Atlassian MCP MCP Integration

For stdio Server (Atlassian MCP Example):

cursor://mcp/atlassian

For SSE Server:

URL: http://example.com:8080/sse

1. Generate an Atlassian API token from your Atlassian account

• (Account settings → Security → API tokens).

2. Identify the Atlassian site URL

• Example: https://your-org.atlassian.net

3. Configure the MCP with:

• Atlassian email

• API token

• Jira and/or Confluence base URLs

4. Limit access scope:

• Prefer project-level Jira permissions

• Restrict Confluence to specific spaces if possible

5 . Test with a read-only action first

• (e.g. list issues or fetch a Confluence page) before enabling writes.

Help other developers understand when this MCP works best and where to be careful.

Best used when:

• Pulling Jira issues into Claude for analysis or summarization

• Asking questions like “what’s blocking this epic?” or “summarize this sprint”

• Searching Confluence pages and extracting decisions or requirements

• Drafting Jira issue descriptions or comments with human review

Avoid or be careful when:

• Running bulk updates across many issues

• Modifying workflow states automatically

• Using wide-scope API tokens across multiple projects

Common quirks:

• Jira field names don’t always match display names

• Custom fields often require explicit IDs

• Permissions failures usually look like empty results, not errors

• Confluence search can return partial content unless expanded explicitly

Known limitations:

• Subject to Atlassian REST API rate limits

• No real-time updates (polling only)

• Advanced Jira automation rules are not exposed

• Works best as an assistive tool, not a fully autonomous agent

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