mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) vs Odoo Claude MCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) Self-hosted MCP server for Jira and Confluence Cloud and Server/Data Center. Verified stdio (local) API key Python	Odoo Claude MCP Self-hosted MCP gateway connecting Claude to Odoo ERP (15→19) — 197+ tools, multi-tenant, Bulgaria l10n. Unverified HTTP (remote) API key Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	5.4k	32
Last commit	4 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx mcp-atlassian`	`claude mcp add odoo-mcp --url https://your-domain.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Odoo Claude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence)

Install / run

uvx mcp-atlassian

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian-community-jira-confluence": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "<your-email@company.com>",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<your-jira-api-token>",
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "<your-email@company.com>",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "<your-confluence-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

Add Odoo Claude MCP

Install / run

claude mcp add odoo-mcp --url https://your-domain.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo-claude-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://your-domain.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

FAQ

mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) or Odoo Claude MCP — which is better?

Pick mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Odoo Claude MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) and Odoo Claude MCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) and Odoo Claude MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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