mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) vs Quackback MCP Server

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	Quackback MCP Server AI agents search, triage, comment, vote, and manage feedback & changelogs in Quackback. Unverified HTTP (remote) API key TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	5.4k	134
Last commit	3 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx mcp-atlassian`	—
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 Quackback MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

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 Quackback MCP Server

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quackback-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://{host}/api/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer ${QUACKBACK_API_KEY}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 Quackback MCP Server — 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 Quackback MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

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

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 Quackback MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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