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How to add Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) to Cursor

Atlassian's official hosted MCP server for Jira and Confluence Cloud — search, create, update. Paste the config into ~/.cursor/mcp.json and restart Cursor.

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

Cursor 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": {
      "url": "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Remote server — no local install needed. Restart the client after saving the config.

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Cursor → Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json directly).
  2. 2Paste the Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote) config below into the "mcpServers" object.
  3. 3Fill in placeholder secrets, then save.
  4. 4Cursor reloads MCP servers automatically — check Settings → MCP for a green status dot.
  5. 5Ask Cursor to use one of Atlassian Rovo MCP Server (official remote)'s tools to confirm it's connected.

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 Cursor

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) + Cursor FAQ

Where is the Cursor config file?

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.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 Cursor?

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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