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Atlassian MCP

Official remote MCP server for Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Compass

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Last code update: September 15, 2026License: Apache-2.0Checked September 28, 2026

How to Install Atlassian MCP

$npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse

Requires Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or another MCP-compatible client.

Setup by client

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "atlassian-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (terminal)

claude mcp add atlassian-mcp -- npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse

Add any API keys or environment variables the server's README lists.

About Atlassian MCP

Atlassian's officially maintained remote MCP server (Rovo MCP) gives AI assistants secure, real-time access to Jira issues, Confluence pages, Jira Service Management tickets, Bitbucket repositories and Compass components. It authenticates via OAuth 2.1 or API tokens and respects existing Atlassian permissions, so an agent only ever sees what the connected user can see. Because it is vendor-hosted there is nothing to install or keep updated locally. For a server focused only on Confluence, see how to connect Confluence to Claude.

Atlassian MCP is a Productivity MCP server designed for individual operators, founders, and small teams. It enables letting AI assistants act inside your notes, tasks, and calendar by exposing CRUD operations on your productivity stack as MCP tools. Key capabilities include task, note, and calendar reads, create, update, and complete operations, workspace and project scoping, and structured tool calls that work cleanly inside an LLM context. It integrates with Notion, Linear, Todoist, Google Calendar, Obsidian, Asana, and ClickUp, and is best suited for individual operators, founders, and small teams who need daily planning and triage.

Key Features

  • jira
  • confluence
  • bitbucket
  • project-management
  • remote

Pricing

Free: from Free with Atlassian plan

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Removes most tab-switching from daily admin
  • Keeps work in your existing system of record
  • Composable with other MCP servers

Cons

  • Tightly coupled to the host platform's API
  • Bulk operations need careful scoping
  • Cross-app coordination still requires orchestration

Best For

  • Daily planning and triage
  • Capturing tasks from chat
  • Calendar coordination
  • Personal knowledge management

Our Take on Atlassian MCP

The cleanest way to put Jira and Confluence in front of an agent. OAuth setup takes a minute and permissions carry over from your Atlassian account.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tags

#Productivity#jira#confluence#bitbucket#project-management#remote