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Jira MCP server

The Jira MCP server gives an AI assistant secure, real-time access to Jira, Confluence, and other Atlassian products.

  • Hosted (remote)
  • Apache-2.0 licence
  • ★ 1,105 on GitHub
  • Verified against its source 19 Oct 2026
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What the Jira MCP server does

Hosted in the cloud, this bridge lets AI tools read, search, and change data in Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, Bitbucket, Compass, and Loom. Each product has read, write, and search tools, but the tools that delete or manage Jira stay off until an administrator switches them on. Users can connect to the remote endpoint at https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp, or install locally by running claude mcp add with the HTTP transport and then authenticating within a session. Supported clients include ChatGPT, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, and Copilot. The hosted server uses OAuth or an API key, while Jira Service Management accepts only API tokens, which an organization admin must allow. Bitbucket tools require a workspace linked to an organization, Loom tools require a workspace linked to an Atlassian site, the hosted server needs an Atlassian Cloud site with at least one supported product, and the local proxy needs Node.js v18 or newer.

Tools it gives your assistant

17 tools or toolsets, as its documentation lists them.

  • read_jiratoolset Read Jira data
  • search_jiratoolset Search Jira
  • delete_jiratoolset Delete Jira data, disabled by default until an admin enables it
  • manage_jiratoolset Manage Jira, disabled by default until an admin enables it
  • read_confluencetoolset Read Confluence data
  • search_confluencetoolset Search Confluence
  • read_bitbuckettoolset Read Bitbucket Cloud data
  • write_bitbuckettoolset Change Bitbucket Cloud data
  • read_jsmtoolset Read Jira Service Management data
  • write_jsmtoolset Change Jira Service Management data
  • read_teamwork_graphtoolset Read Atlassian platform data via Teamwork Graph
  • write_teamwork_graphtoolset Change Atlassian platform data via Teamwork Graph
  • search_atlassiantoolset Search across the Atlassian platform
  • read_loomtoolset Read Loom data
  • write_loomtoolset Change Loom data
  • read_compasstoolset Read Compass data
  • write_compasstoolset Change Compass data

How to install it

Hosted server

Add this address to your assistant's MCP settings:

https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp

What you need

In the atlassian documentation's own words:

  • “A modern browser to complete the OAuth 2.1 authorization flow, or API token credentials for headless authentication”
  • “Service account API key (Bearer token) Authorization: Bearer”
  • “An Atlassian Cloud site with one or more of Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, Bitbucket, or Compass”
  • “Node.js v18+ installed to run the local MCP proxy (mcp-remote”
  • “Bitbucket Cloud tools are only available if your Bitbucket workspace is linked to an organization”
  • “Jira Service Management tools only support authentication via API token, and are only available if an organization admin has enabled API token authentication”
  • “Loom tools are only available for Loom workspaces linked to an Atlassian site”

Commands and settings change between versions. Check the official instructions before you install.