Confluence Management Skill

Type: Project | Version: 2.2.0

Manage Confluence documentation: download pages to Markdown, upload with images, convert between formats, integrate diagrams, search with CQL.

Critical Constraints
Quick Start
Core Capabilities
Checklists
Reference Documentation
Scripts

Critical Constraints

DO NOT USE MCP FOR PAGE UPLOADS - Size limits apply (~10-20KB max)

# Use REST API scripts instead:
python3 scripts/upload_confluence_v2.py document.md --id PAGE_ID

MCP tools are fine for reading pages but fail for uploading large content.

Quick Start

Upload Markdown to Confluence

# Update existing page
python3 scripts/upload_confluence_v2.py document.md --id 780369923

# Create new page
python3 scripts/upload_confluence_v2.py document.md --space DEV --parent-id 123456

# Preview first (recommended)
python3 scripts/upload_confluence_v2.py document.md --id 780369923 --dry-run

Download Confluence to Markdown

# Single page
python3 scripts/download_confluence.py 123456789

# With child pages
python3 scripts/download_confluence.py --download-children 123456789

# Multiple pages
python3 scripts/download_confluence.py 123456 456789 789012

Convert Markdown to Wiki Markup

python3 scripts/convert_markdown_to_wiki.py input.md output.wiki

Search Confluence (via MCP)

mcp__atlassian__confluence_search({
  query: 'space = "DEV" AND text ~ "API" AND created >= startOfYear()'
})

Core Capabilities

| Capability | Tool/Script | Reference | |------------|-------------|-----------| | Upload pages with images | upload_confluence_v2.py | upload_guide | | Download pages to Markdown | download_confluence.py | download_guide | | Convert Markdown ↔ Wiki | convert_markdown_to_wiki.py | conversion_guide | | Search pages (CQL) | MCP confluence_search | cql_reference | | Wiki Markup syntax | - | wiki_markup_guide | | Render Mermaid diagrams | render_mermaid.py | image_handling | | Git-to-Confluence sync | mark CLI | mark_tool_guide | | Troubleshooting | - | troubleshooting_guide |

Checklists

Upload Checklist

Copy and track progress:

Upload Progress:
- [ ] Diagrams converted to PNG/SVG (if Mermaid/PlantUML present)
- [ ] All images use markdown syntax: ![alt](path)
- [ ] No raw Confluence XML in markdown
- [ ] All image files verified to exist
- [ ] Dry-run tested: `--dry-run`
- [ ] Upload executed with v2 script (not MCP)
- [ ] Page URL verified accessible

Download Checklist

Download Progress:
- [ ] Page ID obtained from Confluence URL
- [ ] Credentials configured in .env file
- [ ] Output directory specified
- [ ] --download-children flag set (if hierarchy needed)
- [ ] Download completed successfully
- [ ] Attachments downloaded to {Page}_attachments/
- [ ] Frontmatter contains correct metadata

Image Handling

Standard Workflow:

Convert diagrams (if Mermaid/PlantUML):

# Mermaid
mmdc -i diagram.mmd -o diagram.png -b transparent

# PlantUML
plantuml diagram.puml -tpng

Reference in markdown (always use markdown syntax):

![Architecture Diagram](./diagrams/architecture.png)

Upload (script handles attachments):

python3 scripts/upload_confluence_v2.py document.md --id PAGE_ID

Common Mistakes:

Using raw XML: <ac:image>... - Gets HTML-escaped, appears as text
Using MCP for uploads - Size limits cause failures
Forgetting to convert diagrams - Code blocks don't render

Reference Documentation

| Document | Purpose | |----------|---------| | upload_guide.md | Complete upload workflow | | download_guide.md | Complete download workflow | | wiki_markup_guide.md | Wiki Markup syntax reference | | conversion_guide.md | Markdown ↔ Wiki Markup rules | | image_handling_best_practices.md | Diagrams and images | | troubleshooting_guide.md | Common errors and fixes | | mark_tool_guide.md | Git-to-Confluence sync | | confluence_storage_format.md | API storage format | | cql_reference.md | CQL query syntax | | atlassian_mcp_tools.md | MCP tool reference |

Scripts

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | upload_confluence_v2.py | Upload Markdown with images (no size limits) | | download_confluence.py | Download pages to Markdown with attachments | | convert_markdown_to_wiki.py | Convert Markdown to Wiki Markup | | render_mermaid.py | Render Mermaid diagrams to PNG/SVG | | generate_mark_metadata.py | Generate mark CLI metadata headers | | confluence_auth.py | Shared authentication utilities |

Dependencies

pip install atlassian-python-api md2cf python-dotenv PyYAML mistune \
            requests markdownify beautifulsoup4

Prerequisites

Required

Atlassian MCP Server (mcp__atlassian) with Confluence credentials

Optional

mark CLI: Git-to-Confluence sync
```
brew install kovetskiy/mark/mark
```
Mermaid CLI: Diagram rendering
```
npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli
```

When Not to Use

Simple page reads → Use MCP directly
No images/diagrams, small content → MCP may work
Jira issues → Use Jira-specific tools

Version: 2.2.0 | Last Updated: 2025-12-28

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