Using the Atlassian MCP server in Cursor
Written on 2025-11-15 by Adam Drake - 2 min read
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I work in the real world on real applications that are pretty large, complex and do more than just add a TODO item to a small list. Therefore I have been very skeptical about AI coming in and being this miracle that the AI companies would have you believe. (I have still seen no evidence of that btw. despite the recent mentions of AGI.)
Instead, I have seen AI as more of another tool to use in a developers’s toolkit. It can be a very useful tool in some circumstances but a tool none the less. Therefore, I like to make small incremental steps when introducing any AI into my workflow.
Recently I have been trying out the Atlassian MCP server. I have been quite impressed so far and think it can help in my existing workflow and make my daily developer life a little better.
The README is really well documented and it was easy to get it setup in Cursor. I got it connected to our Jira board that we use at work all within a few minutes.
Basically you have to:
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