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How to add Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) to Claude Desktop

Atlassian's official hosted MCP server for Jira and Confluence Cloud — search, create, update. Paste the config into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Last updated June 15, 2026 · 780★ · http · oauth · official

Claude Desktop config for Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote)

Add remote MCP URL https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp and complete OAuth
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian-rovo-mcp-server-official-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config (this opens ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json).
  2. 2Paste the Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) config below under the top-level "mcpServers" key.
  3. 3Fill in any placeholder secrets (API keys, paths) in the snippet.
  4. 4Save the file, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
  5. 5Open a chat and confirm Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote)'s tools appear under the 🔌 tools menu.

Before you start

  • An Atlassian Cloud site with Jira, Confluence, and/or Compass (Server/Data Center is not supported by this remote server)
  • A modern browser to complete the OAuth 2.1 authorization flow
  • For headless/token auth: an admin-enabled, scoped Atlassian API token
  • Node.js 18+ if your client needs the `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp` proxy to reach the remote server

What Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) can do in Claude Desktop

searchJiraIssuesUsingJql

Search Jira issues with a JQL query

getJiraIssue

Fetch a Jira issue by ID or key

createJiraIssue

Create a new Jira issue

editJiraIssue

Edit fields on an existing Jira issue

transitionJiraIssue

Move an issue through its workflow

addCommentToJiraIssue

Add a comment to a Jira issue

addWorklogToJiraIssue

Log work against a Jira issue

getVisibleJiraProjects

List Jira projects the user can see

Security

OAuth and API-token auth both honor your configured Atlassian scopes and permissions, so the agent cannot exceed your own access. This is Cloud-only; Server/Data Center users need a community server like sooperset/mcp-atlassian.

Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) + Claude Desktop FAQ

Where is the Claude Desktop config file?

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Paste the Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) safe to use with Claude Desktop?

OAuth and API-token auth both honor your configured Atlassian scopes and permissions, so the agent cannot exceed your own access. This is Cloud-only; Server/Data Center users need a community server like sooperset/mcp-atlassian.

Does this work with Jira/Confluence Server or Data Center?

No. The official Rovo remote MCP server supports Atlassian Cloud only. For self-hosted Server/Data Center, use a community server such as sooperset/mcp-atlassian.

How does authentication work?

Interactive clients use OAuth 2.1 in the browser; headless or long-running clients can use a scoped Atlassian API token, which an org admin must enable first. The server only does what the authenticated user is already allowed to do.

My client doesn't support remote MCP servers — what do I do?

Run the `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp` proxy (Node.js 18+) to bridge the hosted server to a local stdio client.

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