MCP Atlassian

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

Feature Demo

!Jira Demo

!Confluence Demo

Compatibility

Product	Deployment Type	Support Status
Confluence	Cloud	✅ Fully supported
Confluence	Server/Data Center	✅ Supported (version 7.9+)
Jira	Cloud	✅ Fully supported
Jira	Server/Data Center	✅ Supported (version 8.14+)

Setup Guide

1. Authentication Setup

First, generate the necessary authentication tokens:

For Atlassian 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

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 .

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 Atlassian 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
• --verbose: Increase logging verbosity (can be used multiple times)
• --read-only: Run in read-only mode (disables all write operations)

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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Note: Examples below use Atlassian 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": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Note: Examples below use Atlassian 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:

1. 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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

2. Using an environment file:

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

Cursor IDE Setup

1. Open Cursor Settings
2. Navigate to Features > MCP Servers
3. Click Add new MCP server

For stdio transport:

name: mcp-atlassian
type: command
command: uvx 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

!Image

name: mcp-atlassian
type: command
command: 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

For SSE transport, first start the server:

uvx mcp-atlassian ... --transport sse --port 8000

Then configure in Cursor:

name: mcp-atlassian
type: sse
Server URL: http://localhost:8000/sse

!Image

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
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_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_worklog	Add a worklog entry to a Jira issue
jira_get_worklog	Get worklog entries for a Jira issue
jira_link_to_epic	Link an issue to an Epic
jira_get_epic_issues	Get all issues linked to a specific Epic

Development & Debugging

Local Development Setup

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

{
  "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.