Notion just dropped a huge update to their Developer Platform, and while the new CLI and Agent SDKs are cool, we need to talk about Notion Workers . For a long time, Notion felt like a “passive” tool—a database with a nice UI. If you wanted it to actually do something (like format strings, calculate complex logic across databases, or trigger external APIs), you had to pay the “Middleware Tax.” You’d end up with a mess of Zapier tasks or Pipedream workflows just to glue things together. That just changed. With Notion Workers , we can now run code directly on Notion’s infrastructure. This is a massive shift for a few reasons: Infrastructure-less Apps: You don’t need to host your own middleware anymore. Notion is moving from being a simple documentation tool to a full-fledged backend for custom internal tools. The Death of “Middleware Mess”: Instead of 50 different third-party automations, your logic lives where your data lives. It turns your workspace into a collection of native, self-contained microservices. Dev-First Workflow: Combined with the new Notion CLI ( ntn ) , we can finally manage deployments and database logic from the terminal rather than clicking through a browser UI. I’ve been waiting for Notion to stop being a “silo” and start being an engine. This feels like the first step toward Notion becoming the “Operating System” for startups rather than just a wiki. Curious to hear from other devs ,is this enough to make you ditch your custom Postgres/Airtable setups, or is the API rate limit still the elephant in the room? submitted by /u/Remarkable-Dark2840
Originally posted by u/Remarkable-Dark2840 on r/ArtificialInteligence