mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) vs Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123)

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	Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) Lightweight community Todoist server for natural-language task create, update, and search. Verified stdio (local) API key Stale TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	5.4k	393
Last commit	3 months ago	1 year ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx mcp-atlassian`	`npx -y @abhiz123/todoist-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) if you prefer its approach (lightweight community todoist server for natural-language task create, update, and search).

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 Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123)

Install / run

npx -y @abhiz123/todoist-mcp-server

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "todoist-mcp-server-community-abhiz123": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@abhiz123/todoist-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TODOIST_API_TOKEN": "<your-todoist-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) or Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) — which is better?

Pick mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) if you prefer its approach (lightweight community todoist server for natural-language task create, update, and search).

Can I use both mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) and Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123)?

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 Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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