Notion Research Assistant Raycast Extension

Enhance your research and learning journey with this powerful Raycast extension for Notion. This extension offers two primary features: Adding a Concept and Adding a Paper to your Notion workspace.

Table of Contents

1. Adding a Concept
2. Adding a Paper
3. Setup Instructions
   • Notion Integration
   • Extension Activation
4. Paper-Specific Setup
5. Concept-Specific Setup
6. Additional Features

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Adding a Concept

Are your ChatGPT interactions getting lost in endless threads? The Adding a Concept feature lets you effortlessly transfer responses from ChatGPT to a designated Notion database. Simply choose a name for the concept, and let the extension handle the rest.

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Adding a Paper

Effortlessly organize your research papers from Arxiv into your Notion database using the Adding a Paper command. This feature:

• Automatically imports the paper details.
• Sorts references by citation count.
• Generates explanations for jargon and complex concepts if provided with an OpenAI key.
• Enables full-text search for authors within your Notion workspace.

arXiv is a free distribution service and open-access archive for scholarly articles.

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Setup Instructions

Create a Notion Internal Integration

1. Initially, you'll need to set up an internal Notion integration. Follow the guidelines here to obtain your Notion API key. (Public OAuth support coming soon.)

Activate the Extension

2. After creating the integration, activate the extension in the desired Notion page or workspace.

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Paper-Specific Setup

1. Create a Research Database: Use the "Create Research Database" command to set up a database under your preferred Notion page. (Note: The page must have a non-empty title.)

   

2. Add Papers: To add research papers, copy one or multiple Arxiv URLs and paste them into the "Add Research Paper" command. Once loaded, press enter to complete the action.

   

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Concept-Specific Setup

Create a Notion database with a column named "Title". Locate the database key in the URL and add it to the extension preferences. For example, the database key in the following URL https://www.notion.so/testuser/c0320379be2440ce8bc48b1889663122?v=b1aa958d689342a5a857a7d46d4835aa is c0320379be2440ce8bc48b1889663122.

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Additional Features

• OpenAI Integration: To generate explanations for terms and concepts in papers, add your OpenAI API key. (Cost: Less than $0.01 per paper.)
• Readwise Reader Integration: If you use Readwise Reader, provide your API key and the extension will automatically add papers to your Readwise Reader.