https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian

MCP server for Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira)
https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian

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MCP server for Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian
• Owner: sooperset
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-12-03T09:25:20.000Z (6 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-11T06:05:12.000Z (24 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-11T07:18:32.716Z (24 days ago)
• Topics: atlassian, confluence, jira, mcp
• Language: Python
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• Size: 1.41 MB
• Stars: 1,424
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 231
• Open Issues: 22
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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README

        
# MCP Atlassian

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

## Example Usage

Ask your AI assistant to:

- **📝 Automatic Jira Updates** - "Update Jira from our meeting notes"

- **🔍 AI-Powered Confluence Search** - "Find our OKR guide in Confluence and summarize it"

- **🐛 Smart Jira Issue Filtering** - "Show me urgent bugs in PROJ project from last week"

- **📄 Content Creation & Management** - "Create a tech design doc for XYZ feature"

### Feature Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/35303504-14c6-4ae4-913b-7c25ea511c3e

 Confluence Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7fe9c488-ad0c-4876-9b54-120b666bb785

### Compatibility

| Product        | Deployment Type    | Support Status              |

|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|

| **Confluence** | Cloud              | ✅ Fully supported           |

| **Confluence** | Server/Data Center | ✅ Supported (version 6.0+)  |

| **Jira**       | Cloud              | ✅ Fully supported           |

| **Jira**       | Server/Data Center | ✅ Supported (version 8.14+) |

## Quick Start Guide

### 1. Authentication Setup

MCP Atlassian supports three authentication methods:

#### A. API Token Authentication (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

#### B. Personal Access Token (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

#### C. OAuth 2.0 Authentication (Cloud only)

1. Go to [Atlassian Developer Console](https://developer.atlassian.com/console/myapps/)

2. Create an "OAuth 2.0 integration"

3. Configure necessary **Permissions** (scopes) for Jira/Confluence

4. Set **Callback URL** (e.g., `http://localhost:8080/callback` for setup wizard)

5. Run the OAuth setup wizard:

   ```bash

   docker run --rm -i \

     -p 8080:8080 \

     -v "${HOME}/.mcp-atlassian:/home/app/.mcp-atlassian" \

     ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest --oauth-setup -v

   ```

6. Follow the prompts to enter your `Client ID`, `Client Secret`, `Redirect URI` and `Scope`.

7. Complete the authorization in the opened browser window

8. Add the `ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLOUD_ID` (obtained from the wizard output) along with your OAuth app's `CLIENT_ID`, `SECRET`, `REDIRECT_URI`, and `SCOPE` to your `.env` file or IDE's MCP server configuration. See the [OAuth 2.0 Configuration Example](#oauth-20-configuration-example-cloud-only) in the "Configuration Examples" section for IDE integration.

> [!IMPORTANT]

> Include `offline_access` in your `ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_SCOPE` for persistent authentication (e.g., `read:jira-work write:jira-work offline_access`).

### 2. Installation

MCP Atlassian is distributed as a Docker image. This is the recommended way to run the server, especially for IDE integration. Ensure you have Docker installed.

```bash

# Pull Pre-built Image

docker pull ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest

```

## IDE Integration

MCP Atlassian is designed to be used with AI assistants through IDE integration.

> [!TIP]

> **For Claude Desktop**: Locate and edit the configuration file directly:

> - **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

> - **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

> - **Linux**: `~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

>

> **For Cursor**: Open Settings → MCP → + Add new global MCP server

### Configuration Methods

There are two main approaches to configure the Docker container:

1. **Passing Variables Directly** (shown in examples below)

2. **Using an Environment File** with `--env-file` flag (shown in collapsible sections)

> [!NOTE]

> Common environment variables include:

>

> - `CONFLUENCE_SPACES_FILTER`: Filter by space keys (e.g., "DEV,TEAM,DOC")

> - `JIRA_PROJECTS_FILTER`: Filter by project keys (e.g., "PROJ,DEV,SUPPORT")

> - `READ_ONLY_MODE`: Set to "true" to disable write operations

> - `MCP_VERBOSE`: Set to "true" for more detailed logging

> - `ENABLED_TOOLS`: Comma-separated list of tool names to enable (e.g., "confluence_search,jira_get_issue")

>

> See the [.env.example](https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian/blob/main/.env.example) file for all available options.

