MCP Atlassian

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

Compatibility

Setup Guide

1. Authentication Setup

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

For 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 .

# 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 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
• --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",
        "--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": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian",
        "--confluence-url=https://confluence.your-company.com",
        "--confluence-username=your.email@company.com",
        "--confluence-token=your_password"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "mcp-atlassian",
      "args": [
        "--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 (or directly to MCP)
3. Click + Add new global MCP server

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

JSON Configuration for stdio Transport

For 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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 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

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

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",
        "--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.