Confluence
Search and manage Confluence pages using confluence-cli.
REQUIRED: First-Time Setup
Before using this skill, complete these steps:
Step 1: Install the CLI
bash
npm install -g confluence-cli
Step 2: Get an API token
- •Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
- •Click "Create API token"
- •Give it a label (e.g., "confluence-cli")
- •Copy the token
Step 3: Configure the CLI
bash
confluence init
When prompted, enter:
- •Domain:
yourcompany.atlassian.net(without https://) - •Email: Your Atlassian account email
- •API token: Paste the token from Step 2
Step 4: Verify setup
bash
confluence spaces
If you see your spaces listed, you're ready to use Confluence.
Search Pages
bash
confluence search "deployment guide"
Read Page
bash
confluence read <page-id>
Page IDs are in the URL: https://yoursite.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPACE/pages/123456/Title → ID is 123456
Get Page Info
bash
confluence info <page-id>
Find Page by Title
bash
confluence find "Page Title"
List Spaces
bash
confluence spaces
Create Page
bash
confluence create "Page Title" SPACEKEY --body "Page content here"
Create Child Page
bash
confluence create-child "Child Page Title" <parent-page-id> --body "Content"
Or from a file:
bash
confluence create-child "Page Title" <parent-id> --file content.html --format storage
Update Page
bash
confluence update <page-id> --body "Updated content"
Or from a file:
bash
confluence update <page-id> --file content.html --format storage
List Child Pages
bash
confluence children <page-id>
Export Page with Attachments
bash
confluence export <page-id> --output ./exported-page/
Tips
- •Domain in config should NOT include
https://- justyourcompany.atlassian.net - •Use
--format storagewhen content is in Confluence storage format (HTML-like) - •Page IDs are numeric and found in page URLs
- •Config is stored at
~/.confluence-cli/config.json