How to connect Claude to Notion and limit what it can change

✕Tue 3 Nov ‹›

Community setups · Tue 3 Nov

Notion shares seven community setups that pair Notion with AI tools

7community setups in Notion's thread

On 3 Nov 2026, Notion's official X account posted a thread of seven setups people built by connecting Notion to AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Wispr, and even a Fitbit. They range from a household shopping manager to a one-person newsletter. Each one is the creator's own setup, shared on X, not a Notion feature.

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Household manager, via duck says (@ducksays) on X: an AI agent read a year of Walmart orders (78 orders, about RM19,040 or US$4,693), built a product list in Notion and drafts the shopping cart every Sunday. It also tracks warranties and filter changes. He says it forgot soap in week one.
One-person newsroom, via Ashutosh Shrivastava (@ai_for_success) on X: one agent collects AI news into Notion pages three times a night and marks what is confirmed or not. Another drafts the newsletter and waits for his approval before anything is published.
Brain dump to video, via Ryan (@ryangrowthh) on X: he dictates ideas with Wispr into a Notion database, sketches them, then films and edits with AI tools. Others in the thread log Fitbit workouts into Notion (@davidlloayza), or talk a plan through with ChatGPT and save the summary to Notion (@donau70).
Notion asked readers to reply with their own setups for a follow-up next week.

Why it matters: Most of these keep a person in charge: the agent drafts and the human approves. That's a safe pattern to copy if you are starting with agents.

Sources (4)

Here are 7 setups worth stealing · Notion (@NotionHQ)
AI household manager built on Notion · duck says (@ducksays)
One-person AI newsroom in Notion · Ashutosh Shrivastava (@ai_for_success)
Brain dump to finished video · Ryan (@ryangrowthh)

Next · AI creditsShared Custom Agents now spend their owner's Select credits by default →

✕Tue 3 Nov ‹›

AI credits · Tue 3 Nov

Shared Custom Agents now spend their owner's Select credits by default

500Select credits per member a month

Notion's help page now says a uses its owner's by default, even when the agent is shared with a team. A workspace owner can instead give an agent its own monthly budget of shared . Pricing writer Steven Forth flagged the change on his Substack on 2 Nov.

Key points

If you build an agent your whole team uses, their runs can use up your own 500 monthly Select credits.
An owner can fund busy team agents from workspace Notion credits, with a budget and spending limits for each agent.
Forth says agents made before the change keep using shared workspace credits. That is his reading, so check each agent's settings.
He also notes a simple task costs about 5 credits on versus about 50 when you pick a top model. Extra credits are still US$10 per 1,000 (about RM40.57).

Why it matters: If you own a popular team agent, you could run out of Select credits early in the month. Ask your admin to fund it from workspace credits.

Sources (2)

Standard, Select & Notion credits: eligible features · Notion Help Center
Notion pricing update · Steven Forth (Pricing Innovation)

Next · Use caseA creator builds the same CRM in Claude Code and Notion →

✕Tue 3 Nov ‹›

Use case · Tue 3 Nov

A creator builds the same CRM in Claude Code and Notion

2versions of the same CRM

YouTuber George Vlasyev built one sales twice: once as a custom app with , and once as a Notion setup with Companies, Contacts, Deals and an Activity Log. He tested notes, follow-ups and deal stages in both. This is his comparison, not official guidance.

Key points

The Claude Code version was quick to build and easy to shape exactly how he wanted.
But a custom app runs locally in a browser, so you still need to sort out shared data, logins and backups.
The Notion version is less flexible, but a team can share it, keep using it and hand it over.
His question: do you want a first version fast, or a system other people can maintain?

Why it matters: Building your own tool with AI is easy now. Keeping it running is the hidden cost, so pick shared tools for anything your team relies on.

Sources (1)

Claude vs. Notion: I Built the Same CRM Twice · George Vlasyev (@GeorgeVlasyev)

Next · TipsHow to connect Claude to Notion and limit what it can change →

✕Tue 3 Nov ‹›

Tips · Tue 3 Nov

How to connect Claude to Notion and limit what it can change

3permission levels for each tool

Tom Nassr of the automation firm XRAY published a short guide and video on linking Claude to Notion with Notion's official connector. He says it works on Claude's free plan and takes about two minutes. His main advice is to set straight after connecting.

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Pick the official Notion connector with the verified tick. Search also shows community plugins.
The workspace you choose during sign-in decides what Claude can read, so don't connect one you want kept private.
Each tool can be set to Always allow, Needs approval or Blocked.
His setup: let reads run freely, make edits wait for your OK, and block deletes.

