confluence-docs

Atlassian Confluence integration for enterprise documentation. Create and update pages via API, manage spaces and permissions, handle content migration, and sync between Markdown and Confluence.

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Best use case

confluence-docs is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Atlassian Confluence integration for enterprise documentation. Create and update pages via API, manage spaces and permissions, handle content migration, and sync between Markdown and Confluence.

Teams using confluence-docs should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

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$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/confluence-docs/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/main/library/specializations/technical-documentation/skills/confluence-docs/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/confluence-docs/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How confluence-docs Compares

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Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Atlassian Confluence integration for enterprise documentation. Create and update pages via API, manage spaces and permissions, handle content migration, and sync between Markdown and Confluence.

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

# Confluence Integration Skill

Atlassian Confluence integration for enterprise documentation.

## Capabilities

- Page creation and updates via API
- Space management and permissions
- Macro and template management
- Content migration (Markdown to Confluence)
- Attachment handling
- Label and metadata management
- Confluence Cloud and Server support
- Confluence-to-Markdown export

## Usage

Invoke this skill when you need to:
- Sync documentation to Confluence
- Migrate content between formats
- Manage Confluence spaces programmatically
- Automate page updates from CI/CD
- Export Confluence to Markdown

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| action | string | Yes | create, update, migrate, export |
| baseUrl | string | Yes | Confluence instance URL |
| spaceKey | string | Yes | Target space key |
| sourcePath | string | No | Source Markdown files |
| pageId | string | No | Specific page ID for updates |
| parentPageId | string | No | Parent page for hierarchy |

### Input Example

```json
{
  "action": "migrate",
  "baseUrl": "https://company.atlassian.net/wiki",
  "spaceKey": "DOCS",
  "sourcePath": "./docs",
  "parentPageId": "123456"
}
```

## Configuration

### confluence.config.json

```json
{
  "baseUrl": "https://company.atlassian.net/wiki",
  "auth": {
    "type": "token",
    "email": "${CONFLUENCE_EMAIL}",
    "token": "${CONFLUENCE_TOKEN}"
  },
  "space": {
    "key": "DOCS",
    "name": "Documentation"
  },
  "migration": {
    "preserveStructure": true,
    "convertTables": true,
    "uploadImages": true,
    "macroMapping": {
      "note": "info",
      "warning": "warning",
      "code": "code"
    }
  },
  "sync": {
    "dryRun": false,
    "updateExisting": true,
    "createMissing": true,
    "archiveRemoved": false
  }
}
```

## API Integration

### Confluence REST API Client

```javascript
const ConfluenceClient = require('confluence-api');

class ConfluenceManager {
  constructor(config) {
    this.client = new ConfluenceClient({
      username: config.email,
      password: config.token,
      baseUrl: config.baseUrl
    });
  }

  // Create a new page
  async createPage(spaceKey, title, content, parentId = null) {
    const page = {
      type: 'page',
      title,
      space: { key: spaceKey },
      body: {
        storage: {
          value: content,
          representation: 'storage'
        }
      }
    };

    if (parentId) {
      page.ancestors = [{ id: parentId }];
    }

    return await this.client.postContent(page);
  }

  // Update existing page
  async updatePage(pageId, title, content, version) {
    const page = {
      id: pageId,
      type: 'page',
      title,
      version: { number: version + 1 },
      body: {
        storage: {
          value: content,
          representation: 'storage'
        }
      }
    };

    return await this.client.putContent(page);
  }

  // Get page by title
  async getPageByTitle(spaceKey, title) {
    const result = await this.client.getContentBySpaceKey(spaceKey, {
      title,
      expand: 'version,body.storage'
    });
    return result.results[0] || null;
  }

  // Upload attachment
  async uploadAttachment(pageId, filePath, comment = '') {
    const form = new FormData();
    form.append('file', fs.createReadStream(filePath));
    form.append('comment', comment);

    return await this.client.createAttachment(pageId, form);
  }

  // Add labels
  async addLabels(pageId, labels) {
    const labelPayload = labels.map(name => ({
      prefix: 'global',
      name
    }));

    return await this.client.postLabels(pageId, labelPayload);
  }
}
```

