mcp-atlassian Documentation

1. Project Overview & Quickstart (sooperset/mcp-atlassian) Copy Chapter

MCP Atlassian

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

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Confluence Demo

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Quick Start Copy Chapter

1. Get Your API Token Copy Section

Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens and create a token.

For Server/Data Center, use a Personal Access Token instead. See Authentication.

2. Configure Your IDE Copy Section

Add to your Claude Desktop or Cursor MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token",
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Server/Data Center users: Use JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN instead of JIRA_USERNAME + JIRA_API_TOKEN. See Authentication for details.

Autohand Code

Use the same uvx server with your Atlassian credentials:

autohand mcp add mcp-atlassian env \
  JIRA_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net \
  [email protected] \
  JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token \
  CONFLUENCE_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki \
  [email protected] \
  CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN=your_api_token \
  uvx mcp-atlassian

Add --scope project after add to keep the configuration in the current
project. See Autohand Code for current
installation and CLI details.

3. Start Using Copy Section

Ask your AI assistant to:

• "Find issues assigned to me in PROJ project"
• "Search Confluence for onboarding docs"
• "Create a bug ticket for the login issue"
• "Update the status of PROJ-123 to Done"

Documentation Copy Chapter

Full documentation is available at mcp-atlassian.soomiles.com.

Documentation is also available in llms.txt format, which LLMs can consume easily:

• llms.txt — documentation sitemap
• llms-full.txt — complete documentation

Compatibility Copy Chapter

Key Tools Copy Chapter

98 tools total — See Tools Reference for the complete list.

Security Copy Chapter

Never share API tokens. Keep .env files secure. See SECURITY.md.

Contributing Copy Chapter

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup.

License Copy Chapter

MIT - See LICENSE. Not an official Atlassian product.

2. Official Technical Reference & Guides (sooperset/docs) Copy Chapter

Mintlify Starter Kit

Use the starter kit to get your docs deployed and ready to customize.

Click the green Use this template button at the top of this repo to copy the Mintlify starter kit. The starter kit contains examples with

• Guide pages
• Navigation
• Customizations
• API reference pages
• Use of popular components

Follow the full quickstart guide

Development Copy Chapter

Install the Mintlify CLI to preview your documentation changes locally. To install, use the following command:

npm i mint

Run the following command at the root of your documentation, where your docs.json is located:

mint dev

View your local preview at http://localhost:3000.

Publishing changes Copy Chapter

Install our GitHub app from your dashboard to propagate changes from your repo to your deployment. Changes are deployed to production automatically after pushing to the default branch.

Need help? Copy Chapter

Troubleshooting Copy Section

• If your dev environment isn't running: Run mint update to ensure you have the most recent version of the CLI.
• If a page loads as a 404: Make sure you are running in a folder with a valid docs.json.

Resources Copy Section

• Mintlify documentation