Atlassian
Enables AI assistants to interact with Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira) through natural language, supporting both Cloud and Server/Data Center deployments. Allows searching, creating, and managing content across Jira issues and Confluence pag
What is Atlassian?
Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to enables ai assistants to interact with atlassian products (confluence and jira) through natural language, supporting both cloud and server/data center deployments. allows searching, creating, and mana...
Enables AI assistants to interact with Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira) through natural language, supporting both Cloud and Server/Data Center deployments. Allows searching, creating, and managing content across Jira issues and Confluence pag
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Features
- Enables AI assistants to interact with Atlassian products (C
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
NPM
npx -y mcp-atlassianManual Installation
npx -y mcp-atlassianConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use Atlassian
MCP Atlassian is a Python-based MCP server that gives AI assistants direct, natural-language access to both Jira and Confluence across Cloud, Server, and Data Center deployments. It exposes 72 tools covering the full lifecycle of project work: searching issues with JQL, creating and updating Jira tickets, transitioning statuses, searching Confluence spaces, reading and writing pages, and adding comments. Teams use it to let Claude answer questions like 'what are my open blockers?' or 'summarize the onboarding docs' without leaving the AI chat interface.
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+ and uv (or pip) installed
- A Jira Cloud account with an API token (create at id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens)
- A Confluence Cloud account (can share the same Atlassian API token as Jira)
- Your Atlassian account email address and workspace URL (e.g. https://your-company.atlassian.net)
- An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop or Claude Code
Install mcp-atlassian with uvx
The recommended approach uses uvx to run mcp-atlassian directly without a separate install step. Alternatively, install with pip: pip install mcp-atlassian.
uvx mcp-atlassianGenerate an Atlassian API token
Log in to your Atlassian account, go to id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens, and click 'Create API token'. Copy the token — it is only shown once.
Gather your Atlassian URLs
Note your Jira URL (e.g. https://your-company.atlassian.net) and your Confluence URL (e.g. https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki). For Server/Data Center deployments, use a personal access token instead of the username+API token pair.
Add to your MCP client configuration
Add mcp-atlassian to your Claude Desktop config. Fill in your actual Atlassian URLs, email, and API token.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-atlassian": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
"env": {
"JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
"JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_jira_api_token",
"CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
"CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
"CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_confluence_api_token"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop and verify the connection
Restart Claude Desktop. Open the MCP tools panel and confirm mcp-atlassian shows as connected. You should see Jira and Confluence tools listed.
Atlassian Examples
Client configuration
Full config block for Claude Desktop at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-atlassian": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
"env": {
"JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
"JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_jira_api_token",
"CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
"CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
"CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_confluence_api_token"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
Once connected, use these prompts to work with Jira and Confluence through Claude.
- "Find all Jira issues assigned to me in the PROJ project that are still open."
- "Create a bug ticket in the BACKEND project titled 'Login page crashes on Safari' with high priority."
- "Transition PROJ-123 to Done."
- "Search Confluence for pages about the onboarding process and summarize the key steps."
- "Update the description of PROJ-456 to include the steps to reproduce the bug."Troubleshooting Atlassian
Authentication fails with 401 Unauthorized
Verify that JIRA_USERNAME is your Atlassian account email (not a display name) and that JIRA_API_TOKEN is the full token string from id.atlassian.com. API tokens cannot contain trailing spaces; copy carefully.
Confluence tools work but Jira tools return 'resource not found'
Check that JIRA_URL points to the base Atlassian URL (e.g. https://your-company.atlassian.net) without a /wiki suffix. The /wiki path is used only for CONFLUENCE_URL.
Server/Data Center deployment fails to authenticate
For Server and Data Center, replace JIRA_USERNAME and JIRA_API_TOKEN with JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN set to a personal access token generated in your Jira profile settings.
Frequently Asked Questions about Atlassian
What is Atlassian?
Atlassian is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables ai assistants to interact with atlassian products (confluence and jira) through natural language, supporting both cloud and server/data center deployments. allows searching, creating, and managing content across jira issues and confluence pag It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Atlassian?
Install via npm with the command: npx -y mcp-atlassian. Then add the server configuration to your AI client's JSON config file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json).
Which AI clients work with Atlassian?
Atlassian works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Atlassian free to use?
Yes, Atlassian is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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