## Markdown to Confluence Conversion

### Converter

```javascript
const marked = require('marked');

class MarkdownToConfluence {
  constructor(options = {}) {
    this.options = options;
    this.attachments = [];
  }

  convert(markdown, metadata = {}) {
    // Parse front matter
    const { content, frontMatter } = this.parseFrontMatter(markdown);

    // Convert markdown to HTML
    let html = marked.parse(content);

    // Convert to Confluence storage format
    html = this.convertToStorageFormat(html);

    // Handle macros
    html = this.convertMacros(html);

    // Handle code blocks
    html = this.convertCodeBlocks(html);

    // Handle images
    html = this.convertImages(html);

    // Handle tables
    html = this.convertTables(html);

    return {
      title: frontMatter.title || metadata.title,
      content: html,
      labels: frontMatter.tags || [],
      attachments: this.attachments
    };
  }

  convertMacros(html) {
    // Convert admonitions to Confluence macros
    const macroMap = {
      'note': 'info',
      'warning': 'warning',
      'tip': 'tip',
      'danger': 'warning'
    };

    for (const [mdType, confType] of Object.entries(macroMap)) {
      const regex = new RegExp(`<div class="${mdType}">([\\s\\S]*?)</div>`, 'g');
      html = html.replace(regex, (match, content) => {
        return `<ac:structured-macro ac:name="${confType}">
          <ac:rich-text-body>${content}</ac:rich-text-body>
        </ac:structured-macro>`;
      });
    }

    return html;
  }

  convertCodeBlocks(html) {
    // Convert code blocks to Confluence code macro
    return html.replace(
      /<pre><code class="language-(\w+)">([\s\S]*?)<\/code><\/pre>/g,
      (match, language, code) => {
        const decodedCode = this.decodeHtml(code);
        return `<ac:structured-macro ac:name="code">
          <ac:parameter ac:name="language">${language}</ac:parameter>
          <ac:plain-text-body><![CDATA[${decodedCode}]]></ac:plain-text-body>
        </ac:structured-macro>`;
      }
    );
  }

  convertImages(html) {
    // Convert images to Confluence attachments
    return html.replace(
      /<img src="([^"]+)" alt="([^"]*)"[^>]*>/g,
      (match, src, alt) => {
        if (src.startsWith('http')) {
          // External image
          return `<ac:image><ri:url ri:value="${src}" /></ac:image>`;
        } else {
          // Local attachment
          const filename = path.basename(src);
          this.attachments.push({ src, filename });
          return `<ac:image><ri:attachment ri:filename="${filename}" /></ac:image>`;
        }
      }
    );
  }

  convertTables(html) {
    // Confluence uses standard HTML tables but needs specific attributes
    return html.replace(/<table>/g, '<table class="wrapped">');
  }
}
```

## Confluence to Markdown Export

### Exporter

```javascript
class ConfluenceToMarkdown {
  constructor(client) {
    this.client = client;
  }

  async exportSpace(spaceKey, outputDir) {
    const pages = await this.getAllPages(spaceKey);
    const structure = this.buildHierarchy(pages);

    for (const page of pages) {
      const markdown = await this.exportPage(page);
      const filePath = this.getFilePath(page, structure, outputDir);

      await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
      await fs.writeFile(filePath, markdown);
    }

    return { exported: pages.length };
  }

  async exportPage(page) {
    const content = page.body.storage.value;

    // Convert Confluence storage format to Markdown
    let markdown = this.convertToMarkdown(content);

    // Add front matter
    const frontMatter = {
      title: page.title,
      confluence_id: page.id,
      last_modified: page.version.when
    };

    return `---
${yaml.stringify(frontMatter)}---

${markdown}`;
  }

  convertToMarkdown(storage) {
    let md = storage;

    // Convert code macro
    md = md.replace(
      /<ac:structured-macro ac:name="code"[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<ac:parameter ac:name="language">(\w+)<\/ac:parameter>[\s\S]*?<ac:plain-text-body><!\[CDATA\[([\s\S]*?)\]\]><\/ac:plain-text-body>[\s\S]*?<\/ac:structured-macro>/g,
      (match, lang, code) => `\`\`\`${lang}\n${code}\n\`\`\``
    );

    // Convert info macro
    md = md.replace(
      /<ac:structured-macro ac:name="(info|warning|tip)"[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<ac:rich-text-body>([\s\S]*?)<\/ac:rich-text-body>[\s\S]*?<\/ac:structured-macro>/g,
      (match, type, content) => `> **${type.toUpperCase()}:** ${this.stripHtml(content)}`
    );

    // Convert headings, lists, etc.
    md = this.convertHtmlToMarkdown(md);

    return md;
  }
}
```

