Confluence Reader MCP Server

An MCP server that lets AI assistants read Confluence Cloud pages as markdown, browse page trees, download image attachments, and diff content against local documentation.

Features

• Fetch a single Confluence page as proper GitHub-flavored markdown (headings, tables, lists, code blocks)
• List child pages for recursive traversal
• Download image attachments by filename
• Compare local content against a Confluence page with a unified diff
• Supports scoped API tokens with Basic Auth

Setup

1. Get a Confluence API Token

Create a scoped API token from your Atlassian account: https://support.atlassian.com/confluence/kb/scoped-api-tokens-in-confluence-cloud/

2. Set Environment Variables

Add to your shell profile (~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc, etc.):

export CONFLUENCE_TOKEN="your_scoped_token"
export CONFLUENCE_EMAIL="your_email@example.com"
export CONFLUENCE_CLOUD_ID="xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"

Reload your shell or open a new terminal.

Variable	Required	Description
CONFLUENCE_TOKEN	Yes	Scoped API token
CONFLUENCE_EMAIL	Yes	Email tied to your Atlassian account
CONFLUENCE_CLOUD_ID	Yes*	Cloud ID — routes via api.atlassian.com
CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL	Yes*	Direct tenant URL, e.g. https://your-org.atlassian.net

*One of CONFLUENCE_CLOUD_ID or CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL is required. CONFLUENCE_CLOUD_ID is recommended.

3. Add to MCP Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "confluence-reader": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@satiyap/confluence-reader-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart the MCP host to pick up the new server.

Tools

confluence.fetch_page

Fetches a single Confluence page by URL and returns its content as markdown. Lists any direct child pages at the bottom so the caller can decide which to fetch next.

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	Confluence page URL

confluence.list_children

Lists the direct child pages of a Confluence page without fetching their content. Useful for discovering page structure before fetching individual pages.

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	Confluence page URL

confluence.fetch_image

Downloads an image attachment from a Confluence page by filename and saves it to a local directory.

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	Confluence page URL
filename	string	Attachment filename (e.g. architecture.png)
destination	string	Local directory path to save the image to

confluence.compare

Generates a git-style unified diff between a Confluence page and a local markdown string.

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	Confluence page URL
localContent	string	Local markdown to compare against

Returns a JSON object with additions, deletions, totalChanges, and the full diff.

Supported URL Formats

• /wiki/spaces/SPACEKEY/pages/123456789/Page+Title
• /wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=123456789

Security

• Credentials are read from environment variables only — never passed in config files.
• Use scoped tokens with the minimum permissions needed.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

MIT