name	mastering-confluence
description	Comprehensive Confluence documentation management. Use when asked to "upload to Confluence", "download Confluence pages", "convert Markdown to Wiki Markup", "sync documentation to Confluence", "search Confluence", "create Confluence page", "update Confluence page", "export Confluence", "publish to Confluence", or "Confluence CQL query". Handles Wiki Markup conversion, Mermaid/PlantUML diagrams, image handling, large document uploads without size limits, and Git-to-Confluence sync with mark CLI.
license	MIT
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, mcp__atlassian

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

mastering-confluence

Install Skill

SKILL.md