A Confluence MCP server lets an AI search your wiki, read and summarise pages, and draft new docs from natural language. The official route is Atlassian's Rovo MCP server, which covers Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Management, Bitbucket and Compass from one endpoint. Here's the setup.
The pick: Atlassian's official Rovo MCP server
Atlassian's remote MCP server is cloud-hosted and connects your Atlassian Cloud site to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other tools using OAuth 2.1 (API tokens optional). One connection covers Confluence and the rest of the Atlassian suite.
Step 1 — add the remote server
The current endpoint is:
https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp/authv2
In Claude Desktop / claude.ai, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and paste the URL. For Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http atlassian https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp/authv2
Note: the older
https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sseendpoint is being retired — use theauthv2HTTP URL above.
Step 2 — authorise
Complete the OAuth 2.1 login. Your org admin can control which tools and domains are allowed to connect, so if authorisation is blocked, check with an admin.
Step 3 — verify
Ask: "Search Confluence for our onboarding space and summarise the getting-started page." A real summary back confirms it works.
Common problems
- Admin blocked the connection — Atlassian admins gate Rovo MCP per tool/domain; ask them to allow your client.
- Old endpoint — switch from
/v1/sseto/v1/mcp/authv2. - Can't see a space — access mirrors your Confluence permissions.
Security
OAuth 2.1 keeps credentials with Atlassian, and access is scoped to your permissions — still, review what the connector can reach, and lean on admin controls for governed access. See MCP security best practices and MCP access control lists.
Confluence vs the alternatives
For a personal/markdown knowledge base, compare Notion MCP vs Obsidian MCP. Confluence is the team-wiki end of the spectrum; pair it with Jira MCP setup.
Going further
See the Confluence agent profile, browse the knowledge category, or grab the product-manager loadout.