## Sync Workflow

### Bidirectional Sync

```javascript
async function syncDocumentation(config) {
  const confluence = new ConfluenceManager(config);
  const converter = new MarkdownToConfluence(config.migration);

  // Get local files
  const localFiles = await glob('docs/**/*.md');

  // Get Confluence pages
  const pages = await confluence.getSpaceContent(config.space.key);

  const results = {
    created: [],
    updated: [],
    skipped: [],
    errors: []
  };

  for (const file of localFiles) {
    try {
      const markdown = await fs.readFile(file, 'utf8');
      const converted = converter.convert(markdown, { file });

      // Check if page exists
      const existing = await confluence.getPageByTitle(
        config.space.key,
        converted.title
      );

      if (existing) {
        if (config.sync.updateExisting) {
          await confluence.updatePage(
            existing.id,
            converted.title,
            converted.content,
            existing.version.number
          );
          results.updated.push(file);
        } else {
          results.skipped.push(file);
        }
      } else if (config.sync.createMissing) {
        await confluence.createPage(
          config.space.key,
          converted.title,
          converted.content,
          config.parentPageId
        );
        results.created.push(file);
      }

      // Upload attachments
      for (const attachment of converted.attachments) {
        await confluence.uploadAttachment(
          existing?.id || results.created[results.created.length - 1].id,
          attachment.src
        );
      }
    } catch (error) {
      results.errors.push({ file, error: error.message });
    }
  }

  return results;
}
```

## Space Management

### Create Space

```javascript
async function createDocumentationSpace(config) {
  const client = new ConfluenceManager(config);

  const space = await client.client.postSpace({
    key: config.space.key,
    name: config.space.name,
    description: {
      plain: { value: config.space.description, representation: 'plain' }
    },
    permissions: [
      {
        subjects: { group: { name: 'confluence-users' } },
        operation: { key: 'read', target: 'space' }
      }
    ]
  });

  // Create home page
  await client.createPage(
    config.space.key,
    'Home',
    '<h1>Welcome to Documentation</h1>',
    null
  );

  return space;
}
```

## Workflow

1. **Configure** - Set up Confluence credentials and space
2. **Convert** - Transform Markdown to Confluence format
3. **Sync** - Upload/update pages via API
4. **Attachments** - Upload images and files
5. **Labels** - Apply labels for organization
6. **Verify** - Check page rendering

## Dependencies

```json
{
  "devDependencies": {
    "confluence-api": "^1.4.0",
    "marked": "^12.0.0",
    "gray-matter": "^4.0.0",
    "form-data": "^4.0.0"
  }
}
```

## CLI Commands

```bash
# Sync Markdown to Confluence
node scripts/confluence-sync.js --config confluence.config.json

# Export Confluence to Markdown
node scripts/confluence-export.js --space DOCS --output ./exported

# Create new space
node scripts/confluence-space.js create --key NEWDOCS --name "New Documentation"
```

## Best Practices Applied

- Use page templates for consistency
- Organize with parent pages
- Apply labels for discoverability
- Keep source of truth in Git
- Sync on merge to main branch
- Handle attachments properly

## References

- Confluence REST API: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/confluence/rest/
- Storage Format: https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-storage-format-790796544.html
- confluence-api npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/confluence-api

## Target Processes

- knowledge-base-setup.js
- docs-pr-workflow.js
- content-strategy.js

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