is atlassian cli no logner going to be updated

[prashant]

https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/changelog/

Atlassian CLI has not been meaningfully updated since like last year. There was a minor update this year for auth stuff and that's it. Is the CLI basically abandoned at this point? 

[Ajay _view26_]

Hi @prashant 

Atlassian hasn't officially deprecated acli, but the reality is their investment has clearly shifted elsewhere. The authentication update you mentioned was more of a maintenance patch than a feature release. The bigger picture is that Atlassian has been pouring their CLI energy into two newer tools that are worth knowing about:

Rovo Dev CLI — This is Atlassian's agentic AI-powered CLI for developers. It launched earlier this year and it's a completely different beast from the old acli. Instead of just running CRUD commands against Jira/Confluence, Rovo Dev CLI brings AI-assisted coding directly into your terminal — think code generation, issue context awareness, and agentic workflows where it can plan and execute multi-step tasks. If you're a developer, this is honestly where Atlassian wants you to live now. More details here: https://www.atlassian.com/software/rovo-dev

Teamwork Graph CLI (TWG CLI) — This one's in open beta and is probably the closest spiritual successor to acli for people who need programmatic access to Atlassian data. The Teamwork Graph is Atlassian's unified knowledge layer — it connects the dots across Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Loom, and third-party tools into a single queryable graph. The TWG CLI lets you interact with that graph from the terminal, and it also ships with an MCP server so you can plug it into AI agents and automation tools. It's a fundamentally different (and more powerful) approach than acli's old "run a command per product" model. Check it out: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/twg-cli/

[Zulfkar Ali]

It does seem like development has slowed, but I wouldn't assume it's abandoned based on the changelog alone. If the CLI is still meeting current API and authentication requirements, major releases may simply be less frequent. It would be helpful if Atlassian could clarify whether it's still actively maintained or if users should start planning around a newer recommended tool.

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello @prashant 

Btw. @Ajay _view26_  TWG CLI is out of beta from 23.06.2026

Your concern about the slower update pace is fair, but evidence indicates ACLI is in a maintenance phase, not abandoned. Here's the current public information:

1. Active Support: v1.3.15-stable (March 2026) was the latest release, focusing on OAuth permissions and security for future functionality, with no deprecation announcement.
2. Feature Cadence: Major feature additions slowed after October 2025, but maintenance and platform updates continue.
3. Other CLIs, Rovo Dev CLI (AI-assisted dev) and Teamwork Graph CLI (agent-first cross-product ops, GA June 2026), have different uses and won't replace ACLI's admin model.

If you want to ask the product team directly about upcoming roadmap plans, the documented channel is running "acli feedback" right from your command line.

Best,

Arek 🤠