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.