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Tools Reference

MCP Atlassian provides tools for interacting with Jira and Confluence.

Key Tools

Jira Tools

ToolDescription
jira_get_issueGet details of a specific issue
jira_searchSearch issues using JQL
jira_create_issueCreate a new issue
jira_update_issueUpdate an existing issue
jira_transition_issueTransition issue to new status
jira_add_commentAdd a comment to an issue

Confluence Tools

ToolDescription
confluence_searchSearch content using CQL
confluence_get_pageGet content of a specific page
confluence_create_pageCreate a new page
confluence_update_pageUpdate an existing page

Complete Tool List

OperationJira ToolsConfluence Tools
Readjira_searchconfluence_search
jira_get_issueconfluence_get_page
jira_get_all_projectsconfluence_get_page_children
jira_get_project_issuesconfluence_get_comments
jira_get_worklogconfluence_get_labels
jira_get_transitionsconfluence_search_user
jira_search_fields
jira_get_agile_boards
jira_get_board_issues
jira_get_sprints_from_board
jira_get_sprint_issues
jira_get_issue_link_types
jira_batch_get_changelogs*
jira_get_user_profile
jira_download_attachments
jira_get_project_versions
Writejira_create_issueconfluence_create_page
jira_update_issueconfluence_update_page
jira_delete_issueconfluence_delete_page
jira_batch_create_issuesconfluence_add_label
jira_add_commentconfluence_add_comment
jira_transition_issue
jira_add_worklog
jira_link_to_epic
jira_create_sprint
jira_update_sprint
jira_create_issue_link
jira_remove_issue_link
jira_create_version
jira_batch_create_versions
* jira_batch_get_changelogs is only available on Jira Cloud

Tool Access Control

Enable Specific Tools

Use ENABLED_TOOLS environment variable or --enabled-tools flag:
# Environment variable
ENABLED_TOOLS="confluence_search,jira_get_issue,jira_search"

# Command line
uvx mcp-atlassian --enabled-tools "confluence_search,jira_get_issue,jira_search"

Read-Only Mode

Disable all write operations:
READ_ONLY_MODE=true
When enabled, only read operations are available regardless of ENABLED_TOOLS setting.