Claude Desktop connects to Confluence through the CData MCP Server for Confluence using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

When you launch Claude, it automatically detects MCP connections registered during setup. These connections are created and saved using the MCP Configuration Tool, which is installed with the MCP Server.

Each saved connection is recognized by Claude and can be referenced by name when asking questions.

Installing Claude

Claude Desktop is a standalone application that enables natural language querying across supported data sources using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

To connect to Confluence via MCP, you first need to install the Claude Desktop application.

You can download the latest version from the official Claude Download Page.

After installing Claude Desktop, you can configure your MCP connection using the CData MCP Driver for Confluence.

How Claude Uses the Server

When you ask Claude a question, it launches the corresponding MCP Server connection, reads the available tool descriptions provided by the connector, and generates a secure query in the background.

There is no need to write SQL or teach Claude how to query your data. Each tool is self-describing, and Claude consumes those descriptions to determine how to retrieve the right information.

Example Prompts

After setup, you can ask Claude natural-language questions like:

• "List all pages that haven't been updated in over a year."
• "Find pages created by me that haven't been viewed yet."
• "Which pages contain the word 'incident' and were updated in the last 7 days?"
• "List pages with broken links or missing attachments."
• "Show me pages that are restricted to only one user."
• "List all pages I don't have access to in the 'Finance' space."
• "Which users have not contributed any content in the past 6 months?"
• "How many comments has Sarah Lee made in the 'Product' space?"
• "List orphan pages (pages with no parent and no links to them)."
• "Show me all page titles in the 'Customer Success' space, grouped by their creator."

Claude securely executes the query using the MCP Server and responds using the live results from Confluence.