# atlassian

Manages Jira issues and Confluence wiki pages in Atlassian Cloud. Useful for searching with JQL or CQL, updating tickets, and reading docs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 319 installs · ★ 447
- Author: sanjay3290
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/atlassian/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/atlassian

## What it does

This skill connects your coding agent to Atlassian Cloud using Python helper scripts. It covers issue lookups via JQL, page queries with CQL, workflow transitions, and comments. You can inspect Confluence spaces, read child pages, and publish updates right from the agent workflow.

Setup requires running `pip install -r requirements.txt` before authenticating. Authentication supports OAuth 2.1 via an MCP server with browser consent or an Atlassian API token as a fallback. Credentials remain in the system keyring under the service name `atlassian-skill`. If your environment lacks a working system keyring, credential storage will fail.

Backend selection happens automatically. OAuth routes operations through Atlassian MCP tools, while API tokens target the REST API directly. Command syntax for issues and wiki pages remains identical across both auth modes.

## Requirements
- Works with: Atlassian, Jira, Confluence

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill atlassian -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/atlassian/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/atlassian/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill atlassian -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/atlassian/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill atlassian -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/atlassian/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install sanjay3290/ai-skills atlassian
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/atlassian/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill atlassian -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills --path skills/atlassian
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/atlassian/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sanjay3290/ai-skills --skill atlassian -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/sanjay3290/ai-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/atlassian/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- search Jira issues using JQL queries
- transition ticket statuses and append comments
- look up and read Confluence wiki pages via CQL
- inspect space hierarchies and fetch child pages
- create new documentation pages within a space

## Example prompts
- Search for open issues in the DEV project ordered by update date
- Read the Confluence page with id <page-id>
- Transition issue DEV-123 to In Progress and add a comment

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: atlassian
description: |
  Manage Jira issues and Confluence wiki pages in Atlassian Cloud.
  Use when: (1) searching/creating/updating Jira issues with JQL, (2) searching/reading/creating Confluence pages
  with CQL, (3) managing Jira workflows, transitions, and comments, (4) browsing Confluence spaces and page
  hierarchies. Supports OAuth 2.1 via MCP server (recommended) or API token authentication (fallback).
---

# Atlassian (Jira + Confluence)

Full Jira and Confluence integration with two authentication methods:
- **OAuth 2.1** via Atlassian MCP server — browser-based consent, auto-refresh tokens, calls MCP tools
- **API token** — email + token stored in keyring, calls REST API directly

## First-Time Setup

### Option 1: OAuth 2.1 via MCP Server (Recommended)

No API tokens or instance URLs needed. Uses dynamic client registration and PKCE.

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
python scripts/auth.py login --oauth
```

A browser opens for Atlassian authorization. Select which products (Jira, Confluence, Compass) to grant access. Tokens are stored in the system keyring and auto-refresh when expired.

Check status:
```bash
python scripts/auth.py status
```

### Option 2: API Token (Fallback)

For environments where browser-based OAuth isn't available.

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
python scripts/auth.py login
```

Follow the prompts to enter your Atlassian URL, email, and API token. Credentials are stored securely in the system keyring.

Create an API token at: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

Check authentication status:
```bash
python scripts/auth.py status
```

Logout (clears both OAuth and API token credentials):
```bash
python scripts/auth.py logout
```

## Backend Selection

The scripts automatically detect which backend to use based on your auth type:
- **OAuth** → MCP backend (calls Atlassian MCP server tools)
- **API token** → REST backend (calls Atlassian REST API directly)

All commands work identically regardless of backend.

## Jira (scripts/jira.py)

### Search issues with JQL
```bash
python scripts/jira.py search "project = DEV AND status = Open"
python scripts/jira.py search "assignee = currentUser() ORDER BY updated DESC" --limit 10
```

### Get issue details
```bash
python scripts/jira.py get DEV-123
```

### Create an issue
```bash
python scripts/jira.py create --project DEV --summary "Fix login bug" --type Bug
python scripts/jira.py create --project DEV --summary "New feature" --type Story \
  --description "Details here" --priority High --assignee "user@example.com" --labels "backend,urgent"
```

### Update an issue
```bash
python scripts/jira.py update DEV-123 --summary "Updated summary" --priority High
python scripts/jira.py update DEV-123 --assignee "user@example.com"
```

### Transition issue status
```bash
python scripts/jira.py transition DEV-123 "In Progress"
python scripts/jira.py transition DEV-123 "Done"
```

### Add and list comments
```bash
````
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