Why it matters: Then you can ask "what's due this week?" in plain English, and Claude can't change anything without your OK.

Sources (2)

How to Connect Notion to Claude (and Lock Down Permissions) · Tom Nassr | XRAY (@XRAYAutomation)
How to Connect Notion to Claude (and Lock Down Permissions) · XRAY Blog

Next · AI creditsNotion's new AI credits start today for existing Business workspaces →

✕Mon 2 Nov ‹›

AI credits · Mon 2 Nov

Notion's new AI credits start today for existing Business workspaces

1,500 + 500Standard and Select credits per member each month

From 2 Nov 2026, existing Notion Business and Enterprise workspaces move to the new AI credit system, per Notion's help pages. Each member gets 1,500 a month for work where Notion picks the model (), and 500 for work where you pick the model yourself or use your own . Unused credits don't roll over, and your amount may differ by plan.

Key points

Check your own balance in Settings, then Notion AI, then Usage. Notion also warns you in Agent chat when you are running low.
When a balance runs out, those features pause until the monthly reset, unless your admin lets you carry on with paid, shared .
Per the help page, start counting against Standard credits on 1 Dec 2026, and Workers (beta) use no credits while in beta.
Running an agent through the Notion API or a connected app uses the workspace's Notion credits, not your own.

Why it matters: Picking a model yourself uses the smaller Select balance, so leaving on Auto stretches your month further. Admins should decide today whether to allow extra shared credits.

Sources (2)

Manage your AI credits · Notion Help Center
Standard, Select & Notion credits: eligible features · Notion Help Center

Next · Be carefulBe careful with offers of cheap or free Notion AI models →

✕Mon 2 Nov ‹›

Be careful · Mon 2 Nov

Be careful with offers of cheap or free Notion AI models

0official Notion posts about a free model giveaway that we found

Some posts this weekend promise premium AI models inside Notion for little or nothing. On X, the account AI Pulse Daily (@ramalanbin1952) offered "Notion AI access via Gmail invite" with Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT 6.1, for a price of 30k with no currency named, paid only by , a QR payment system used in Indonesia. The seller itself says it relies on a bug Notion may patch. A Russian-language YouTube video with about 16,600 views calls the same models a free "gift from Notion" that works on 2 Nov, but sends viewers to a Telegram bot for the guide.

Key points

We found nothing from Notion about a free model giveaway. Notion's help pages describe paid plans and credits only.
The X seller gives no guarantee and says the trick may stop working at any time.
Paying a stranger for access, or joining a workspace through an unknown invite, can put your account and data at risk.
Credit: via AI Pulse Daily (@ramalanbin1952) on X and the channel Тёмыч (@abuzovaya_tut) on YouTube. These are their claims, which we could not verify.

Why it matters: With credits changing today, offers like these may spread. Get Notion AI through your own plan or your workspace admin instead.

Sources (2)

Selling Notion AI access via Gmail invite · AI Pulse Daily (@ramalanbin1952)
OPUS 5.5 и GPT-6.1 БЕСПЛАТНО — в подарок от Notion (работает 02.11) · Тёмыч (@abuzovaya_tut)

Next · Real use casesA Notion consultant shows AI workflows run from a button →

✕Mon 2 Nov ‹›

Real use cases · Mon 2 Nov

A Notion consultant shows AI workflows run from a button

1 clickto run an agent workflow from a page

Matthias Frank (@mfreihaendig), a Notion consultant, posted a walkthrough on 26 Oct 2026 of Notion's new button step that sends a message to an agent (an ). His point: teams forget which exist, so put the trigger on the page where the work happens, like a meeting database or a sales dashboard. These are his own setups and views.

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Example in the video: process a meeting with one click, with a person still in the loop.
Other examples: book a meeting straight from a record, and daily briefing and wrap-up buttons.
He also shows step-by-step , where the agent walks a person through a process.
Credit: via Matthias Frank (@mfreihaendig) on YouTube. His description links to his paid consulting and a Notion referral offer.

Why it matters: A button on the right page is easier for a team to use than a skill they have to remember. It is a simple way to get more people using the AI you already set up.

Sources (1)

This Sneaky Notion Update Is Surprisingly Powerful · Matthias Frank (@mfreihaendig)

Next · TipsTeach Claude or ChatGPT how you like your Notion pages →

✕Mon 2 Nov ‹›

Tips · Mon 2 Nov

Teach Claude or ChatGPT how you like your Notion pages

70,000views in about 5 days

Jeff Su (@JeffSu) posted a 14-minute video on 27 Oct 2026, with about 70,000 views so far. He says that when AI tools keep making Notion pages you have to fix, you should write your preferences down once in a "Notion Conventions" page. That page covers your databases, templates and formatting, and the AI reads it before it works. This is his own method, not Notion news.

