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Connect Confluence to Codex

Use Confluence from Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app. Search, read, create, and update Confluence pages from Claude or ChatGPT.

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How to connect Confluence to Codex

Before you start

  • An Atlassian account with permission to read the Confluence site and spaces you need.

1. Connect Confluence to ApexGenius

  1. Open Confluence in Connections. Sign in to ApexGenius, open Connections, choose Confluence, and select Connect.
    The actual Confluence connection page in ApexGenius, showing the Connect control.
    Open Confluence in Connections and choose Connect to start setup.Open full-size image (opens in a new tab)
  2. Authorize Atlassian. Sign in with the intended Atlassian account, select the correct site, and review the requested permissions.
  3. Choose the spaces. Return to the saved connection, refresh its resources, and enable the spaces you want your AI to reach.
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2. Add ApexGenius to Codex

  1. Open Plugins in the ChatGPT desktop app. Select an ApexGenius plugin shared with you or one you created, then install it if needed.
  2. Connect ApexGenius, then authorize the business-system connections and access you want Codex to use.
  3. Start a new Codex task with ApexGenius, ask one read-only question, and check the matching result in Activity.
  4. When ApexGenius asks what this AI client may use, choose Read only for the first test, or Custom to limit it to the tools you need.
  5. Start a new conversation and select ApexGenius from the available tools before asking for live data.
Official Codex setup instructions ↗

Watch the connection

7.2-second walkthrough · Silent, with captions

Read the steps Follow along at your own pace

1. Enable developer mode

ChatGPT Security and login settings with the Developer mode switch enabled.
This captured workspace places Developer mode in Settings, then Security and login.Open full-size image (opens in a new tab)

2. Create the plugin

ChatGPT New Plugin form filled with the ApexGenius name, server URL connection, MCP endpoint, and OAuth authentication.
This captured workspace labels the form New Plugin. Copy the live endpoint above, keep Server URL and OAuth selected, then acknowledge the warning.Open full-size image (opens in a new tab)

3. Find ApexGenius

ChatGPT Plugins directory search showing ApexGenius in the Personal section.
After creation, search Plugins for ApexGenius. A developer-mode copy appears under Personal rather than the Public catalog.Open full-size image (opens in a new tab)

4. Review the connection

ChatGPT ApexGenius plugin details showing its connection, permission control, and Developer mode label.
Open ApexGenius to review its connection, permission behavior, and Developer mode label before using it in a Work chat.Open full-size image (opens in a new tab)

The walkthrough uses the original ChatGPT web plugin captures. After connecting, open Codex in the desktop app and start a new task with ApexGenius. A ChatGPT web connection does not verify Codex access.

A public ApexGenius plugin listing is not verified. Use a plugin shared with you or one you created, subject to your account and workspace policy.

OpenAI Plugins guide (opens in a new tab)Full Codex setup guide
Create a personal plugin

Where Developer mode is available, open ChatGPT Settings, then Security and login, and enable it. In Plugins, select the plus button, enter ApexGenius and a description, then add this URL under Connection. Create the connection, complete OAuth, and review the tools. Return to Codex in the desktop app and start a new task with the plugin enabled.

https://server.autom8.pro/mcp
OpenAI custom connection guide (opens in a new tab)
No plugin available? Use desktop settings
  1. In the ChatGPT desktop app, open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server.
  2. Name the server ApexGenius, choose Streamable HTTP, and paste the MCP address below.
  3. Save, select Restart, then Authenticate. Sign in to ApexGenius and authorize the intended connections and access.
  4. Start a new Codex task and ask one read-only question. Check the returned result and its matching successful read in Activity.
https://server.autom8.pro/mcp
OpenAI desktop MCP settings (opens in a new tab)
Manual setup for developers

Codex CLI is optional. Run these commands, complete browser authorization, then start a new session. Do not paste bearer tokens or static authorization headers.

Register the remote MCP server

codex mcp add apexgenius --url https://server.autom8.pro/mcp

Authorize in your browser

codex mcp login apexgenius

Inspect registered servers

codex mcp list

The desktop app, CLI, and IDE extension share MCP configuration on the same host. The IDE extension does not install plugins. ChatGPT web does not read local Codex configuration.

3. Verify one safe read

Find up to five Confluence pages I can read. Show their titles and links without editing anything.

Find up to five Confluence pages I can read. Show their titles and links without editing anything.

Open a returned page and check that its site, space, and title match the Confluence content you intended to connect.

Additional reference: the Confluence setup guide.

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What it looks like in Codex

An illustrative read-only request and response. Your results come from the account and dates you choose.

How the route works
Codex
CodexApexGenius MCP route
Find the runbook for rotating the Salesforce integration user.
ApexGenius
Working with ApexGenius1 tool search · 2 reads
RequestFind a runbook
Account scopeAuthorized connections checked
apex_search_toolsConfluence pages · Find the Confluence read pathComplete
apex_call_read_toolconfluence_search · Search pages for the runbookComplete
apex_call_read_toolconfluence_get_page · Read the matching pageComplete
Codex

Found one page, Salesforce integration user rotation, last updated in March by the RevOps team. It has six steps and a rollback note. Nothing was changed.

Read-only route
Codex

What you can ask once it is connected

“Find the deployment runbook in the Engineering space.”

“Summarize the current onboarding pages and flag contradictions.”

“Compare the release notes with the current deployment runbook.”

“Add a decision log entry to the architecture page.”

You choose what Codex is allowed to touch

Choose the saved accounts and tools this Codex connection may use. Its authorization carries that scope, and each business connection’s tool and resource restrictions still apply.

  • Full accessEvery enabled tool on the connections you choose.
  • Read onlyLooks things up, changes nothing.
  • CustomPick apps and tools one by one.
  • · The connected account determines which Confluence content can be reached.
  • · Create and update tools use the scopes granted to the connected Atlassian account.
  • · Supported Confluence write activity is recorded for review.
  • · Server-enforced Auto, Ask, and Off approval modes are in development.

The Confluence operations Codex can run

6 operations: 4 Read and 2 Write. Available tools depend on your connection and permissions. Review any action that changes or removes data. Codex discovers these operations through the ApexGenius gateway.

  • confluence_list_spacesReadList the spaces available to the connected account.
  • confluence_search_pagesReadSearch pages by title or keywords.
  • confluence_list_pagesReadList pages inside a selected space.
  • confluence_get_pageReadRead one page and its current body.
  • confluence_create_pageWriteCreate a Confluence page from supplied Markdown content.
  • confluence_update_pageWriteUpdate an existing page using its current version number.

Questions people ask first

Which Confluence spaces can an agent reach?

The spaces the authorizing account can already reach. ApexGenius never widens access beyond the permissions the account has in Confluence.

Can an agent publish or overwrite a page?

Write operations exist and can be switched off per connection. Anything that overwrites or removes content is marked destructive and queues for approval.

Is page content stored by ApexGenius?

The ordinary MCP path does not intentionally retain page content. Connection, usage, and audit records are retained so you can review what ran.

Can I give one agent read-only access to Confluence?

Yes. Scope that client to read-only and the write operations never appear in its tool list at all.

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