### Configuration Examples

**Method 1 (Passing Variables Directly):**

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "-i",

        "--rm",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_URL",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN",

        "-e", "JIRA_URL",

        "-e", "JIRA_USERNAME",

        "-e", "JIRA_API_TOKEN",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ],

      "env": {

        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",

        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",

        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_confluence_api_token",

        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",

        "JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",

        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_jira_api_token"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

Alternative: Using Environment File

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "--rm",

        "-i",

        "--env-file",

        "/path/to/your/mcp-atlassian.env",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ]

    }

  }

}

```

Server/Data Center Configuration

For Server/Data Center deployments, use direct variable passing:

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "--rm",

        "-i",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_URL",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_SSL_VERIFY",

        "-e", "JIRA_URL",

        "-e", "JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN",

        "-e", "JIRA_SSL_VERIFY",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ],

      "env": {

        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://confluence.your-company.com",

        "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_confluence_pat",

        "CONFLUENCE_SSL_VERIFY": "false",

        "JIRA_URL": "https://jira.your-company.com",

        "JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_jira_pat",

        "JIRA_SSL_VERIFY": "false"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

> [!NOTE]

> Set `CONFLUENCE_SSL_VERIFY` and `JIRA_SSL_VERIFY` to "false" only if you have self-signed certificates.

OAuth 2.0 Configuration (Cloud Only)



This example shows how to configure `mcp-atlassian` in your IDE (like Cursor or Claude Desktop) when using OAuth 2.0 for Atlassian Cloud. Ensure you have completed the [OAuth setup wizard](#c-oauth-20-authentication-cloud-only) first.

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "--rm",

        "-i",

        "-v", "/.mcp-atlassian:/home/app/.mcp-atlassian",

        "-e", "JIRA_URL",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_URL",

        "-e", "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID",

        "-e", "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET",

        "-e", "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_REDIRECT_URI",

        "-e", "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_SCOPE",

        "-e", "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLOUD_ID",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest",

      ],

      "env": {

        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",

        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",

        "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_OAUTH_APP_CLIENT_ID",

        "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_OAUTH_APP_CLIENT_SECRET",

        "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_REDIRECT_URI": "http://localhost:8080/callback",

        "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_SCOPE": "read:jira-work write:jira-work read:confluence-content.all write:confluence-content offline_access",

        "ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLOUD_ID": "YOUR_CLOUD_ID_FROM_SETUP_WIZARD"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

> [!NOTE]

> - `ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_CLOUD_ID` is obtained from the `--oauth-setup` wizard output.

> - Other `ATLASSIAN_OAUTH_*` variables are those you configured for your OAuth app in the Atlassian Developer Console (and used as input to the setup wizard).

> - `JIRA_URL` and `CONFLUENCE_URL` for your Cloud instances are still required.

Proxy Configuration

MCP Atlassian supports routing API requests through standard HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxies. Configure using environment variables:

- Supports standard `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY`, `NO_PROXY`, `SOCKS_PROXY`.

- Service-specific overrides are available (e.g., `JIRA_HTTPS_PROXY`, `CONFLUENCE_NO_PROXY`).

- Service-specific variables override global ones for that service.

Add the relevant proxy variables to the `args` (using `-e`) and `env` sections of your MCP configuration:

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "-i",

        "--rm",

        "-e", "... existing Confluence/Jira vars",

        "-e", "HTTP_PROXY",

        "-e", "HTTPS_PROXY",

        "-e", "NO_PROXY",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ],

      "env": {

        "... existing Confluence/Jira vars": "...",

        "HTTP_PROXY": "http://proxy.internal:8080",

        "HTTPS_PROXY": "http://proxy.internal:8080",

        "NO_PROXY": "localhost,.your-company.com"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

Credentials in proxy URLs are masked in logs. If you set `NO_PROXY`, it will be respected for requests to matching hosts.

 Single Service Configurations

**For Confluence Cloud only:**

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "--rm",

        "-i",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_URL",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ],

      "env": {

        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",

        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",

        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

For Confluence Server/DC, use:

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "--rm",

        "-i",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_URL",

        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ],

      "env": {

        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://confluence.your-company.com",

        "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_personal_token"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

**For Jira Cloud only:**

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "--rm",

        "-i",

        "-e", "JIRA_URL",

        "-e", "JIRA_USERNAME",

        "-e", "JIRA_API_TOKEN",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ],

      "env": {

        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",

        "JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",

        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

For Jira Server/DC, use:

```json

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-atlassian": {

      "command": "docker",

      "args": [

        "run",

        "--rm",

        "-i",

        "-e", "JIRA_URL",

        "-e", "JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN",

        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"

      ],

      "env": {

        "JIRA_URL": "https://jira.your-company.com",

        "JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your_personal_token"