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He starts small, with tasks and notes, then uses the same approach for whole projects with linked tasks and deliverables.
He says it works with Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini, and you keep the Notion setup you already have.
The video links to his prompts and templates on his website.
Credit: via Jeff Su (@JeffSu) on YouTube. His description also promotes his paid courses.

Why it matters: One page of house rules saves you from correcting the same mistakes again and again. It works the same way as a Notion .

Sources (1)

I knew AI + Notion would be good, but this... wow. · Jeff Su (@JeffSu)

Next · TipsResearchers find Notion AI summaries in one column hard to skim →

✕Mon 2 Nov ‹›

Tips · Mon 2 Nov

Researchers find Notion AI summaries in one column hard to skim

5rules for AI text people can skim

Shreya Shankar (@sh_reya), an incoming assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon, shared her group's blog post on writing AI text that people can scan quickly. As a bad example, they let Notion a Summary column for 10 GitHub issues with default settings. The summaries started in different ways and called the same thing an "issue" in some rows and a "page" in another.

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Their rule: give every item the same structure and use one word for each idea.
Start each item with its subject or a verb, and put the words that make it different first.
Only vary the format when the difference means something.
Credit: via Shreya Shankar (@sh_reya) on X. This is the authors' own test and view.

Why it matters: You can paste these rules into your autofill prompt so a whole column reads the same way. That makes a table much faster to skim.

Sources (1)

Five Principles for Generating Readable AI Text in Bulk · Shreya Shankar (@sh_reya)

Next · Notion AI for teamsNotion Japan shows teams how to start with Notion AI →

✕Sun 1 Nov ‹›

Notion AI for teams · Sun 1 Nov

Notion Japan shows teams how to start with Notion AI

45 minwebinar on team use of Notion AI, in Japanese

Notion Japan posted a 45-minute webinar on 30 Oct 2026 about getting a whole team started with Notion AI. Its description says it demos two sides: members spending less time on reports and searching, and managers seeing team status in real time. Notion Japan also says it updated a template that comes with ready-made , so teams can try it right after watching.

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Official (Notion Japan): the session is built around team use, not personal tips.
For members, the pitch is less time writing reports and hunting for information.
For managers, the pitch is a live view of how the team is doing, so they can act sooner.
The updated department portal template has AI skills built in, per the description. The webinar is in Japanese.

Why it matters: Many teams buy Notion AI and then stall on where to begin. A shared department portal with already set up is a practical first step to copy.

Sources (1)

Notionをチームで使いこなす | チーム・組織でのNotion AI活用のはじめ方 · Notion Japan (@NotionJapan)

Next · TemplatesA Notion ambassador shares a free task breakdown template →

✕Sun 1 Nov ‹›

Templates · Sun 1 Nov

A Notion ambassador shares a free task breakdown template

3 stepsparent tasks, child tasks, then progress

Kayunichi (@kayunichi), whose channel says they are an official in Japan, posted a 20-minute tutorial on 31 Oct 2026. It shows a , a way to break a big project into parent and child tasks, built in Notion. The template is free, but you get it by sending a keyword to the creator's LINE account. This is the creator's own template and view, not Notion news.

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The video builds it in 3 steps: add parent tasks, add child tasks, then fill in how far along each one is.
It colour-codes progress, links tasks that depend on each other, and shows them on a timeline.
The creator says it beats Excel because each task is also a page, notes can sit outside the table, and Notion AI can read it without extra setup.
Credit: via Kayunichi (@kayunichi) on YouTube. The description includes a Notion affiliate link.

Why it matters: Teams moving project plans out of spreadsheets often ask for exactly this layout. It is a good real example of parent and child tasks with dependencies.

Sources (1)

【Notion】複雑なタスクもこれ1つで整理！WBSシートの使い方｜無料テンプレ配布 · Kayunichi (@kayunichi)

Next · MarketplaceWhat Notion Marketplace keeps when you sell a template from Malaysia →

✕Sun 1 Nov ‹›

Marketplace · Sun 1 Nov

What Notion Marketplace keeps when you sell a template from Malaysia

8% + 1%Notion's cut plus the foreign exchange fee outside the US

Template selling came up again on X this weekend, so here is what Notion's own help page says. Notion takes 8% plus about RM1.62 (US$0.40) on each sale. Sellers outside the United States, such as in Malaysia, pay another 1% when are changed from US dollars to their own currency. Notion handles sales tax, but income tax is up to you.

