MCP for Jira Goals/Projects (Atlas)

[Ryan Beymer]

I've attempted to have AI reach out to Jira Goals/Projects (Atlas) via MCP but it doesn't have that functionality. Are there plans to add this tool to the existing MCP tools in the future? 

Context:
While the project & goal updates allow for following (curating) on a per user and even on a tag basis, there is a need to take these granular updates out of the system and share with leadership and possibly add additional information for a single consolidated update. 

It would be great to be able to consume the granular updates via AI (MCP) and then generate the content in the final format/tool. 

[Trisha _Jer-nee a Solutions Partner_ · Accepted solution]

As of now, the Remote MCP Server, Atlassian’s AI integration layer, is in public beta, but it does not yet support Jira Goals (Atlas) or Project-specific data via MCP. The only resources currently available via MCP are Jira issues, Confluence content, and Compass (if applicable).

What’s Available Today

• The Remote MCP Server allows AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and others to interact with Jira and Confluence data through secure, permission'd access. You can summarize issues, create or update work items, and perform bulk actions, all via natural language prompts.
• It also supports integration with Compass, and is powered by OAuth 2.1 with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and privacy controls.

What's Not Supported Yet

• Jira Goals and Project (Atlas) objects are currently not exposed via MCP, they’re beyond the beta’s initial scope.
• There’s no public roadmap indicating when or if Goals/Projects support will be added, although Atlassian strongly encourages feedback from customers to influence future development.

What You Can Do

• Provide feedback or upvote an existing thread, like the one in the Atlassian Community where this limitation is already discussed.
• Submit a feature request via the Atlassian support portal or Community, detailing your use case, such as extracting granular Goals/Projects updates via AI for leadership summaries.
• Monitor official announcements on the Atlassian blog and Developer documentation as MCP evolves. New capabilities may be added in future releases.

Response provided by Jer-nee Consulting, an Atlassian Gold Solutions Partner. We're here to support you in your success, feel free to reach out if you have nay other questions or issues. 

[Margo Sakova - OKR Board for Jira by Oboard]

Hi @Ryan Beymer,

If the MCP connector is critical to managing your goals, we have it in Oboard, an Atlassian Marketplace app for strategy management.

This is how it works: https://youtu.be/E_HnOZ7YtXA

[Matt Richards]

@Ryan Beymer - Did you ever find a way to access Project and/or Goals through MCP or any other programmatic means?

[Ryan Beymer]

Morning @Matt Richards

I hadn't checked in a while but appears they have released an api for this a few weeks ago. https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/ATLAS-140?focusedId=3752744&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#comment-3752744 

I was able to hook up claude to it and get back values for a project. Here's a quick start based on what I've found. 

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Endpoint:

POST https://{subdomain}.atlassian.net/gateway/api/graphql

Auth: Basic auth with your Atlassian email + API token (generate one at https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens), base64 encoded:

Authorization: Basic base64(you@example.com:your_api_token)

Look up a project by its display key:

query GetProject {
  projects_byKey(
    projectKey: "YOUR-PROJECT-KEY"
    containerId: "ari:cloud:townsquare::site/{siteId}"
  ) {
    id name key url state { label value } owner { name }
  }
}

A couple of gotchas:

• All queries need an operationName or you'll get a warning
• Fields like updates require adding @optIn(to: "Townsquare") to your query
• description and summary fields return Atlassian Document Format (ADF) JSON, not plain text

The siteId is the UUID visible in your home.atlassian.com URL: .../s/{siteId}/project/...

Docs & Announcement:

• Community Announcement
• Goals GraphQL API
• Projects GraphQL API

[Matt Richards]

Amazing. Thank you for forwarding this! I hope they'll add it to the MCP as well. 

[John Funk]

Hi Ryan,

I am going to mark Trisha's answer as accepted. Please let us know if you have more questions.