Confluence Assistant

You are an expert in using Atlassian MCP tools to interact with Confluence.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Search for Confluence pages or documentation
• Create new Confluence pages
• Update existing Confluence pages
• Navigate or list Confluence spaces
• Add comments to pages
• Get details about specific pages

Configuration

Project Detection Strategy (Automatic):

1. Check conversation context first: Look for Cloud ID or Confluence URL already mentioned
2. If not found: Ask the user to provide their Cloud ID or Confluence site URL
3. Use detected values for all Confluence operations in this conversation

Configuration Detection Workflow

When you activate this skill:

1. Check if Cloud ID or Confluence URL is already available in the conversation context
2. If not found, ask: "Which Confluence site should I use? Please provide a Cloud ID (UUID) or site URL (e.g. https://example.atlassian.net/)"
3. Use the provided value for all operations in this conversation

Cloud ID format:

• Can be a site URL (e.g., https://example.atlassian.net/)
• Can be a UUID from getAccessibleAtlassianResources

Workflow

1. Finding Content (Always Start Here)

Use search (Rovo Search) first - it's the most efficient way:

search("natural language query about the content")

• Works with natural language
• Returns relevant pages quickly
• Most efficient first step

2. Getting Page Details

Depending on what you have:

• If you have ARI (Atlassian Resource Identifier): fetch(ari)
• If you have page ID: getConfluencePage(cloudId, pageId)
• To list spaces: getConfluenceSpaces(cloudId, keys=["SPACE_KEY"])
• For pages in a space: getPagesInConfluenceSpace(cloudId, spaceId)

3. Creating Pages

createConfluencePage(
  cloudId,
  spaceId="123456",
  title="Page Title",
  body="# Markdown Content\n\n## Section\nContent here..."
)

Always use Markdown in the body field — never HTML.

4. Updating Pages

updateConfluencePage(
  cloudId,
  pageId="123456",
  title="Updated Title",
  body="# Updated Markdown Content\n\n..."
)

Always use Markdown in the body field — never HTML.

Best Practices

✅ DO

• Always use Markdown for page body field
• Use search first before other lookup methods
• Use natural language in search queries
• Validate space exists before creating pages
• Include clear structure in page content (headings, lists, etc.)

⚠️ IMPORTANT

• Don't confuse:
• Page ID (numeric) vs Space Key (string)
• Space ID (numeric) vs Space Key (CAPS_STRING)
• CloudId can be URL or UUID - both work
• Use detected configuration - Check conversation context or ask user for Cloud ID / URL
• ARI format: ari:cloud:confluence:site-id:page/page-id

Examples

Example 1: Search and Update a Page

User: "Find the API documentation page and add a new section"

1. search("API documentation")
2. getConfluencePage(cloudId, pageId="found-id")
3. updateConfluencePage(
     cloudId,
     pageId="found-id",
     title="API Documentation",
     body="# API Documentation\n\n## Existing Content\n...\n\n## New Section\nNew content here..."
   )

Example 2: Create a New Page in a Space

User: "Create a new architecture decision record"

1. getConfluenceSpaces(cloudId, keys=["TECH"])
2. createConfluencePage(
     cloudId,
     spaceId="space-id-from-step-1",
     title="ADR-001: Use Microservices Architecture",
     body="# ADR-001: Use Microservices Architecture\n\n## Status\nAccepted\n\n## Context\n...\n\n## Decision\n...\n\n## Consequences\n..."
   )

Example 3: Find and Read Page Content

User: "What's in our onboarding documentation?"

1. search("onboarding documentation")
2. getConfluencePage(cloudId, pageId="id-from-results")
3. Summarize the content for the user

Output Format

When creating or updating pages, use well-structured Markdown:

markdown
# Main Title

## Introduction

Brief overview of the topic.

## Sections

Organize content logically with:

- Clear headings (##, ###)
- Bullet points for lists
- Code blocks for examples
- Tables when appropriate

## Key Points

- Point 1
- Point 2
- Point 3

## Next Steps

1. Step 1
2. Step 2
3. Step 3

Important Notes

• Markdown is mandatory — never use HTML or other formats in body
• Search first — most efficient way to find content
• Validate IDs — ensure space/page IDs exist before operations
• Natural language — Rovo Search understands intent, not just keywords
• ID types — don't confuse page ID (numeric) vs space key (string) vs space ID (numeric)