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Notion Co-Founder Outlines Agent-First Workspace Vision with AI Agents

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I sat down with Akshay Kothari (@akothari), co-founder of @NotionHQ , to talk about Notion’s evolution from a notes app into an agent-first workspace.

We discussed:

• why templates became Notion’s real unlock • how humans, code, and AI agents will work side by side • Notion’s internal people-ops agent “Smilers” • self-healing company knowledge bases • Notion Workers and automation • why Notion wants model optionality instead of lock-in • why the future of work should augment human intelligence, not replace it

The most interesting idea:

AI agents won’t just automate busy work.

They could allow expertise to spread across an entire organization, so workflows built by one person become reusable by everyone.

4:10 AM · Jun 22, 2026 · 8.7K Views

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Users are excited about Notion's agent-first workspace vision because it turns individual expertise into replicable team-wide organizational capability rather than just automating tasks.

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I sat down with Akshay Kothari (@akothari), co-founder of @NotionHQ , to talk about Notion’s evolution from a notes app into an agent-first workspace.

We discussed:

The most interesting idea:

AI agents won’t just automate busy work.

They could allow expertise to spread across an entire organization, so workflows built by one person become reusable by everyone.

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Rand@rand_longevity

@kimmonismus @akothari @NotionHQ oh man awesome

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Amira Zairi@azed_ai

@kimmonismus @akothari @NotionHQ The real value isn't saving a few minutes, it's turning one person's expertise into something the whole team can use 👀

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Chubby♨️@kimmonismus

@rand_longevity @akothari @NotionHQ thank you! :)

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Bijan Tavassoli@BijanTavassoli

@kimmonismus @akothari @NotionHQ Fascinating!

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Kamesh 🇺🇸@ElangovanKamesh

@kimmonismus @akothari @NotionHQ The real unlock is turning individual expertise into organizational capability.

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Mo RezaAli@RezaaliMo

@kimmonismus @akothari @NotionHQ The real power isn’t just automating tasks. It’s when one person’s knowledge becomes something the whole team can use without needing them every single time.

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Ghassen Hassine@HsineGh

@kimmonismus @akothari @NotionHQ The ultimate goal: make expertise replicable, not just replaceable. That's the real unlock.

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Eclipse 🌖@ECLresearch

@kimmonismus @akothari @NotionHQ The agent-first pivot makes sense given Notion’s template moat—structured workflows are the perfect training ground for AI actions vs raw chat. Curious if they’ll keep the DB schema layer open for devs to wire custom agents in.