agents from the instruction templates in agents/
  3. Research Q&A, Progress Reporter, Paper Intake Router, Setup Assistant

You're Ready

  • Capture papers via Web Clipper, Notero, or manual entry
  • Organize into essay projects with reading lists
  • Track progress with built-in formulas (Progress %, Days Until Deadline)
  • Search and discover with Cowork plugin (optional)
  • Write essays with Claude Desktop project context (optional)