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Connect Codex to Confluence

Connect Codex to Confluence in 3 steps: 1. Sign in to ApexGenius and connect Confluence. 2. Add the ApexGenius plugin. 3. Start using Confluence in Codex. Start in Plugins in the ChatGPT desktop app and authorize your connection.

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How to connect Confluence to Codex

  1. 1Sign in to ApexGenius and connect Confluence
  2. 2Add the ApexGenius plugin to Codex
  3. 3Start using Confluence in Codex

FirstConnect Confluence to ApexGenius

ThenConnect ApexGenius to Codex

Confluenceapexgenius.ai/connections/confluence1 of 3

Connect Confluence. Open Confluence in ApexGenius and choose Connect.

Then ask Codex:

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

Written setup, step by stepShow

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.
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  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. Connect ApexGenius to Codex

  1. In the desktop app, open Settings, then MCP servers and Add server.
  2. Name the server ApexGenius, choose Streamable HTTP, and paste the MCP address above.
  3. Save, then select Restart. Choose Authenticate for ApexGenius and complete the browser sign-in.
  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 setup

Follow each step at your own pace.

Codex desktop app with Plugins selected and ApexGenius listed under Available to your account.
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Step 1 of 4Open Plugins

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.

What Codex can do in Confluence

6 operations. Read looks things up and changes nothing. Write changes Confluence and runs only when that tool is enabled.

Read4 operations

Looks things up. Changes nothing.

Find and read

  • confluence_list_spacesList the spaces available to the connected account.
  • confluence_search_pagesSearch pages by title or keywords.
  • confluence_list_pagesList pages inside a selected space.
  • confluence_get_pageRead one page and its current body.

Write2 operations

Changes Confluence. Runs only when enabled.

Create and update

  • confluence_create_pageCreate a Confluence page from supplied Markdown content.
  • confluence_update_pageUpdate an existing page using its current version number.

You choose what Codex can use

When you approve Codex, pick Full access, Read only, or Custom. Read only allows the Read operations and nothing else. Custom picks apps and tools one by one.

Limits in Confluence

  • · 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.
  • · Turn a tool off to block calls. Enabled tools run when called.

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

Try asking

“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.”

More connections like this one

One ApexGenius account covers every pair below. Connect an app once and each agent you allow can use it.

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 runs when enabled.

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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