atlassian-mcp
atlassian-mcp is an MCP server, listed under project & docs. It reaches atlassian, confluence and jira. It needs ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN, ATLASSIAN_CONFLUENCE_TOKEN and ATLASSIAN_JIRA_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 1 GitHub star; we last read it on 2026-10-24.
Provides read-only access to Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira) through an MCP server.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. atlassian-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
MCP server that provides read-only access to Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira)
atlassian-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlassian-mcp (this page) | atlassian, confluence, jira | ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN, ATLASSIAN_CONFLUENCE_TOKEN, ATLASSIAN_JIRA_TOKEN | 1 | 2025-06-18 | — |
| mcp-server-atlassian-jira | atlassian, jira(2 shared) | ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN | 77 | 2026-03-06 | — |
| mcp-server-atlassian-confluence | atlassian, confluence(2 shared) | ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN | 62 | 2026-02-22 | — |
| mcp-jira | jira, project(1 shared) | JIRA_API_TOKEN, PROJECT_KEY | 10 | 2026-04-03 | MIT |
| atlassian-confluence-mcp-server | confluence(1 shared) | CONFLUENCE_PASSWORD | 5 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| jira-service-management-mcp-server-by-cdata | jira(1 shared) | None listed | 1 | 2025-10-18 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with atlassian-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about atlassian-mcp
- What does atlassian-mcp do?
- Provides read-only access to Atlassian products (Confluence and Jira) through an MCP server.
- How do I install atlassian-mcp?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/varunkumar/atlassian-mcp
- What does atlassian-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches atlassian, confluence and jira. The credentials we found in its source are ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN, ATLASSIAN_CONFLUENCE_TOKEN and ATLASSIAN_JIRA_TOKEN.
- Is atlassian-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1 GitHub star and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-06-18.
- What licence does atlassian-mcp use?
- The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.
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