Atlassian MCP server

The Atlassian MCP for Cursor IDE provides seamless integration with Atlassian products including JIRA, Confluence, and BitBucket directly within your development environment. This plugin streamlines your workflow by allowing you to interact with Atlassian tools without leaving your Cursor IDE.

Features

JIRA Integration

• Search tasks using JQL
• Retrieve detailed task information
• Create new tasks
• Add comments to tasks
• Manage workflows
• Tempo integration for time tracking
• Work with projects and epics

Confluence Integration

• Retrieve page content
• Search pages using CQL
• Get space information
• Create new pages
• Update existing pages
• Work with attachments and comments

BitBucket Integration

• Get repository information
• Retrieve branch information
• Create new branches
• Work with Pull Requests
• Access file contents
• Create and edit files
• Pipelines integration

Requirements

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm (v6 or higher)
• Cursor IDE
• Atlassian account with API access

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/solidus-/atlassian-cursor-mcp.git
   cd atlassian-cursor-mcp
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Configure Atlassian credentials:

   • Copy .env.example to .env
   • Update the values with your Atlassian credentials

4. Build the project:

   npm run build
   

5. Start the MCP server:

   npm start
   

Configuring Cursor IDE

1. Open Cursor IDE
2. Go to Settings > Features > MCP Servers
3. Add a new MCP server with the following details:
   • Name: Atlassian MCP
   • Type: HTTP
   • URL: http://localhost:3000/mcp

Usage Examples

Once you've configured the MCP in Cursor IDE, you can interact with Atlassian products directly from your IDE:

Working with JIRA Tasks

• Search for JIRA tasks related to your current work
• Create new tasks for bugs you discover
• Add comments or update existing tasks
• Track time spent on tasks using Tempo integration

Accessing Confluence Documentation

• View documentation pages without leaving your IDE
• Search for specific information across your Confluence spaces
• Update documentation as you develop new features

Managing BitBucket Code

• Create or update files in BitBucket repositories
• Create Pull Requests for your changes
• Check branch information
• Review repository status

These integrations help streamline your development workflow by bringing Atlassian tools directly into your coding environment.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.