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When should you use it

Use the Atlassian Remote MCP server when you want to:
  • Summarize and search Jira, Confluence, and Compass content without switching between apps.
  • Create and update issues, pages, or components from natural language instructions.
  • Automate bulk workflows (e.g., generating Jira tickets from meeting notes, importing Compass components).
  • Integrate tasks across Atlassian products, like linking Jira issues with Confluence documentation.

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Requirements

  • Availability: Cloud-based; no local setup required.
  • Authentication: OAuth 2.1 (respects Atlassian permissions and access controls).
  • Plans & limits (Beta):
    • Standard plan → moderate usage thresholds.
    • Premium / Enterprise plans → higher quotas (up to 1,000 requests/hour + per-user limits).
  • Eligibility: Open to all Atlassian Cloud customers (no special signup needed).

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Tools

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Jira workflows

  • Search issues → “Find all open bugs in Project Alpha.”
  • Create/update issue → “Create a story titled ‘Redesign onboarding’.”
  • Bulk create issues → “Make five Jira issues from these notes.”

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Confluence workflows

  • Summarize page → “Summarize the Q2 planning page.”
  • Create page → “Create a page titled ‘Team Goals Q3’.”
  • Navigate spaces → “What spaces do I have access to?”

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Compass workflows

  • Create component → “Create a service component based on the current repository.”
  • Bulk import components → “Import components and custom fields from this CSV/JSON.”
  • Query dependencies → “What depends on the api-gateway service?”

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Combined tasks

  • Link content → “Link these three Jira tickets to the ‘Release Plan’ page.”
  • Find documentation → “Fetch the Confluence documentation page linked to this Compass component.”

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Notes

  • Actual capabilities depend on user permissions and MCP client platform.
  • Known limitations (Beta):
    • Bulk operations may be restricted by rate limits or input format support.
    • Custom Jira fields may require manual setup.
    • Some clients (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) may need additional configuration or are partially supported.
    • Workspace/site switching is not supported in a single session.