Atlassian Confluence Expert — Documentation

This skill provides expert guidance for creating and managing Atlassian Confluence spaces, pages, templates, and documentation. It covers space architecture, page hierarchies, macros, permissions, content governance, and integrates with the Atlassian MCP server for automated page operations.

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📂 View skill on GitHub ↗ 🚀 How to use

✨ What it does

Generates recommended space hierarchies from team descriptions via a script.
Provides storage-format XHTML syntax for creating and updating pages via MCP.
Includes a library of templates (Meeting Notes, Project Overview, Decision Log, etc.) with key sections.
Offers a macro cheat sheet for content, dynamic, and collaboration macros.
Runs content health audits to find stale, orphaned, or low-engagement pages.
Defines permission schemes and content governance review cycles.

🎯 When to use it

When building or restructuring a Confluence space with a clear page hierarchy and permission structure.
When creating or standardizing documentation templates for meetings, projects, or processes.
When embedding Jira reports or dynamic content into Confluence pages.
When running a knowledge base audit to identify stale or orphaned content.
When establishing documentation standards, content governance, or collaborative workflows.

🚀 How to use

Trigger by asking for help with Confluence space setup, page creation, templates, or documentation strategy. Provide details like team size, project names, or existing page inventory. The skill uses the Atlassian MCP server for page operations; space creation and permissions are done via UI. Example prompts:

Create a Confluence space structure for a new project team of 5 with two projects.
Generate a meeting notes template with action items and Jira issues.
Audit our knowledge base for outdated pages.

📄 Output: Deliverables include space hierarchy plans, page templates, audit reports, and configured Confluence pages via MCP.

📦 Add this skill to Claude Code

# 1. Get the skills repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills /tmp/claude-skills

# 2. Copy this skill into your project (or ~/.claude/skills for all projects)
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/project-management/skills/confluence-expert .claude/skills/confluence-expert

Skill source: project-management/skills/confluence-expert/SKILL.md

⚠️ Good to know

Space creation, deletion, labels, and permissions are not available via MCP and must be done through the Confluence UI or REST API.

❓ FAQ

Can I create a Confluence space using this skill?

No, space creation is not available via MCP; you must create the space in the Confluence UI or via REST API.

What format should page content be in when using MCP?

Page content must be in storage-format XHTML or ADF, not wiki markup.

How do I apply labels to pages?

Labels are not available via MCP; use the Confluence UI or REST API.

🤖 Overview, features, install steps and FAQ were generated from the project's SKILL.md on Sep 4, 2026. Always check the original source before running commands.