| FMRS | 42 / 100 · D | 66 / 100 · C |
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| Reliability | 6 / 20 | 8 / 20 |
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| Security and permissions | 8 / 20 | 15 / 20 |
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| Maintenance | 6 / 20 | 15 / 20 |
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| Documentation | 12 / 20 | 15 / 20 |
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| Setup experience | 10 / 20 | 13 / 20 |
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| Best for | - Teams using Jira for project management
- Users who want to manage tasks via natural language with AI assistants
- Developers needing to automate common PM operations like assignment and status updates
| - Developers, content creators, and project teams using Atlassian Cloud
- Teams that want Atlassian access inside ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or VS Code
- Users who need natural-language search, write, and cross-product workflows
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| Not for | - Users who do not use Jira
- Scenarios requiring complex permission management
- Developers who need direct API access without natural language interaction
| - Users without an Atlassian Cloud site or relevant product permissions
- Deployments requiring a self-hosted MCP server
- Users unwilling to grant an AI client access to Atlassian data or actions
- Jira Service Management or Bitbucket Cloud workflows requiring OAuth authentication
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| Required permissions | - Read access to Jira projects, issues, and user information
- Create, update, and delete issues and subtasks
- Create issue links (dependencies)
- Requires JIRA_HOST, JIRA_API_TOKEN or PAT, and JIRA_EMAIL for basic auth
| - Jira and Confluence provide read, write, and search permission groups
- Jira Service Management provides read and write access through API tokens only
- Bitbucket Cloud provides read and write access through scoped API tokens only
- Compass is available through OAuth 2.1 only
- The first OAuth installer for a site must have access to the Atlassian apps requested by the MCP scopes
- Organization administrators can manage domain controls, API-token authentication, app access, and audit logs
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| Risks and side effects | - If API tokens are leaked, attackers can access and modify Jira data
- Delete operations are irreversible and may cause data loss, especially when deleting subtasks
- Misconfiguration may lead to permission issues or API rate limits
- Dependent on Jira API version, subject to instance limitations
| - AI clients can perform Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, Bitbucket, and Compass actions on the user’s behalf
- Prompt injection, indirect prompt injection, and tool-poisoning attacks may cause data exfiltration or unintended changes
- Use least privilege, scoped tokens, and minimal project or workspace access
- Require human confirmation for high-impact or destructive actions and monitor audit logs
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| Supported clients | Claude Desktop, Cursor | OpenAI ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Copilot CLI, Google Gemini CLI, Amazon Quick Suite, Local MCP-compatible clients via mcp-remote |
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| Tools | 11 | 0 |
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