Confluence MCP Server vs MCP Obsidian

In-depth architectural comparison of the Confluence MCP Server and MCP Obsidian MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Confluence MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: CONFLUENCE_URL, CONFLUENCE_API_MAIL, CONFLUENCE_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Execute CQL searches, Limit search results, Retrieve page content.

Explore Confluence MCP Server Details

Choose MCP Obsidian when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Other Tools and Integrations domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: .

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Confluence MCP Server KS-GEN-AI Other Tools and Integrations	MCP Obsidian MarkusPfundstein Other Tools and Integrations
Summary	Get Confluence data via CQL and read pages.	MCP server that interacts with Obsidian via the Obsidian rest API community plugin
Category & Scope	Other Tools and Integrations

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ks-gen-ai-confluence-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ks-gen-ai-confluence-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "YOUR_CONFLUENCE_URL_HERE",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_MAIL": "YOUR_CONFLUENCE_API_MAIL_HERE",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_KEY": "YOUR_CONFLUENCE_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markuspfundstein-mcp-obsidian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-obsidian"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "YOUR_OBSIDIAN_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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