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MCP Atlassian for Cursor: Setup & Config

MCP Atlassian connects Cursor to Jira and Confluence for issue tracking and team documentation.

MCP Atlassian Cursor configuration

  1. Choose Cursor configuration scope

    For MCP Atlassian, open Project: .cursor/mcp.json User: ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Merge into mcpServers at project or user scope.

  2. Add MCP Atlassian to Cursor

    Use the mcp-atlassian entry below in mcpServers. Keep MCP Atlassian's documented stdio connection fields and your other Cursor entries.

  3. Check MCP Atlassian in Cursor

    MCP Atlassian: Enable in Cursor’s MCP settings; inspect tools.

Config file · Project: .cursor/mcp.json

User: ~/.cursor/mcp.json

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-atlassian": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-atlassian"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "<your Jira instance URL>",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "<your Jira account email>",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<your Jira Cloud API token>",
        "CONFLUENCE_URL": "<your Confluence instance URL>",
        "CONFLUENCE_USERNAME": "<your Confluence account email>",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "<your Confluence Cloud API token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP Atlassian in Cursor: stdio checks

  • Cursor must find uvx mcp-atlassian (from uv, for Python tools) for MCP Atlassian. Enable the project/user entry in MCP settings and inspect its tools.
  • Review CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN, CONFLUENCE_URL, CONFLUENCE_USERNAME, JIRA_API_TOKEN, JIRA_URL, JIRA_USERNAME for MCP Atlassian before sharing project .cursor/mcp.json; project scope travels with the repository.
  • MCP Atlassian uses stdio here: Cursor must keep the configured process running; protocol output belongs on stdout and diagnostics on stderr.
Tools
jira_search, jira_get_issue, jira_create_issue

MCP Atlassian — details. Cursor guide

Frequently asked questions

Cursor's MCP Atlassian entry belongs under mcpServers in .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (user). Confirm the active scope in MCP settings.

Cursor's mcp-atlassian example uses stdio.

MCP Atlassian's Cursor configuration invokes uvx mcp-atlassian (from uv, for Python tools).

Cursor's MCP Atlassian example references CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN, CONFLUENCE_URL, CONFLUENCE_USERNAME, JIRA_API_TOKEN, JIRA_URL, JIRA_USERNAME. Check these names if startup or authentication fails; the example alone does not distinguish required from optional values.

MCP Atlassian's stored list contains 10 tools, including jira_search, jira_get_issue, jira_create_issue. Compare those names with Cursor's connected tool list; the stored list is not a live check.