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Atlassian MCP servers: which one to use

Use Atlassian's hosted server for Jira and Confluence Cloud. Use a community server for Data Center or a read-only switch you control.

Servers
47
active
Official
1
by Atlassian
Hosted
4
nothing to install
Local
33
runs on your machine
OAuth
1
sign in, no key

Atlassian runs its own hosted MCP server for Jira, Confluence and other Atlassian tools, and it works on Atlassian Cloud only. Community servers fill the gaps: Data Center and Server sites, and a read-only setting that you control yourself. The hosted server acts with your own permissions, so it can change anything you can. Only an org admin can turn off its Write access.

Good for

  • Teams on Jira and Confluence Cloud who want Claude or ChatGPT to find and update issues and pages
  • Self-hosted teams on Jira, Confluence or Bitbucket Data Center
  • Developers who want an assistant to review Bitbucket pull requests
  • Anyone who wants an assistant to read Jira and Confluence without editing them

Which Atlassian MCP server to use

Use Atlassian's hosted server if your sites are on Cloud. Pick mcp-atlassian when you need Data Center or a read-only switch you control, and the Data Center server for self-hosted sites.

ServerOfficialRunsSign-inRead-only optionToolsGitHub stars
Atlassian (official)This pageOfficialHostedAccountAdmin setting–1.1K
mcp-atlassianCommunityLocalAPI tokenEnv setting986.1K
Atlassian Data Center MCPCommunityLocalAPI token––106
Bitbucket (aashari)CommunityLocalAPI tokenToken scopes–164
Confluence (aashari)CommunityLocalAPI tokenToken scopes–62

All Atlassian MCP servers

47 active · 1 official · official first, then by GitHub stars

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Questions

Is there an official Atlassian MCP server?

Yes. Atlassian runs a hosted server for Jira, Confluence and other Atlassian tools. The others in the table are community projects.

Does the official server work with Jira or Confluence Data Center?

No. It supports Atlassian Cloud only. Teams on Data Center or Server use a community server such as mcp-atlassian or the Atlassian Data Center MCP.

Which Atlassian MCP server can be read-only?

With mcp-atlassian, set READ_ONLY_MODE=true and every write tool is hidden. With Atlassian's hosted server, only an org admin can turn off Write, for the whole organization. For aashari's Bitbucket server, create the API token with read scopes only.

Can it delete Jira issues or Confluence pages?

The community mcp-atlassian server can, with your account's permissions, unless you turn on read-only mode. On Atlassian's hosted server, Jira delete tools stay off until an org admin turns them on.

Which one works with Bitbucket?

Atlassian's hosted server lists Bitbucket tools too. For Bitbucket Data Center use the Atlassian Data Center MCP. The aashari server is a Bitbucket-only option that works with scoped API tokens.

Is the Atlassian MCP server free?

Atlassian's docs list no separate price for the server, but calls that retrieve data or run Teamwork Graph and search tools use Rovo credits from your organization's shared pool. The community servers are free open source projects.

Does it run in the cloud or on my computer?

Atlassian's server is hosted by Atlassian, so nothing runs on your computer. The community servers run locally and talk straight to your Atlassian site with an API token.

What is the Atlassian MCP server URL?

Atlassian's is https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp. Its docs say that on March 1, 2027 any use of the v1 server switches to v2 tools, so clients may need to clear cached sign-in data. Community servers run on your computer and have no public address.

Does it work in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor?

Yes for the hosted server. Atlassian's docs name ChatGPT, Claude and GitHub Copilot as supported clients and give setup steps for Cursor, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, VS Code and Windsurf. The community servers run locally in Claude, Cursor and similar apps; use the install box on each server page.

Server facts from the official MCP registry, GitHub, npm, PyPI and the Docker catalog. Archived servers are not listed.