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Atlassian Connector

Atlassian provides collaboration and productivity tools including teams management across their product suite. This connector allows you to interact with Atlassian's API to manage teams and other resources.

Prerequisites​

Before setting up the Atlassian connector, you'll need:

1. API Key​

To generate an Atlassian API key:

  1. Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
  2. Give your token a descriptive label (e.g., "MCP Integration")
  3. Click Create
  4. Copy the token immediately (it won't be shown again)

Important: The API key should be used in the format username:apiKey where username is your Atlassian account email.

2. Atlassian Organization ID​

To find your Atlassian Organization ID:

  1. Log in to your Atlassian Admin console at https://admin.atlassian.com
  2. Select your organization
  3. The Organization ID appears in the URL: https://admin.atlassian.com/o/{YOUR_ORG_ID}/overview
  4. Copy the Organization ID from the URL

Alternatively:

  1. Go to Settings → Organization details in your Atlassian Admin console
  2. The Organization ID is displayed on this page

Setup​

Follow these steps to add the Atlassian connector to your MCP servers:

Step 1: Create the MCP Server​

  1. Navigate to MCP Servers → + Add MCP Server
  2. Select Built-In tab
  3. Choose Atlassian from the list of available connectors
  4. Click Use or Continue

Step 2: Configure Authentication​

  1. In the setup section, find Add auth settings
  2. Select API Key as the authentication type
  3. Enter your API key in the format: [email protected]:your-api-token
  4. Click Save section

Step 3: Configure General Settings​

  1. Under General settings, locate the Atlassian Organization ID field
  2. Enter your Organization ID (obtained from prerequisites)
  3. Click Save section

Available Tools​

The Atlassian connector provides the following tools:

Get Teams​

Retrieves all teams for your Atlassian organization.

Usage: This is a read-only, idempotent operation that fetches team information from your Atlassian instance.