How do I generate an Atlassian API Token?

Log into your Atlassian account at id.atlassian.com, navigate to the **Security** tab, and click on **API tokens**. Select 'Create and manage API tokens' to generate a new key for this integration.

Can the AI edit all spaces within my Confluence account?

The AI integration adheres strictly to the permissions of the user generating the API token. It can only read and modify the spaces that your specific Atlassian user account has authorization to access.

Does a published Confluence page support Markdown?

Yes, Confluence correctly processes standard formatting such as headings, lists, code blocks, and rich text when the AI agent generates and uploads content.

Confluence MCP Server for Claude Desktop 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "confluence": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Confluence MCP Server

Connect your Atlassian Confluence workspace to your AI assistant. Easily query your organization's knowledge base, search through technical documentation, and seamlessly generate new formatted pages right from the conversational interface.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Confluence to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 8 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Search Wiki Spaces — Quickly retrieve specific software architecture decisions, HR policies, or meeting notes without switching tabs.
Read Pages — Extract the complete text and markdown-structured content of existing wiki pages for quick summaries.
Create & Publish — Draft robust product requirements documents (PRDs) or meeting minutes using the AI, and publish them directly to your designated Confluence spaces.

The Confluence MCP Server exposes 8 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Confluence to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Confluence MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Confluence

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 8 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Confluence MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Confluence through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network

Confluence + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Confluence MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Confluence MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect Confluence to Claude Desktop via MCP:

add_page_comment

The body should be in storage format (HTML). Add a new comment to a Confluence page

create_page

Requires the space key, a title, and body content in Confluence storage format (HTML). The page is created at the root of the space. Create a new page in a Confluence space

get_page

Returns content body, space, version history, and metadata. Retrieve detailed information about a specific page

get_space_details

Returns metadata, description, homepage, and permissions overview. Retrieve detailed information about a specific space

list_page_comments

Returns inline and footer comments with author and content. Retrieve all comments for a specific Confluence page

list_pages

Optionally filter by space key. Supports pagination via start offset and limit. Retrieve a list of pages from Confluence

list_spaces

Retrieve a list of all spaces in Confluence

search_confluence

g. text ~ "project" AND type = "page"). Returns matching pages, blog posts, and comments. Search for content using Confluence Query Language (CQL)

Example Prompts for Confluence in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Confluence immediately.

"Search Confluence for documentation regarding our 'Q3 Migration Plan'."

"Create a new page in the 'Product' space summarizing our meeting notes from today."

"List all wiki pages currently under the space key 'HR'."

Troubleshooting Confluence MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Confluence to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

Confluence + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Confluence MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.