MCP and Tools

claude mcp add --transport sse --scope local atlassian https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse

claude mcp add --transport sse --scope project atlassian https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse

<project-root>.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse"
    }
  },
  "filesystem": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/Users/justinmeyer/dev/western-carolina-discovery"
      ]
    }
}

Run claude again

Then /mcp

It might ask you about allowing this new MCP server.

Then it will say Atlassian needs authentication.

Hit enter by atlassian ….

Select 1 to authenticate

Browser will open.

For ClaudeCode for VSCode, you can run /mcp and there’s a Manage Servers that will open up claude. There’s also a MCP Status that will tell you if you’re connected:

Are you able to read the contents of: https://bitovi.atlassian.net/browse/TF-10

Once connected, you can: