MCP Atlassian

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

Feature Demo

Jira Demo Confluence 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
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)

# Install uv on macOS
brew install uv
# Run directly with uvx
uvx mcp-atlassian

Using PIP

pip install mcp-atlassian

Using Docker

git clone 
cd mcp-atlassian
docker build -t mcp/atlassian .

3. Configuration

The integration supports using either Confluence, Jira, or both services. You only need to configure the service(s) you want to use.

Configuration Variables

Note: For all configuration methods, include only the environment variables needed for your services:

• For Confluence Cloud: Include CONFLUENCE_URL, CONFLUENCE_USERNAME, and CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN
• For Confluence Server/Data Center: Include CONFLUENCE_URL and CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN
• For Jira Cloud: Include JIRA_URL, JIRA_USERNAME, and JIRA_API_TOKEN
• For Jira Server/Data Center: Include JIRA_URL and JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN
• For SSE transport: Add --transport sse and --port arguments View all configuration options | Setting | Environment Variable | CLI Argument | Cloud | Server/DC | | Confluence | | URL | CONFLUENCE_URL | --confluence-url | O | O | | Email | CONFLUENCE_USERNAME | --confluence-username | O | X | | API Token | CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN | --confluence-token | O | X | | PAT | CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN | --confluence-personal-token | X | O | | Jira | | URL | JIRA_URL | --jira-url | O | O | | Email | JIRA_USERNAME | --jira-username | O | X | | API Token | JIRA_API_TOKEN | --jira-token | O | X | | PAT | JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN | --jira-personal-token | X | O | | Common | | SSL Verify | *_SSL_VERIFY | --[no-]*-ssl-verify | X | Optional | | Transport | - | --transport stdio\|sse | Optional | Optional | | Port | - | --port INTEGER | Required for SSE | Required for SSE |

Quick Start Examples

# For Cloud (stdio transport)
uvx mcp-atlassian \
 --confluence-url= \
 --confluence-username=email \
 --confluence-token=token \
 --jira-url= \
 --jira-username=email \
 --jira-token=token
# For Server/DC (SSE transport)
uvx mcp-atlassian \
 --confluence-url= \
 --confluence-personal-token=token \
 --jira-url= \
 --jira-personal-token=token \
 --transport sse \
 --port 8000

4. IDE Integration

Cursor IDE Setup

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

• For stdio transport, enter the configuration:

name: mcp-atlassian
type: command
command: uvx mcp-atlassian --confluence-url= --confluence-username=email --confluence-token=token --jira-url= --jira-username=email --jira-token=token

Image

• For SSE transport: First, start the MCP server in a terminal:

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

Then configure Cursor to connect to it:

name: mcp-atlassian
type: sse
Server URL: 

Note: The SSE server must be running before you can connect Cursor to it. Image 4. Switch to Agent mode in the Composer to use MCP tools image

Claude Desktop Setup

Using uvx

 "mcpServers": {
 "mcp-atlassian": {
 "command": "uvx",
 "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
 "env": {
 "CONFLUENCE_URL": "
 "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "your.email@domain.com",
 "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
 "JIRA_URL": "
 "JIRA_USERNAME": "your.email@domain.com",
 "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"

For Confluence/Jira Server/Data Center:

 "mcpServers": {
 "mcp-atlassian": {
 "command": "uvx",
 "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
 "env": {
 "CONFLUENCE_URL": "
 "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_personal_access_token",
 "JIRA_URL": "
 "JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_personal_access_token"

Using pip

 "mcpServers": {
 "mcp-atlassian": {
 "command": "python",
 "args": ["-m", "mcp-atlassian"],
 "env": {
 "CONFLUENCE_URL": "
 "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "your.email@domain.com",
 "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
 "JIRA_URL": "
 "JIRA_USERNAME": "your.email@domain.com",
 "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"

Using docker There are two ways to configure the Docker environment:

1. Using environment variables directly in the config:

 "mcpServers": {
 "mcp-atlassian": {
 "command": "docker",
 "args": ["run", "--rm", "-i", "mcp/atlassian"],
 "env": {
 "CONFLUENCE_URL": "
 "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "your.email@domain.com",
 "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
 "JIRA_URL": "
 "JIRA_USERNAME": "your.email@domain.com",
 "JIRA_API_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"

The .env file should contain:

# Confluence Cloud
CONFLUENCE_URL= # Your Confluence cloud URL
CONFLUENCE_USERNAME=your.email@domain.com # Your Atlassian account email
CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN=your_api_token # API token for Confluence
# Confluence Server/Data Center (alternative to CONFLUENCE_USERNAME and CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN)
# CONFLUENCE_URL= # Your Confluence Server/Data Center URL
# CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN=your_personal_access_token # Personal Access Token for Confluence Server/Data Center
# CONFLUENCE_SSL_VERIFY=true # Set to 'false' for self-signed certificates
# Jira Cloud
JIRA_URL= # Your Jira cloud URL
JIRA_USERNAME=your.email@domain.com # Your Atlassian account email
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token # API token for Jira Cloud
# Jira Server/Data Center (alternative to JIRA_USERNAME and JIRA_API_TOKEN)
# JIRA_URL= # Your Jira Server/Data Center URL
# JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN=your_personal_access_token # Personal Access Token for Jira Server/Data Center
# JIRA_SSL_VERIFY=true # Set to 'false' for self-signed certificates

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=
 "--confluence-username=your.email@domain.com",
 "--confluence-token=your_api_token",
 "--jira-url=
 "--jira-username=your.email@domain.com",
 "--jira-token=your_api_token"

Debugging Tools

• MCP Inspector:

# For standard installation
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-atlassian
# For development installation
cd path/to/mcp-atlassian
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv 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.