obsidian-mcp-server (cyanheads) vs mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence)

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

	obsidian-mcp-server (cyanheads) Surgical Obsidian vault editing — read, write, search, and patch notes, tags, and frontmatter. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) Self-hosted MCP server for Jira and Confluence Cloud and Server/Data Center. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	590	5.4k
Last commit	6 days ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y obsidian-mcp-server@latest`	`uvx mcp-atlassian`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick obsidian-mcp-server (cyanheads) if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add obsidian-mcp-server (cyanheads)

Install / run

npx -y obsidian-mcp-server@latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "obsidian-mcp-server-cyanheads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "obsidian-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OBSIDIAN_API_KEY": "<your-obsidian-rest-api-key>",
        "OBSIDIAN_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:27123",
        "OBSIDIAN_VERIFY_SSL": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

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>",
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://your-company.atlassian.net/wiki",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<your-jira-api-token>",
        "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.

FAQ

obsidian-mcp-server (cyanheads) or mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) — which is better?

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

Can I use both obsidian-mcp-server (cyanheads) and mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence)?

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 obsidian-mcp-server (cyanheads) and mcp-atlassian (community Jira/Confluence) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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