MCP Atlassian Server

A simple, command-line Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Atlassian Jira and Confluence. Connect any MCP-compatible AI assistant to your Atlassian instance with OAuth 2.0 authentication.

🚀 Quick Start

# 1. Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/your-username/mcp-nodejs-atlassian.git
cd mcp-nodejs-atlassian
npm install && npm run build

# 2. Set up authentication (interactive wizard)
npm run oauth-setup

# 3. Ready to use!
npx mcp-atlassian-nodejs --help

Optional: Install globally for cleaner commands:

npm install -g ./
mcp-atlassian --help

Now you can use the server in any MCP-compatible client without hardcoded paths!

Two ways to use:

• With npx: npx mcp-atlassian-nodejs (no global install needed)

• Globally: mcp-atlassian (after npm install -g ./)

Related MCP server: MCP Jira

🔧 Authentication

OAuth 2.0 (Recommended)

Run the interactive OAuth setup wizard:

npm run oauth-setup

What it does:

• Walks you through creating an Atlassian OAuth app

• Opens your browser for secure authorization

• Auto-detects your Cloud ID

• Generates all configuration automatically

Requirements:

• Atlassian Cloud account

• Port 8080 available for callback

Manual Setup (Alternative)

For API tokens, server deployments, or advanced configuration:

cp env.example .env
# Edit .env with your credentials

Atlassian Cloud:

CONFLUENCE_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki
CONFLUENCE_USERNAME=your.email@company.com
CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN=your_api_token
JIRA_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net
JIRA_USERNAME=your.email@company.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token

Server/Data Center:

CONFLUENCE_URL=https://confluence.your-company.com
CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN=your_personal_token
JIRA_URL=https://jira.your-company.com
JIRA_PERSONAL_TOKEN=your_personal_token

🤖 AI Assistant Integration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-atlassian-nodejs"]
    }
  }
}

Alternative: Global install for cleaner setup:

npm install -g ./

Then use:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian": {
      "command": "mcp-atlassian"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

1. Settings → MCP → Add global MCP server

2. Command: npx

3. Args: ["mcp-atlassian-nodejs"]

Alternative: After global install (npm install -g ./):

• Command: mcp-atlassian

• Args: []

Any MCP Client

The server supports standard MCP transports:

# stdio (default - for most AI assistants)
npm start

# HTTP Server-Sent Events
npm start -- --transport sse --port 8000

# HTTP Streamable
npm start -- --transport streamable-http --port 8000

🔧 Configuration

Command-Line Options

node dist/index.js --help                    # Show all options
node dist/index.js --oauth-setup             # OAuth wizard
node dist/index.js --read-only               # Safe mode
node dist/index.js --verbose                 # Debug logging
node dist/index.js --enabled-tools "search"  # Limit tools
node dist/index.js --transport sse --port 8000  # HTTP mode

Environment Variables

# Security
READ_ONLY_MODE=true              # Disable write operations
MCP_VERBOSE=true                 # Enable debug logging

# Filtering  
CONFLUENCE_SPACES_FILTER=DEV,TEAM,DOC     # Limit Confluence spaces
JIRA_PROJECTS_FILTER=PROJ,DEV,SUPPORT     # Limit Jira projects

# Tools
ENABLED_TOOLS=confluence_search,jira_get_issue  # Specific tools only

📚 Available Tools

Confluence

• confluence_search - Search content across spaces

• confluence_get_page - Get specific pages by ID/title

• confluence_create_page - Create new pages

• confluence_update_page - Update existing pages

Jira

• jira_search_issues - Search issues with JQL

• jira_get_issue - Get detailed issue info

• jira_create_issue - Create new issues

• jira_update_issue - Update existing issues

💬 Usage Examples

Ask your AI assistant:

• "Search Confluence for API documentation"

• "Get details of Jira issue PROJ-123"

• "Create a bug report in the MOBILE project"

• "Find all my open tickets from last sprint"

• "Update PROJ-456 status to In Progress"

🖥️ Server Deployment

For production server deployment:

# Install on server
git clone https://github.com/your-username/mcp-nodejs-atlassian.git
cd mcp-nodejs-atlassian
npm ci --only=production
npm run build

# Set up environment
cp env.example .env
# Edit .env with production credentials

# Run with process manager (recommended)
npm install -g pm2
pm2 start dist/index.js --name "mcp-atlassian" -- --transport sse --port 8000 --host 0.0.0.0

# Or run directly
node dist/index.js --transport sse --port 8000 --host 0.0.0.0

🏢 Enterprise Features

• ✅ OAuth 2.0 - Secure delegated access

• ✅ API Tokens - Simple authentication

• ✅ Personal Access Tokens - Server/Data Center support

• ✅ Read-only mode - Safe operations

• ✅ Access filtering - Limit spaces/projects

• ✅ Multiple transports - stdio, SSE, HTTP

• ✅ Process management - PM2/systemd compatible

🛠️ Development

npm run dev        # Development mode with hot reload
npm run build      # Build for production
npm test           # Run tests
npm run lint       # Code linting

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• Model Context Protocol

• Atlassian Developer Docs

Simple, powerful Atlassian integration for AI assistants