Atlassian MCP Servers

Research date: 2025-12-01. Information may become outdated; verify current status before relying on this documentation.

Overview

This document covers MCP servers that provide access to Atlassian products, specifically Jira and Confluence. These tools are relevant for Maven support work when accessing:

  • Issue tracking in Jira instances

  • Documentation and knowledge bases in Confluence

  • Historical discussions and decisions

Use Cases for Maven Support

  • Access to Apache Jira issues (if MCP is configured for ASF infrastructure)

  • Integration with customer or organizational Confluence instances

  • Searching and summarizing documentation

  • Creating and updating issues or pages via LLM workflows

Comparison Matrix

MCP Server Confluence Jira Cloud Server/DC Authentication

Atlassian Remote MCP

✓

✓

✓

✗

OAuth

mcp-atlassian (sooperset)

✓

✓

✓

✓

API Token, PAT, OAuth

atlassian-mcp (xuanxt)

✓

✓

✓

✗

API Token

aashari Confluence MCP

✓

✗

✓

✗

API Token

olson3r Confluence MCP

✓

✗

✓

?

API Token

Legend:

  • Cloud: Atlassian Cloud (*.atlassian.net)

  • Server/DC: Self-hosted Atlassian Server or Data Center

  • PAT: Personal Access Token

Atlassian Remote MCP Server (Official)

Overview

Atlassian’s official Remote MCP Server, built in partnership with Anthropic and hosted on Cloudflare infrastructure.

Status

Beta (as of May 2025)

Availability

Jira and Confluence Cloud customers only

Integration

Direct integration with Claude

Features

  • Summarize Jira work items or Confluence pages

  • Create Jira work items or Confluence pages directly from Claude

  • Execute bulk actions (creating multiple issues or pages simultaneously)

  • Enrich Jira items with context from multiple sources

  • Multi-step automated actions

Limitations

  • Cloud only - does not support Server or Data Center deployments

  • Currently limited to Claude as the AI partner

  • Beta status; features may change

Links

mcp-atlassian (sooperset) — Recommended

Overview

Community-maintained MCP server supporting both Confluence and Jira across Cloud and Server/Data Center deployments. This is the recommended option for environments using Personal Access Tokens (PAT) or self-hosted Atlassian instances.

Repository

https://github.com/sooperset/mcp-atlassian

Supported Deployments

Product Type Support

Confluence

Cloud

✓ Fully supported

Confluence

Server/Data Center

✓ Version 6.0+

Jira

Cloud

✓ Fully supported

Jira

Server/Data Center

✓ Version 8.14+

Authentication Methods

API Token (Cloud)

Generate tokens at https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens. Provide email + token credentials.

Personal Access Token (Server/Data Center)

Generated within each application’s profile settings (Profile → Personal Access Tokens). For Apache infrastructure:

  • Confluence: cwiki.apache.org → Profile → Settings → Personal Access Tokens

  • Jira: issues.apache.org → Profile → Personal Access Tokens

    Supports self-hosted deployments with version 6.0+ for Confluence and 8.14+ for Jira.

OAuth 2.0 (Cloud)

Two variants:

  • Standard flow using the server’s built-in client with interactive setup

  • BYOT (Bring Your Own Token) for externally managed tokens

Installation

Distributed as a Docker image:

docker pull ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest

Configuration supports environment variables passed directly or via --env-file flag.

Key Features

  • Automatic Jira updates from meeting notes

  • AI-powered Confluence content search and summarization

  • Smart issue filtering with project and date parameters

  • Content creation and management across both platforms

  • Proxy support (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS) with service-specific overrides

Example Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_URL",
        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME",
        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-instance.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "your-email@example.com",
        "CONFLUENCE_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Server/Data Center with PAT:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_URL",
        "-e", "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN",
        "ghcr.io/sooperset/mcp-atlassian:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://confluence.your-company.com",
        "CONFLUENCE_PERSONAL_TOKEN": "your-personal-access-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

atlassian-mcp (xuanxt)

Overview

Community MCP server providing 51 tools for Atlassian Confluence and Jira Cloud. Supports NPM package and Docker deployment.

Repository

https://github.com/xuanxt/atlassian-mcp

Features

  • 51 tools for comprehensive Atlassian management

  • Confluence pages management

  • Jira issues, sprints, boards, and backlogs

  • Flexible authentication

Limitations

  • Cloud-focused; Server/Data Center support unclear

  • Less documentation than mcp-atlassian

aashari Confluence MCP Server

Overview

Node.js/TypeScript MCP server specifically for Atlassian Confluence Cloud. Enables AI systems to interact with Confluence spaces, pages, and content in real time.

Links

https://mcp.so/server/mcp-atlassian-confluence/aashari

Features

  • Manage spaces (list, retrieve, discover)

  • Manage pages (list, filter, access content)

  • Advanced search using Confluence Query Language (CQL)

  • Comment management with pagination

Limitations

  • Confluence only (no Jira support)

  • Cloud only

olson3r Confluence MCP Server

Overview

MCP server providing secure access to Atlassian Confluence through its REST API.

Links

Features

  • REST API access to Confluence

  • Environment variable configuration for credentials

  • Configurable allowed spaces

Limitations

  • Confluence only (no Jira support)

  • Less documentation available

Other Options

Additional MCP servers exist for Atlassian products but with less documentation or community adoption:

Recommendation Summary

For most Maven support use cases:

Scenario Recommendation

Atlassian Cloud with Claude

Consider Atlassian Remote MCP for official support, or mcp-atlassian for more flexibility

Server/Data Center with PAT

mcp-atlassian (sooperset) — only option with full Server/DC support

Confluence-only access (Cloud)

mcp-atlassian or aashari Confluence MCP

Maximum tool coverage

atlassian-mcp (xuanxt) with 51 tools

References