mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) vs Jira Context 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	Jira Context MCP Feed Jira ticket context to AI coding agents like Cursor and let them fix issues automatically. Unverified SSE (remote) API key Stale TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	SSE (remote)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	5.4k	25
Last commit	4 months ago	1 year ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx mcp-atlassian`	`npx -y @smithery/cli install @rahulthedevil/Jira-Context-MCP --client claude`
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 Jira Context MCP if 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 Jira Context MCP

Install / run

npx -y @smithery/cli install @rahulthedevil/Jira-Context-MCP --client claude

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-context-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:3000/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 Jira Context 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 Jira Context MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) and Jira Context 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 Jira Context 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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