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

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 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

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",
        "--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": "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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "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": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "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": "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 --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

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

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

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",
        "--confluence-username=your.email@domain.com",
        "--confluence-token=your_api_token",
        "--jira-url=https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "--jira-username=your.email@domain.com",
        "--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.