# Confluence

> Read Confluence pages and comments. Use to fetch design docs, ADRs, runbooks, or any wiki content for context when working on tasks.

- Skill: `flurdy/confluence` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add flurdy/confluence`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/flurdy/confluence/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: flurdy (https://skillmd.com/u/flurdy)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/flurdy/confluence

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# Confluence Page Lookup

Fetch content from Confluence pages and their comments via the Atlassian MCP.

## Which MCP to use

Confluence lives under the same Atlassian Cloud tenant as Jira. In most setups the **Jira MCP (`mcp__jira__jira_get`)** can reach Confluence endpoints too — just pass a Confluence path (`/wiki/rest/api/content/...`).

**Priority order:**
1. **`mcp__jira__jira_get`** — preferred, already configured in most environments.
2. **`mcp__confluence__confluence_get`** — use if a dedicated Confluence MCP is configured.
3. If neither tool is available, tell the user and stop — do **not** try `WebFetch` on authenticated Confluence URLs.

All examples below use `mcp__jira__jira_get`. If you fall back to the dedicated Confluence MCP, the paths are the same; only the tool name changes.

## Usage

```
# Search for a page by title
/confluence search "Authentication Design Doc"

# Get a page by ID
/confluence 123456

# Get a page by URL
/confluence https://myorg.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ENG/pages/123456
```

## Instructions

Determine intent from the arguments provided.

### 1. Search for Pages

If the user provides a search term (not a numeric ID or URL):

```
mcp__jira__jira_get with:
  path: /wiki/rest/api/content/search
  queryParams:
    cql: 'title ~ "<search term>" OR text ~ "<search term>"'
    limit: "10"
  jq: '{results: [.results[] | {id: .id, title: .title, space: .space.key, url: ._links.webui}]}'
```

Present results as a table and ask the user which page to fetch.

### 2. Get Page Content

If the user provides a page ID or after selecting from search results:

```
mcp__jira__jira_get with:
  path: /wiki/rest/api/content/<pageId>
  queryParams:
    expand: "body.storage,version,space,ancestors"
  jq: '{id: id, title: title, space: space.key, version: version.number, ancestors: [ancestors[].title], body: body.storage.value}'
```

### 3. Get Page Comments

If the user asks for comments on a page:

```
mcp__jira__jira_get with:
  path: /wiki/rest/api/content/<pageId>/child/comment
  queryParams:
    expand: "body.storage,version"
  jq: '{comments: [.results[] | {author: .version.by.displayName, date: .version.when, body: .body.storage.value}]}'
```

### 4. Parse URL

If the user provides a Confluence URL, extract the page ID:
- Pattern: `https://<domain>/wiki/spaces/<spaceKey>/pages/<pageId>/<title>`
- Use `<pageId>` with step 2.

### 5. Present Results

Provide:
- Page title
- Space key
- Last updated version number
- Ancestor path (breadcrumbs) if available
- Page content (converted from Confluence storage format to readable text)
- Comments (if requested)

Strip HTML/XML tags from the storage format body to present clean readable text.

### Example Output

```
Page: Authentication Design Doc
Space: ENG
Version: 12
Path: Engineering > Architecture > Auth

---

## Overview
This document describes the authentication flow for...

---

Comments (3):
  - Alice (2026-01-15): Approved, looks good.
  - Bob (2026-01-14): Can we add a sequence diagram?
  - Carol (2026-01-13): Initial review — see inline comments.
```