Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) 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.

	Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) Lightweight community Todoist server for natural-language task create, update, and search. Verified stdio (local) API key Stale 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	393	5.4k
Last commit	1 year ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @abhiz123/todoist-mcp-server`	`uvx mcp-atlassian`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

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

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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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

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

Can I use both Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) 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 Todoist MCP Server (community, abhiz123) 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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