This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables integration with Confluence and Jira, allowing you to execute queries and manage content within these platforms. It provides a standardized way to interact with Confluence pages and Jira issues through the MCP client-server architecture.
Configure your MCP configuration file with the following settings:
{
"mcpServers": {
"Confluence communication server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@zereight/mcp-confluence"],
"env": {
"CONFLUENCE_URL": "https://XXXXXXXX.atlassian.net",
"JIRA_URL": "https://XXXXXXXX.atlassian.net",
"CONFLUENCE_API_MAIL": "Your email",
"CONFLUENCE_API_KEY": "KEY_FROM: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens",
"CONFLUENCE_IS_CLOUD": "true"
}
}
}
}
You can install the Confluence MCP server automatically using Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @zereight/confluence-mcp --client claude
To run the server with environment variables:
env [email protected] CONFLUENCE_API_KEY=your-key CONFLUENCE_URL=your-confluence-url JIRA_URL=your-jira-url npx -y @zereight/mcp-confluence
Use the execute_cql_search tool to search for pages in Confluence:
{
"cql": "space = DEV AND title ~ \"API Documentation\"",
"limit": 20
}
Retrieve content from a specific Confluence page:
{
"pageId": "123456789"
}
Create a new page in Confluence:
{
"spaceKey": "DEV",
"title": "New API Documentation",
"content": "<p>This is the page content in storage format.</p>",
"parentId": "987654321"
}
Update an existing Confluence page:
{
"pageId": "123456789",
"content": "<p>Updated content for the page.</p>",
"title": "Updated API Documentation"
}
Search for issues in Jira:
{
"jql": "project = DEV AND status = \"In Progress\" AND assignee = currentUser()",
"limit": 15
}
Create a new Jira issue:
{
"project": "DEV",
"summary": "Implement new feature",
"description": "We need to implement the new feature as described in the requirements document.",
"issuetype": "Task",
"assignee": "user123",
"priority": "High"
}
Update fields of an existing issue:
{
"issueKey": "DEV-123",
"summary": "Updated feature implementation",
"description": "Updated description with more details",
"assignee": "user456",
"priority": "Medium"
}
Change the status of a Jira issue:
{
"issueKey": "DEV-123",
"transitionId": "21"
}
Get all sprints from a board:
{
"boardId": "123",
"state": "active"
}
Get issues from a specific sprint:
{
"sprintId": "456",
"fields": ["summary", "status", "assignee"]
}
Get the current active sprint:
{
"boardId": "123",
"includeIssues": true
}
Get all issues belonging to an epic:
{
"epicKey": "DEV-100",
"fields": ["summary", "status", "assignee"]
}
Get issues assigned to a specific user:
{
"boardId": "123",
"username": "john.doe",
"type": "assignee",
"status": "in_progress"
}
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.
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"
]
}
}
}
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.
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.