MCP Atlassian

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira). This integration supports both Confluence & Jira Cloud and Server/Data Center deployments.

Example Usage

Ask your AI assistant to:

• 📝 Automatic Jira Updates - "Update Jira from our meeting notes"
• 🔍 AI-Powered Confluence Search - "Find our OKR guide in Confluence and summarize it"
• 🐛 Smart Jira Issue Filtering - "Show me urgent bugs in PROJ project from last week"
• 📄 Content Creation & Management - "Create a tech design doc for XYZ feature"

Feature Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/35303504-14c6-4ae4-913b-7c25ea511c3e

Compatibility

Quick Start Guide

1. Authentication Setup

First, generate the necessary authentication tokens for Confluence & Jira:

For Cloud

1. Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
2. Click Create API token, name it
3. Copy the token immediately

For Server/Data Center

1. Go to your profile (avatar) → Profile → Personal Access Tokens
2. Click Create token, name it, set expiry
3. Copy the token immediately

2. Installation

The primary way to use MCP Atlassian is through IDE integration:

Option 1: Using uvx (Recommended)

Install uv first:

macOS/Linux:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Windows:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

With uv installed, you can use uvx mcp-atlassian directly in your IDE configuration without installing the package separately.

Option 2: Using pip

pip install mcp-atlassian

Option 3: Using Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-atlassian --client claude

3. Key Configuration Options

When configuring in your IDE, you can use these optional environment variables:

• CONFLUENCE_SPACES_FILTER: Filter by space keys (e.g., "DEV,TEAM,DOC")
• JIRA_PROJECTS_FILTER: Filter by project keys (e.g., "PROJ,DEV,SUPPORT")
• READ_ONLY_MODE: Set to "true" to disable write operations
• MCP_VERBOSE: Set to "true" for more detailed logging

Note: You can configure just Confluence, just Jira, or both services by including only the variables for the services you need.

See the .env.example file for all available options.

IDE Integration

MCP Atlassian is designed to be used with AI assistants through IDE integration.

Note: To apply the configuration in Claude Desktop:

Method 1 (Recommended): Click hamburger menu (☰) > Settings > Developer > "Edit Config" button

Method 2: Locate and edit the configuration file directly:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

For Cursor: Open Settings → Features → MCP Servers → + Add new global MCP server

Here's how to set it up based on your installation method:

Using uvx (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "your.email@company.com",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "your.email@company.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://confluence.your-company.com",
        "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_token",
        "JIRA_URL": "https://jira.your-company.com",
        "JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "your.email@company.com",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "your.email@company.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "--confluence-username=your.email@company.com",
        "--confluence-token=your_api_token",
        "--jira-url=https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "--jira-username=your.email@company.com",
        "--jira-token=your_api_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "mcp-atlassian",
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "your.email@company.com",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "your.email@company.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

SSE Transport Configuration

uvx mcp-atlassian --transport sse --port 9000 \
  --confluence-url https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki \
  --confluence-username your.email@company.com \
  --confluence-token your_api_token \
  --jira-url https://your-company.atlassian.net \
  --jira-username your.email@company.com \
  --jira-token your_api_token

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian-sse": {
      "url": "http://localhost:9000/sse"
    }
  }
}

Resources and Tools

Resources

• confluence://{space_key}: Access Confluence spaces
• jira://{project_key}: Access Jira projects

Note: The MCP server filters resources to only show Confluence spaces and Jira projects that the user is actively interacting with, based on their contributions and assignments.

Key Tools

Confluence Tools

• confluence_search: Search Confluence content using CQL
• confluence_get_page: Get content of a specific page
• confluence_create_page: Create a new page
• confluence_update_page: Update an existing page
• confluence_attach_content: Attach content to a page

Jira Tools

• jira_get_issue: Get details of a specific issue
• jira_search: Search issues using JQL
• jira_create_issue: Create a new issue
• jira_update_issue: Update an existing issue
• jira_transition_issue: Transition an issue to a new status
• jira_add_comment: Add a comment to an issue

Troubleshooting & Debugging

Common Issues

• Authentication Failures:
  • For Cloud: Check your API tokens (not your account password)
  • For Server/Data Center: Verify your personal access token is valid and not expired
  • For older Confluence servers: Some older versions require basic authentication with CONFLUENCE_USERNAME and CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN (where token is your password)
• SSL Certificate Issues: If using Server/Data Center and encounter SSL errors, set CONFLUENCE_SSL_VERIFY=false or JIRA_SSL_VERIFY=false
• Permission Errors: Ensure your Atlassian account has sufficient permissions to access the spaces/projects

Debugging Tools

# Using MCP Inspector for testing
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-atlassian ...

# For local development version
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/your/mcp-atlassian run mcp-atlassian ...

# View logs
# macOS
tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log
# Windows
type %APPDATA%\Claude\logs\mcp*.log | more

Security

• Never share API tokens
• Keep .env files secure and private
• See SECURITY.md for best practices

Contributing

We welcome contributions to MCP Atlassian! If you'd like to contribute:

1. Check out our CONTRIBUTING.md guide
2. Set up your development environment:

   uv sync --frozen --all-extras --dev
   pre-commit install
   

3. Make changes and submit a pull request

We use pre-commit hooks for code quality and follow semantic versioning for releases.

License

Licensed under MIT - see LICENSE file. This is not an official Atlassian product.