Confluence Insight Finder

A Confluence Forge app that helps software teams quickly retrieve relevant documentation using natural language prompts.

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Inspiration

Software teams rely heavily on Confluence for documentation, but finding the right information at the right time is often frustrating. During deployments, incident handling, or onboarding, developers frequently need to search across multiple pages, which leads to context switching and productivity loss. This inspired us to build a focused search experience directly inside Confluence.

What it does

Confluence Insight Finder allows users to retrieve relevant internal documentation using natural language prompts. Instead of manually navigating spaces and pages, users can search once and get consolidated, context-aware results in a single view.

How we built it

The app is built using Atlassian Forge and deployed as a Confluence Global Page.
The frontend is implemented using Forge UI components, while the backend uses Forge resolvers to handle search logic securely.
For demonstration purposes, the current prototype uses filtered mock data that mirrors real Confluence content, while keeping the architecture ready for live Confluence Search API integration.

Challenges we ran into

One of the main challenges was working within the limitations of Confluence’s search indexing and Forge UI constraints. Certain UI elements and HTML tags are not supported in Forge UI, requiring careful component selection. Additionally, handling search relevance and filtering in a realistic way under time constraints was a key challenge.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Successfully built and deployed a working Forge app within the hackathon timeline
  • Implemented a clean resolver-to-UI architecture
  • Achieved realistic, query-based filtering of documentation
  • Delivered a functional, demo-ready Confluence app with a clear use case

What we learned

We gained hands-on experience with Atlassian Forge, Confluence modules, and resolver-based backend design. We also learned how to design within platform constraints while still delivering a meaningful user experience under tight deadlines.

What's next for Confluence Insight Finder

Future enhancements include integrating live Confluence Search APIs, improving relevance ranking, adding space-level filtering, and exploring AI-powered summarization to provide even more concise insights for software teams.

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