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Official fee: 8% plus about RM1.62 (US$0.40) per sale, covering payments, support, refunds and fraud checks.
Sellers outside the US pay an extra 1% on payouts.
Our own example: on a RM61 (US$15) template you keep about RM54 (US$13.27) after both fees, before any tax.
Malaysia is on the list of countries that can sell. Money is held 14 days for refunds, and payouts need at least about RM81 (US$20).

Why it matters: The fixed fee hurts cheap templates most, so very low prices may not be worth it. Check the help page before you set a price.

Sources (1)

Selling on Notion Marketplace · Notion Help Center

Next · Real use casesA Notion template that grew into a startup →

✕Sun 1 Nov ‹›

Real use cases · Sun 1 Nov

A Notion template that grew into a startup

1 yearfrom Notion template to event sponsor, per the post

N. (@Nlacombe_), from a startup called Promethee, posted on 31 Oct 2026 (MYT) that it had just sponsored its first OpenAI Codex event in San Francisco. The post says that a year ago Promethee was only a Notion template connected to a server, meant to turn your life into a multiplayer game. This is the poster's own account, and the post shares no users or revenue.

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The claim: Promethee began as a Notion template plus a Discord community about a year ago.
Now, per the post, it has sponsored its first developer event in San Francisco.
The post had about 3,200 views and 51 likes when we checked.
Credit: via N. (@Nlacombe_) on X. We could not check any business numbers.

Why it matters: A template can be a cheap way to test whether people want an idea. Here a template and a community came first, and the product came later.

Sources (1)

1 year ago, Promethee was a Notion Template connected to a Discord · N. (@Nlacombe_)

Next · Offline & mobileNotion offline mode now saves up to 1,000 pages for you →

✕Sat 31 Oct ‹›

Offline & mobile · Sat 31 Oct

Notion offline mode now saves up to 1,000 pages for you

1,000recent and favourite pages saved offline on paid plans

On 31 Oct 2026 (MYT), Notion said now downloads up to 1,000 of your recent and favourite pages on its own, on paid plans. Notion's post was short: "Your workspace shouldn't disappear when your WiFi does." It did not say which apps get it first, so check your own phone and laptop.

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Official (@NotionHQ): offline mode -downloads up to 1,000 recent and favourite pages.
It is for paid plans, per Notion's post. Free plan users were not mentioned.
You don't have to mark each page for offline use one by one; recent and favourite pages are picked for you.
Tip: add the pages you need on the road to Favourites so they are more likely to be saved.

Why it matters: Clients who travel, work on site or have weak mobile data can keep reading and editing their key pages. Favourites now matter more.

Sources (1)

Offline mode now auto-downloads up to 1,000 of your recent and favorite pages on paid plans · Notion (@NotionHQ)

Next · AI creditsUsers question their AI credits before the 2 Nov switch →

✕Sat 31 Oct ‹›

AI credits · Sat 31 Oct

Users question their AI credits before the 2 Nov switch

2 Novexisting workspaces move to the new AI credits

Existing Notion workspaces move to the new AI credits on 2 Nov 2026, as Notion announced on 19 Oct. On Reddit's r/Notion, several users posted worries on 30 Oct. One said image work with a model they chose used about 1,822 credits in a single day, more than the 500 a month they expect. Another worried their allowance could drop from about 25,000 to 2,000. These are users' own readings, not Notion's numbers.

Key points

Notion's help page lists 1,500 a month for work and 500 Select credits for chosen models, and says amounts can vary by plan.
User concern: people who pick a model themselves, instead of Auto, may run out of Select credits much faster.
One Reddit post claims extra credits were charged without asking. We could not verify this, so treat it as one user's claim.
A YouTube explainer by Here's the Thing (@heresthethingmedia) tells of a Business user who, after trying Auto, looked at using their own ChatGPT plan instead.

Why it matters: Clients may see their AI limits change on Monday. Check the workspace's credit usage page now, and try Auto for everyday tasks before 2 Nov.

