MCP Atlassian

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

Feature Demo

Jira Demo

Confluence Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7fe9c488-ad0c-4876-9b54-120b666bb785

Compatibility

Product	Deployment Type	Support Status
Confluence	Cloud	✅ Fully supported
Confluence	Server/Data Center	✅ Supported (version 6.0+)
Jira	Cloud	✅ Fully supported
Jira	Server/Data Center	✅ Supported (version 8.14+)

Setup Guide

1. Authentication Setup

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

For Cloud

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

For Server/Data Center

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

2. Installation

Choose one of these installation methods:

# Using uv (recommended)
brew install uv
uvx mcp-atlassian

# Using pip
pip install mcp-atlassian

# Using Docker
git clone https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian.git
cd mcp-atlassian
docker build -t mcp/atlassian .

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

3. Configuration and Usage

You can configure the MCP server using command line arguments. The server supports using either Confluence, Jira, or both services - include only the arguments needed for your use case.

Required Arguments

For Cloud:

uvx mcp-atlassian \
  --confluence-url https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki \
  --confluence-username [email protected] \
  --confluence-token your_api_token \
  --jira-url https://your-company.atlassian.net \
  --jira-username [email protected] \
  --jira-token your_api_token

For Server/Data Center:

uvx mcp-atlassian \
  --confluence-url https://confluence.your-company.com \
  --confluence-personal-token your_token \
  --jira-url https://jira.your-company.com \
  --jira-personal-token your_token

Note: You can configure just Confluence, just Jira, or both services. Simply include only the arguments for the service(s) you want to use. For example, to use only Confluence Cloud, you would only need --confluence-url, --confluence-username, and --confluence-token.

Optional Arguments

--transport: Choose transport type (stdio [default] or sse)
--port: Port number for SSE transport (default: 8000)
--[no-]confluence-ssl-verify: Toggle SSL verification for Confluence Server/DC
--[no-]jira-ssl-verify: Toggle SSL verification for Jira Server/DC
--confluence-spaces-filter: Comma-separated list of space keys to filter Confluence search results (e.g., "DEV,TEAM,DOC")
--jira-projects-filter: Comma-separated list of project keys to filter Jira search results (e.g., "PROJ,DEV,SUPPORT")
--read-only: Run in read-only mode (disables all write operations)
--verbose: Increase logging verbosity (can be used multiple times, default is WARNING level)
- -v or --verbose: Set logging to INFO level
- -vv or --verbose --verbose: Set logging to DEBUG level

Note: All configuration options can also be set via environment variables. See the .env.example file in the repository for the full list of available environment variables.

IDE Integration

Claude Desktop Setup

Using uvx (recommended) - Cloud:

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

Using uvx (recommended) - Server/Data Center

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://confluence.your-company.com",
        "--confluence-personal-token=your_token",
        "--jira-url=https://jira.your-company.com",
        "--jira-personal-token=your_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using uvx - Confluence with Basic Auth (older servers)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://confluence.your-company.com",
        "[email protected]",
        "--confluence-token=your_password"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using uvx - Confluence only

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

Using uvx - Jira only

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

Using pip

Note: Examples below use Cloud configuration. For Server/Data Center, use the corresponding arguments (--confluence-personal-token, --jira-personal-token) as shown in the Configuration section above.

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

Using docker

Note: Examples below use Cloud configuration. For Server/Data Center, use the corresponding arguments (--confluence-personal-token, --jira-personal-token) as shown in the Configuration section above.

There are two ways to configure the Docker environment:

Using cli arguments directly in the config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "mcp/atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "[email protected]",
        "--confluence-token=your_api_token",
        "--jira-url=https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "[email protected]",
        "--jira-token=your_api_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using an environment file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "--env-file",
        "/path/to/your/.env",
        "mcp/atlassian"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor IDE Setup

Open Cursor Settings
Navigate to Features > MCP Servers (or directly to MCP)
Click + Add new global MCP server

This will create or edit the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file with your MCP server configuration.

Cursor MCP Configuration

JSON Configuration for stdio Transport

For Cloud:

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

Server/Data Center Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://confluence.your-company.com",
        "--confluence-personal-token=your_token",
        "--jira-url=https://jira.your-company.com",
        "--jira-personal-token=your_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

SSE Transport Configuration

For SSE transport, first start the server with its configuration provided via command-line arguments or server-side environment variables (e.g., from a .env file):

# Example starting the server with Cloud configuration
uvx mcp-atlassian --transport sse --port 9000 \
  --confluence-url https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki \
  --confluence-username [email protected] \
  --confluence-token your_api_token \
  --jira-url https://your-company.atlassian.net \
  --jira-username [email protected] \
  --jira-token your_api_token

Then configure only the URL in Cursor's ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

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

Resources

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.

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

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`confluence_search`	Search Confluence content using CQL
`confluence_get_page`	Get content of a specific Confluence page
`confluence_get_page_children`	Get child pages of a specific Confluence page
`confluence_get_page_ancestors`	Get parent pages of a specific Confluence page
`confluence_get_comments`	Get comments for a specific Confluence page
`confluence_create_page`	Create a new Confluence page
`confluence_update_page`	Update an existing Confluence page
`confluence_delete_page`	Delete an existing Confluence page
`confluence_attach_content`	Attach content to a Confluence page
`jira_get_issue`	Get details of a specific Jira issue
`jira_search`	Search Jira issues using JQL
`jira_get_project_issues`	Get all issues for a specific Jira project
`jira_get_epic_issues`	Get all issues linked to a specific Epic
`jira_create_issue`	Create a new issue in Jira
`jira_update_issue`	Update an existing Jira issue
`jira_delete_issue`	Delete an existing Jira issue
`jira_get_transitions`	Get available status transitions for a Jira issue
`jira_transition_issue`	Transition a Jira issue to a new status
`jira_add_comment`	Add a comment to a Jira issue
`jira_add_worklog`	Add a worklog entry to a Jira issue
`jira_get_worklog`	Get worklog entries for a Jira issue
`jira_download_attachments`	Download attachments from a Jira issue
`jira_link_to_epic`	Link an issue to an Epic
`jira_get_agile_boards`	Get Jira agile boards by name, project key, or type
`jira_get_board_issues`	Get all issues linked to a specific board
`jira_get_sprints_from_board`	Get Jira sprints from board by state
`jira_get_sprint_issues`	Get Jira issues from sprint

Development & Debugging

Local Development Setup

If you've cloned the repository and want to run a local version:

For Cloud:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory", "/path/to/your/mcp-atlassian",
        "run", "mcp-atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "[email protected]",
        "--confluence-token=your_api_token",
        "--jira-url=https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "[email protected]",
        "--jira-token=your_api_token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Debugging Tools

# Using MCP Inspector
# For installed package
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
tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log

Security

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

License

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

MCP Atlassian

MCP Atlassian

Feature Demo

Compatibility

Setup Guide

1. Authentication Setup

For Cloud

For Server/Data Center

2. Installation

3. Configuration and Usage

Required Arguments

Optional Arguments

IDE Integration

Claude Desktop Setup

Cursor IDE Setup

JSON Configuration for stdio Transport

SSE Transport Configuration

Resources

Available Tools

Development & Debugging

Local Development Setup

Debugging Tools

Security

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