🔌 Embabel Framework: Confluence MCP Server

This repository demonstrates how to build a Confluence MCP Server using the Embabel Framework and Spring Boot. The application acts as a bridge between AI agents (like Claude Desktop) and the Atlassian Confluence REST API, allowing the AI to manage documentation, list spaces, and create pages through natural language.

⚠️ Note: This is not an official Confluence MCP server provided by Atlassian. It is a demo Confluence MCP server created specifically to demonstrate how developers can build their own MCP servers that interact with REST APIs using the Embabel Framework.

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✨ What This Project Demonstrates

This application showcases how to connect AI agents to external REST APIs using the MCP Server:

• Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementation using Embabel's embabel-agent-starter-mcpserver.
• REST API Integration connecting an AI agent to Confluence Cloud behind the scenes.
• Tool Exposure using Embabel's @Export annotation to turn Java service methods into AI tools.
• Confluence Operations including listing spaces, creating pages, fetching history, and reading metadata.

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📋 Prerequisites

Before running this application, ensure you have:

• Java 21 or higher
• OpenRouter API Key (free tier available at OpenRouter.ai)
• Node.js (Optional, required if testing with MCP Inspector)
• Claude Desktop App (Optional, for real-world agent testing)

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🚀 Quick Start

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/BootcampToProd/embabel-confluence-mcp-server.git
cd eembabel-confluence-mcp-server

2️⃣ Configure API Keys

Provide your OpenRouter API key, Confluence base url and confluence token as environment variables.

OPENAI_API_KEY={YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL="https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/api/v2"
CONFLUENCE_AUTH_TOKEN="confluence-base64-encoded-token"

3️⃣ Build the Project

mvn clean install

4️⃣ Run the Application

mvn spring-boot:run

The server will start on http://localhost:8080. The MCP endpoint is exposed at /sse.

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💡 How to Test

You can test the server using Claude Desktop or the MCP Inspector.

🤖 Option 1: Claude Desktop (Recommended)

1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:

   • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "embabel-file-manager": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:8080/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop. You should see a connection icon.

4. Ask Claude: "Retrieve the list of Confluence spaces"

🔍 Option 2: MCP Inspector

If you want to debug the tools manually:

1. Ensure the Spring Boot app is running.
2. Run the inspector in your terminal:

   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

3. In the browser window that opens:
   • Select SSE.
   • Enter URL: http://localhost:8080/sse.
   • Click Connect and test the tools via the UI.