      }

    }

  }

}

```

### SSE Transport Configuration

 Using SSE Instead of stdio

1.  Start the server manually in a terminal:

    ```bash

    docker run --rm -p 9000:9000 \

      --env-file /path/to/your/.env \

      ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest \

      --transport sse --port 9000 -vv

    ```

2.  Configure your IDE to connect to the running server via its URL:

    ```json

    {

      "mcpServers": {

        "mcp-atlassian-sse": {

          "url": "http://localhost:9000/sse"

        }

      }

    }

    ```

## Tools

### Key Tools

#### Jira Tools

- `jira_get_issue`: Get details of a specific issue

- `jira_search`: Search issues using JQL

- `jira_create_issue`: Create a new issue

- `jira_update_issue`: Update an existing issue

- `jira_transition_issue`: Transition an issue to a new status

- `jira_add_comment`: Add a comment to an issue

#### Confluence Tools

- `confluence_search`: Search Confluence content using CQL

- `confluence_get_page`: Get content of a specific page

- `confluence_create_page`: Create a new page

- `confluence_update_page`: Update an existing page

 View All Tools

| Operation | Jira Tools                    | Confluence Tools               |

|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| **Read**  | `jira_search`                 | `confluence_search`            |

|           | `jira_get_issue`              | `confluence_get_page`          |

|           | `jira_get_project_issues`     | `confluence_get_page_children` |

|           | `jira_get_worklog`            | `confluence_get_comments`      |

|           | `jira_get_transitions`        | `confluence_get_labels`        |

|           | `jira_get_agile_boards`       |                                |

|           | `jira_get_board_issues`       |                                |

|           | `jira_get_sprints_from_board` |                                |

|           | `jira_get_sprint_issues`      |                                |

|           | `jira_get_issue_link_types`   |                                |

|           | `jira_batch_get_changelogs`*  |                                |

|           | `jira_get_user_profile`       |                                |

|           | `jira_download_attachments`   |                                |

| **Write** | `jira_create_issue`           | `confluence_create_page`       |

|           | `jira_update_issue`           | `confluence_update_page`       |

|           | `jira_delete_issue`           | `confluence_delete_page`       |

|           | `jira_batch_create_issues`    | `confluence_add_label`         |

|           | `jira_add_comment`            |                                |

|           | `jira_transition_issue`       |                                |

|           | `jira_add_worklog`            |                                |

|           | `jira_link_to_epic`           |                                |

|           | `jira_create_sprint`          |                                |

|           | `jira_update_sprint`          |                                |

|           | `jira_create_issue_link`      |                                |

|           | `jira_remove_issue_link`      |                                |

*Tool only available on Jira Cloud

### Tool Filtering and Access Control

The server provides two ways to control tool access:

1. **Tool Filtering**: Use `--enabled-tools` flag or `ENABLED_TOOLS` environment variable to specify which tools should be available:

   ```bash

   # Via environment variable

   ENABLED_TOOLS="confluence_search,jira_get_issue,jira_search"

   # Or via command line flag

   docker run ... --enabled-tools "confluence_search,jira_get_issue,jira_search" ...

   ```

2. **Read/Write Control**: Tools are categorized as read or write operations. When `READ_ONLY_MODE` is enabled, only read operations are available regardless of `ENABLED_TOOLS` setting.

## Troubleshooting & Debugging

### Common Issues

- **Authentication Failures**:

    - For Cloud: Check your API tokens (not your account password)

    - For Server/Data Center: Verify your personal access token is valid and not expired

    - For older Confluence servers: Some older versions require basic authentication with `CONFLUENCE_USERNAME` and `CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN` (where token is your password)

- **SSL Certificate Issues**: If using Server/Data Center and encounter SSL errors, set `CONFLUENCE_SSL_VERIFY=false` or `JIRA_SSL_VERIFY=false`

- **Permission Errors**: Ensure your Atlassian account has sufficient permissions to access the spaces/projects

### Debugging Tools

```bash

# Using MCP Inspector for testing

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

# macOS

tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log

# Windows

type %APPDATA%\Claude\logs\mcp*.log | more

```

## Security

- Never share API tokens

- Keep .env files secure and private

- See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for best practices

## Contributing

We welcome contributions to MCP Atlassian! If you'd like to contribute:

1. Check out our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) guide for detailed development setup instructions.

2. Make changes and submit a pull request.

We use pre-commit hooks for code quality and follow semantic versioning for releases.

## License

Licensed under MIT - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file. This is not an official Atlassian product.