Notion Updates (October 2026): Agents, Credits and Notion 3.8

The biggest Notion updates right now are the October 19, 2026 “Agents, rebuilt” release, which reworks Notion AI agents and introduces a new credit system that existing workspaces move to on November 2, and Notion 3.8 (October 13, 2026), which connects agents to outside tools over MCP and adds column-level database permissions. Below is what each release changes, what you need to do before November 2, and what developers should know about recent API changes.

All details are as of October 26, 2026. Notion labels several items as alpha, beta or “coming soon”, so expect some of this to shift.

The October 19 release: agents rebuilt, new credits

Notion’s October 19 release notes and the accompanying blog post describe a rebuilt agent harness. Independent coverage calls it Notion’s sixth-generation harness.

What agents can do now

• Long-running tasks. Notion says agents can now work on a single task for up to 24 hours. Secondary coverage reports the previous limit was around five minutes.
• Their own computer and browser. Notion Agents now get a dedicated computer and browser to work in, plus what Notion calls smarter context management.
• “Review for me” mode. A new mode that adds safety checks on agent actions before they go through.

Auto, the model router

Notion upgraded Auto, which picks a model for each task. Notion says that across 20+ common tasks, Auto produced results similar to Opus 5.5 and Astra at about 90% lower average cost. Keep in mind that this figure comes from Notion’s own testing, not an independent benchmark.

Bring your own AI

The release lists “Bring your own AI (BYOK)” as a headline item. The blog post is more specific: BYOK is in alpha for Enterprise customers. Personal users can instead connect a ChatGPT Plus, Pro or Go plan to their personal Notion Agent.

The new credit system

This is the part most teams should pay attention to, because it changes how AI usage is counted.

Other points from the announcement and coverage:

• Timing: new workspaces moved over immediately; existing workspaces switch on November 2, 2026.
• No rollover: Technobezz and other outlets report that credits don’t roll over.
• Custom Agents: you no longer have to buy credits before you start building one, according to coverage of the release.
• Admin visibility is still coming: an AI Command Center that shows usage by person, feature and agent, with spending limits and alerts, is listed as “coming soon”. It isn’t available yet.

Notion also says memory sync over MCP is live, with skills via MCP “coming soon”.

Notion 3.8 (October 13): context for agents

The Notion 3.8 release is about giving agents, and people, better context and control.

• MCP connections. Notion Agent and Custom Agents can pull context from and take actions in 150+ tools through MCP. External agents can also connect to Notion to read workspace context.
• Skills API. Sync your Notion Skills across ChatGPT, Claude and other tools.
• Better version history. It now shows highlighted edits, database changes and who made them, with restore options across pages and databases.
• Column permissions. Database owners can control which properties each person or agent can view or edit. This is a useful one if you’ve been hesitant to give agents access to databases holding sensitive fields.
• Rebuilt synced databases. Starting with GitHub, Jira and Salesforce, synced databases now show a live health status for each sync.
• Models and admin controls. Seven new models were added. Connections settings were redesigned, and admins can now restrict which tools are allowed.
• Microsoft Teams notifications. Get Notion mentions, comments and access requests in Teams.

Notion 3.7 (September 15): team skills

If you missed last month’s release, Notion 3.7 laid the groundwork that 3.8 builds on:

• A shared Skills library, a database hub for team skills so everyone uses the latest version.
• Exporting skills to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini or Grok.
• Sub-agents: a Custom Agent can call other Custom Agents.
• Custom Agents that act on meeting summaries automatically (Business and Enterprise plans).
• An Agent SDK in public beta, Custom Agents you can embed in any doc, and AI Search that Notion says is 50% faster.

What to do before November 2

If your team uses Notion AI heavily, get ready for the credit switch now. The AI Command Center isn’t out yet, so you won’t have built-in spending dashboards on day one.

1. Work out who uses AI most. Ask team leads which workflows lean on Notion AI and Custom Agents, since Custom Agents draw on the smaller Select pool.
2. Default to Auto where quality allows. Auto work uses Standard credits, which you get three times as many of as Select credits.
3. Review your Custom Agents. Look for agents that run often or on schedules and decide whether they still earn their keep under a 500-credit Select allowance per seat.
4. Check agent permissions. With agents now able to run for hours and act in outside tools, use 3.8’s column permissions and the admin tool restrictions to limit what they can touch.
5. Turn on “Review for me” for agents that take actions you’d want a human to approve.
6. Re-check billing after November 2. Confirm the allowances shown in your workspace match what was announced, as terms can differ by plan.

Updates for developers

Notion’s developer changelog has several October 2026 entries:

• Move page endpoint: a new API endpoint changes the parent of an existing page.
• Status group filters (beta): status filters can match groups with group_equals and group_does_not_equal. You opt in with a Notion-Beta header; nothing changes without it.
• File block names: you can now read and write names on file blocks through the public API.
• Australian dollar is now a number format option for database properties.
• Docs clarification: you can append up to 100 block children at a time.
• SDK fixes: you can now append table and column blocks as children of toggle blocks, and emoji and timezone lists were updated.

Under Notion’s versioning rules, additions like a new endpoint don’t create a new API version. Beta flags can include breaking changes, though, so if you opt into one, watch the changelog for revisions.

How to keep up with Notion updates

• Release notes: notion.com/releases lists each release on its own dated page.
• Developer changes: the changelog on developers.notion.com.
• If a feature is missing: some features depend on your plan, and others are labeled alpha, beta or “coming soon” in the release notes. Check the release page for availability before assuming something is broken.

One caution: some third-party roundups this month repeat claims we couldn’t confirm in Notion’s own release notes. When a feature matters to your workflow, check the dated release page before acting on it.