Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server for Windsurf 9 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) through the Vinkius and Cascade will auto-discover every tool — ask questions, generate code, and act on live data without leaving your editor.
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"mcpServers": {
"atlassian-jira-confluence": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server
Transform your Atlassian Jira and Confluence instance into a conversational command center for your AI agent. This integration bridges the gap between complex agile workflows and actionable intelligence, allowing your agent to audit Jira issues, manage active sprints, and retrieve deep knowledge from Confluence wikis through natural language. Whether you're tracking a bug's lifecycle or auditing enterprise documentation, your agent acts as a direct, real-time navigator across your Atlassian ecosystem, ensuring your team stays aligned and data-driven without manual dashboard hopping.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) tool calls autonomously — query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste the Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 9 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Jira Issues & Search — Search issues using complex JQL, view exact tickets, or manage epics and stories seamlessly through your agent.
- Agile Boards & Sprints — List active boards, explore historical sprints, and get an overarching view of project health effortlessly.
- Confluence Wikis & Pages — Search across enterprise documentation using CQL, list spaces, and extract the full textual content of rich wiki pages.
- Project & Identity Oversight — Browse available projects and see the identity mappings of the current user automatically.
- Knowledge Retrieval — Stream rendered HTML or textual properties of specific Confluence pages directly into your conversation context.
The Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server exposes 9 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server with Windsurf.
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Start using Atlassian (Jira & Confluence)
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Atlassian (Jira & Confluence), help me..." — 9 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) through the Model Context Protocol.
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
Purpose-built for agentic workflows — Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 9 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Tools for Windsurf (9)
These 9 tools become available when you connect Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) to Windsurf via MCP:
get_issue
Get Jira issue details by exact key
get_myself
Get current authenticated user information
get_page
Get Confluence page rich text content
list_boards
Often used before retrieving backlogs or active sprints. List all Jira agile boards
list_projects
Useful for discovering project keys needed for querying specific domains or boards. List all Jira projects
list_spaces
List all Confluence spaces
list_sprints
List sprints for a specific Jira board
search_content
Search Confluence content with CQL
search_issues
Search Jira issues with JQL
Example Prompts for Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) immediately.
"Get my active Jira sprint tickets related to frontend errors."
"Find Confluence wiki pages detailing the 'Payment Gateway API' architecture."
"List all active boards and the sprints currently running in them."
Troubleshooting Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) MCP Server with Windsurf.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.Connect Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) with your favorite client
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Connect Atlassian (Jira & Confluence) to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 9 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.