// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

ATLASSIAN TOOLS

51 tools from the Atlassian MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

// ALL 51 ATLASSIAN TOOLS

READ 26 tools

Read confluence_get_comments Get footer comments on a page. Returns comments with their content and metadata. Read confluence_get_labels Get labels attached to a page. Returns label names and prefixes. Read confluence_get_page Get a single page by ID with detailed information. Supports single body format. Read confluence_get_page_children Get child pages of a specific page. Returns a list of direct children. Read confluence_list_pages List pages in a Confluence space. Returns page titles, IDs, and metadata. Read confluence_list_spaces List all Confluence spaces. Returns space keys, names, and types. Read confluence_search Search Confluence content using CQL (Confluence Query Language). Returns matching pages, blog posts, and ot... Read confluence_search_user Search for users using CQL. Returns user information including account ID, display name, and email. Read jira_batch_get_changelogs Batch get changelogs for multiple issues. Returns complete change history for each issue. Read jira_download_attachments Get attachment information including download URL. Returns attachment metadata and content URL. Read jira_get_agile_boards Get all agile boards. Can filter by project. Returns board names and types. Read jira_get_backlog_issues Get all issues in the backlog for a board. Returns issues that are not assigned to any sprint. Read jira_get_board_issues Get all issues on a specific board. Can filter with JQL. Returns issue keys and summaries. Read jira_get_epic_issues Get all issues (stories, tasks, bugs) that belong to an epic. Returns child issues of the epic. Read jira_get_issue Get detailed information about a single Jira issue by its key. Returns all issue fields. Read jira_get_issue_link_types Get all available issue link types. Returns link type names, inward/outward descriptions. Read jira_get_project_issues Get all issues for a specific project. Returns issues ordered by creation date. Read jira_get_project_versions Get all versions/releases for a project. Returns version names, release dates, and status. Read jira_get_sprint_issues Get all issues in a specific sprint. Returns issue details and status. Read jira_get_sprints_from_board Get all sprints from a board. Can filter by state (active, future, closed). Returns sprint names and dates. Read jira_get_transitions Get available workflow transitions for an issue. Returns transition IDs and names that can be used to chang... Read jira_get_user_profile Get user profile information by account ID. Returns display name, email, and avatar. Read jira_get_worklog Get all worklog entries for an issue. Returns time spent, author, and dates. Read jira_list_projects List all Jira projects accessible to the user. Returns project keys, names, and types. Read jira_search_fields Search for custom fields in Jira. Returns field IDs, names, and schemas. Read jira_search_issues Search for Jira issues using JQL (Jira Query Language). Returns issue keys, summaries, and fields.

WRITE 20 tools

Write jira_link_to_epic Link multiple issues to an epic. Creates Epic-Story links between issues and epic. Write jira_rank_backlog_issues Rank/reorder issues in the backlog. Used to adjust issue priority order before sprint planning. Specify eit... Write confluence_add_comment Add a footer comment to a page. Can be a top-level comment or a reply to another comment. Write confluence_add_label Add one or more labels to a page. Labels help organize and categorize content. Write confluence_create_page Create a new page in Confluence. Requires space ID, title, and content in storage format. Write confluence_update_page Update an existing Confluence page. Requires page ID, new title, and content. Write jira_add_comment Add a comment to a Jira issue. Comments support plain text. Write jira_add_worklog Add a worklog entry to an issue. Records time spent working on the issue. Write jira_batch_create_issues Create multiple issues in a single request. More efficient than creating one at a time. Write jira_batch_create_versions Create multiple versions/releases in a project. More efficient than creating one at a time. Write jira_create_board Create a new agile board (Scrum or Kanban). The board can be created for a specific project or based on a f... Write jira_create_issue Create a new Jira issue with full hierarchy support. Supports Epic, Story, Task, Bug, and Sub-task with par... Write jira_create_issue_link Create a link between two issues. Use jira_get_issue_link_types to see available link types. Write jira_create_sprint Create a new sprint on a board. Requires board ID, sprint name, and optional dates. Write jira_create_version Create a new version/release in a project. Used for release management. Write jira_move_issues_to_sprint Move issues to a sprint. This is essential for sprint planning - add issues from backlog to sprint. Write jira_transition_issue Transition an issue to a new status. Requires a valid transition ID from jira_get_transitions. Write jira_update_board Update an existing board. Can modify board name or filter. Note: Cannot change board type. Write jira_update_issue Update an existing Jira issue. Can modify summary, description, parent, and other fields. Write jira_update_sprint Update an existing sprint. Can modify name, dates, goal, or state (start/close sprint).

DESTRUCTIVE 5 tools

Destructive confluence_delete_page Delete a page. By default, moves to trash. Use purge option for permanent deletion. Destructive jira_delete_board Delete a board. Warning: This is permanent and cannot be undone. All board configuration will be lost. Destructive jira_delete_issue Delete a Jira issue. This action cannot be undone unless the issue is in the trash. Destructive jira_delete_sprint Delete a sprint. Note: Can only delete sprints that have not been started (future state). Cannot delete act... Destructive jira_remove_issue_link Remove/delete a link between two issues. Requires the link ID.

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The Atlassian MCP server exposes 51 tools across 3 categories: Read, Write, Destructive.

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