---
title: "Tools Reference"
description: "Overview of all 65 MCP tools for Jira and Confluence — organized by category with quick links"
---
MCP Atlassian provides **65 tools** for interacting with Jira and Confluence. Tools are organized by category below.
## Jira Tools
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Issues" icon="ticket" href="/docs/tools/jira-issues">
Create, read, update, delete, and transition issues
</Card>
<Card title="Search & Fields" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/docs/tools/jira-search-fields">
Search with JQL, explore fields and options
</Card>
<Card title="Agile" icon="chart-kanban" href="/docs/tools/jira-agile">
Boards, sprints, and agile management
</Card>
<Card title="Comments & Worklogs" icon="comment" href="/docs/tools/jira-comments-worklogs">
Comments, worklogs, changelogs, user profiles
</Card>
<Card title="Links & Versions" icon="link" href="/docs/tools/jira-links-versions">
Issue links, epic links, versions, components
</Card>
<Card title="Attachments" icon="paperclip" href="/docs/tools/jira-attachments">
Download attachments and render images
</Card>
<Card title="Service Desk" icon="headset" href="/docs/tools/jira-service-desk">
Service desk queues and queue issues
</Card>
<Card title="Forms & Metrics" icon="chart-line" href="/docs/tools/jira-forms-metrics">
ProForma forms, SLA, dates, development info
</Card>
</CardGroup>
## Confluence Tools
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Pages" icon="file-lines" href="/docs/tools/confluence-pages">
Create, read, update, delete pages
</Card>
<Card title="Search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/docs/tools/confluence-search">
Search content with CQL, find users
</Card>
<Card title="Attachments" icon="paperclip" href="/docs/tools/confluence-attachments">
Upload, download, manage attachments
</Card>
<Card title="Comments & Labels" icon="tag" href="/docs/tools/confluence-comments">
Comments, labels, page analytics
</Card>
</CardGroup>
## Tool Access Control
### Enable Specific Tools
Use `ENABLED_TOOLS` environment variable or `--enabled-tools` flag:
```bash
# Environment variable
ENABLED_TOOLS="confluence_search,jira_get_issue,jira_search"
# Command line
uvx mcp-atlassian --enabled-tools "confluence_search,jira_get_issue,jira_search"
```
### Read-Only Mode
Disable all write operations:
```bash
READ_ONLY_MODE=true
```
When enabled, only read operations are available regardless of `ENABLED_TOOLS` setting.
