Confluence MCP Server

The Confluence MCP Server — part of the @sooperset/mcp-atlassian package — connects Claude and other MCP-compatible agents to Confluence Cloud via the Atlassian REST API. Search your knowledge base, read full page content, create new pages, and update existing documentation — all from within your AI chat session. The same package also supports Jira; see the Jira MCP Server page for those tools.

Installation & Configuration

Add this block to your claude_desktop_config.json (or your agent framework's MCP config file):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "confluence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sooperset/mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "ATLASSIAN_EMAIL": "you@example.com",
        "ATLASSIAN_TOKEN": "your_api_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Generating an Atlassian API token:

• Go to id.atlassian.com → API tokens
• Click "Create API token" and give it a label
• Copy the token — it's only shown once
• Use your Atlassian account email as ATLASSIAN_EMAIL

Config file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Available Tools (5)

• confluence_search
• confluence_get_page
• confluence_create_page
• confluence_update_page
• confluence_get_space

Use Cases

• Knowledge base Q&A — ask Claude to find and summarise the relevant runbook before an incident
• Documentation drafting — describe a new feature and have Claude write a Confluence page for it
• Onboarding — let Claude search and pull together all pages tagged for a specific team or project
• Page updates — ask Claude to update an existing page with new information without opening the editor

Gotchas

• CONFLUENCE_URL must include /wiki: For Confluence Cloud the base URL is https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki. Omitting /wiki causes all API calls to return 404.
• Page storage format: Confluence stores page bodies in "storage format" (an XML-like dialect). When creating or updating pages, Claude will generate this format — verify the output looks correct before saving to important pages.
• Space key vs space name: Tools like confluence_get_space expect the space key (e.g. ENG), not the display name ("Engineering"). Find keys in your Confluence URL or space settings.
• API token, not password: Like all Atlassian REST API calls, this requires an API token from id.atlassian.com — your login password will return a 401.

Security Note

Source & Documentation