Atlassian, a leader in collaboration and productivity tools for teams, has unveiled its new Remote MCP Server—a game-changing product that promises to enhance how businesses interact with their enterprise data and AI tools. With this innovation, Atlassian takes a significant step forward in integrating Jira and Confluence with artificial intelligence (AI), starting with Anthropic's Claude AI assistant.

The Remote MCP Server (Managed Context Protocol) is a major leap in how teams can access and utilize their enterprise knowledge across multiple platforms, seamlessly connecting Jira, Confluence, and other enterprise tools to powerful AI systems. This open, universal standard allows users to interact with their data directly from AI interfaces, without leaving the platform they are working in.

What is the Remote MCP Server?

The Remote MCP Server is designed to bridge the gap between enterprise knowledge, AI systems, and users’ everyday tools. This server enables AI systems like Claude to access and interact with structured enterprise data from platforms such as Jira and Confluence. Whether you need to summarize tasks, create work items, or retrieve important documents, this integration ensures all actions are performed securely and efficiently.

At its core, the Remote MCP Server is built to make enterprise data more accessible to teams, improving workflow efficiency by reducing the need for constant context-switching between different platforms and applications. Teams no longer need to manually search for information in separate systems—Claude can provide it directly within the AI environment, helping teams to act faster, make more informed decisions, and spend more time focusing on valuable work.

How It Works: Powerful Features and Capabilities

The introduction of Remote MCP to Jira and Confluence means that businesses can now perform several key functions directly through AI tools like Claude. Some of the standout features include:

1. Summarizing Jira Work Items and Confluence Pages: AI can now summarize key information from Jira tasks and Confluence documents, providing quick insights and reducing time spent on manual research.
2. Creating Work Items and Pages via AI: Users can create Jira work items or Confluence pages directly from Claude, streamlining workflows and improving team collaboration.
3. Bulk Action Capabilities: Perform multiple actions at once, such as creating multiple Jira issues or Confluence pages, all without leaving the AI interface.
4. Enriching Jira Work Items: Claude can pull in context from various sources, enhancing Jira work items with more detailed information to help teams make more accurate decisions.

A Partnership with Anthropic and Cloudflare

Atlassian has partnered with Anthropic to bring this new level of integration to life. Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant will be the first to officially support the Remote MCP server, enabling users to access their Jira and Confluence data directly through the AI interface.

Additionally, Cloudflare’s infrastructure supports the Remote MCP Server, ensuring that data access is secure and reliable. With OAuth authentication and full compliance with existing permission controls, the Remote MCP Server ensures that enterprise data stays safe while benefiting from the flexibility of AI integration.

The Future of Enterprise AI Collaboration

The introduction of the Remote MCP Server is just the beginning. Atlassian plans to extend this integration to even more applications in the future, expanding the possibilities of what can be achieved with AI-powered systems and enterprise data.

Rajeev Rajan, Atlassian’s Chief Technology Officer, commented: "We’re excited to be part of the growing ecosystem around MCP. This open framework is reshaping how LLMs (large language models) interact with business tools, offering a fast-growing, diverse community with massive implications for AI-powered collaboration and extensibility."

By providing a universal open standard, Atlassian is not only helping teams streamline their workflows but is also contributing to a healthy ecosystem that encourages collaboration across multiple AI platforms. MCP is poised to become the gold standard for human-AI collaboration in enterprise settings, making enterprise knowledge more dynamic and accessible.

Secure Data Access Across AI Tools

Security remains a top priority for Atlassian, and the Remote MCP Server is built with privacy and data protection at its core. The integration with AI tools will be done within the boundaries of secure, permissioned data environments, ensuring that only authorized users have access to sensitive information.

As Atlassian continues to build its Remote MCP server, they are committed to collaborating with other trusted AI partners, ensuring that businesses have access to the most cutting-edge and secure tools to enhance their workflow.

Conclusion: The Future of AI-Driven Business Intelligence

Atlassian’s Remote MCP Server represents a significant advancement in the use of AI for enterprise productivity. By connecting Jira and Confluence data to powerful AI systems like Claude, Atlassian is unlocking a new era of business collaboration, where AI can access, interpret, and utilize critical business knowledge in real-time.

This development brings us closer to a future where business teams can interact with their tools more intelligently, harnessing the full potential of AI to drive efficiency, innovation, and better decision-making.

To explore the Remote MCP Server and start using it with Claude, Jira, and Confluence, head over to Atlassian’s beta program and see how it can improve your workflows today.