Sources (4)

"New Notion Credits": How are we cooked (large nerf)? · u/Keterna on r/Notion
Am I reading this right? Is my monthly credit allowance dropping from ~25K to 2K? · u/Eastern-Cover7653 on r/Notion
Manage your AI credits · Notion Help Center
What Happened to Notion? · Here's the Thing (@heresthethingmedia)

Next · Mobile appsSmoother drag and drop for databases on mobile, in beta →

✕Sat 31 Oct ‹›

Mobile apps · Sat 31 Oct

Smoother drag and drop for databases on mobile, in beta

3things improved: preview, haptics, animation

Ji Pei (@iampgzp), a Notion engineer according to his X profile, posted on 31 Oct 2026 (MYT) that dragging and dropping in Notion databases is better on mobile. He said the preview, the haptics (small phone vibrations) and the animation all improved. Notion shared his post. For now it is in Notion's beta program.

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What changed, per Ji Pei: a clearer preview while you drag, better haptics, and smoother animation.
It is in the beta program, so most users may not see it yet.
Notion's own post called it "Improved drag and drop on mobile".
Neither post gave a date for the full release.

Why it matters: Moving cards on a phone, like in a task board, has been fiddly. This helps teams who update boards on the go.

Sources (2)

Better Drag and Drop in notion database · Ji Pei (@iampgzp)
Improved drag and drop on mobile! · Notion (@NotionHQ)

Next · DevelopersNotion API makes Markdown v2 the default and counts credits in decimals →

✕Sat 31 Oct ‹›

Developers · Sat 31 Oct

Notion API makes Markdown v2 the default and counts credits in decimals

~3 monthsafter deprecation before Markdown v1 retires

Notion's developer changelog for 30 Oct 2026 lists three changes. In the next API version, Notion-flavored Markdown v2 becomes the default and v1 is deprecated. Data sources can now store sync details. And the APIs now report credits with decimals instead of whole numbers.

Key points

On the next API version, requests that ask for Markdown v1 will get an error (400). Notion says v1 retires about 3 months later and dates will be announced at least 3 months ahead.
The official JavaScript library, @notionhq/client v5.29.0, adds a markdown_version option.
credits_used now shows up to 2 decimals, rounded down (12.456789 shows as 12.45).
total_credits_used is a whole number from 1 upward, and below 1 it shows 2 significant figures (0.456789 shows as 0.45).

Why it matters: Anyone with scripts or integrations that read or write Notion pages as Markdown should plan a test on v2 now, before v1 stops working.

Sources (1)

Notion API changelog (30 Oct 2026) · Notion Developers

Next · Calendar & creatorsNotion Calendar teases a big update; a creator explains relations →

✕Sat 31 Oct ‹›

Calendar & creators · Sat 31 Oct

Notion Calendar teases a big update; a creator explains relations

4 viewsday, week, month and agenda in the iOS rebuild

On 30 Oct 2026 (MYT), the Notion Calendar account replied to a user who said the app had issues for over a week. It said a "huge update" is "coming very very soon" and shared an early-access link, quoting its September preview of the rebuilt iOS app. Separately, creator Kat Waugh (@itskatwaugh) posted a beginner tutorial on database relations and . That video is her own teaching, not Notion news.

Key points

Official (@NotionCalendar): a big update is coming soon, with early access offered to those who want to try it.
The quoted September post showed a native iOS rebuild with day, week, month and agenda views.
Kat Waugh's video covers one-way and two-way relations, relations inside the same database, and rollup limits.
Credit: via Kat Waugh (@itskatwaugh) on YouTube. Her description includes affiliate links and says it is not sponsored.

Why it matters: Clients unhappy with Calendar on iPhone may not have long to wait. Relations and rollups remain the top question in beginner workshops.

Sources (2)

huge update coming very very soon · Notion Calendar (@NotionCalendar)
The Easiest Way to Understand Relations and Rollups in Notion · Kat Waugh (@itskatwaugh)

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Saturday 31 Oct

Notion shares seven community setups that pair Notion with AI tools

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Shared Custom Agents now spend their owner's Select credits by default

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A creator builds the same CRM in Claude Code and Notion

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How to connect Claude to Notion and limit what it can change

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Notion's new AI credits start today for existing Business workspaces

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Be careful with offers of cheap or free Notion AI models

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A Notion consultant shows AI workflows run from a button

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Teach Claude or ChatGPT how you like your Notion pages

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Researchers find Notion AI summaries in one column hard to skim

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Notion Japan shows teams how to start with Notion AI

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A Notion ambassador shares a free task breakdown template

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What Notion Marketplace keeps when you sell a template from Malaysia

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A Notion template that grew into a startup

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Notion offline mode now saves up to 1,000 pages for you

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Users question their AI credits before the 2 Nov switch

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Smoother drag and drop for databases on mobile, in beta

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Notion API makes Markdown v2 the default and counts credits in decimals

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Notion Calendar teases a big update; a creator explains relations

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