cli-atlassian 0.2.0

Open-source CLI for Jira and Confluence. Built for humans and AI agents.

atlassian-cli

Open-source Python CLI for Jira and Confluence Cloud. Built for humans and AI agents.

Install

# Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install ankitmundada/tap/atlassian-cli

# pip / pipx
pip install cli-atlassian
# or
pipx install cli-atlassian

Setup

1. Create an API token at https://id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens
2. Run:

atlassian-cli auth login

You'll be prompted for your site URL, email, and token. Credentials are stored at ~/.config/atlassian-cli/config.json.

Alternatively, set the ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN environment variable.

Quick start

# Search issues
atlassian-cli jira issue search --jql "assignee = currentUser() AND status != Done"

# View an issue
atlassian-cli jira issue view PROJ-123

# Create an issue
atlassian-cli jira issue create --project PROJ --type Task --summary "Fix login bug"

# Transition
atlassian-cli jira issue transition PROJ-123 --status "Done"

# Add a comment
atlassian-cli jira issue comment add PROJ-123 --body "Fixed in commit abc123"

# Sprint management
atlassian-cli jira board sprints 42 --state active
atlassian-cli jira sprint create --board 42 --name "Sprint 5" --goal "Ship auth"
atlassian-cli jira sprint update 100 --state active

# Confluence
atlassian-cli confluence space list
atlassian-cli confluence page search --cql "space = 'ENG' AND title ~ 'design'"
atlassian-cli confluence page create --space 12345 --title "Meeting Notes" --body "<p>Notes here</p>"

Commands

atlassian-cli auth login|logout|status

atlassian-cli jira issue search|view|create|edit|delete|transition|assign
atlassian-cli jira issue comment add|list|edit|delete
atlassian-cli jira issue link add|list|types
atlassian-cli jira board list|view|sprints
atlassian-cli jira sprint view|issues|create|update|delete|move
atlassian-cli jira project list|view

atlassian-cli confluence page view|create|edit|search
atlassian-cli confluence space list|view|create
atlassian-cli confluence blog list|view|create

Every read command supports --output table|json|csv (default: table).

Output formats

# Rich table (default, for humans)
atlassian-cli jira issue search --jql "project = PROJ" --limit 5

# JSON (for scripts and AI agents)
atlassian-cli jira issue search --jql "project = PROJ" --output json

# CSV (for spreadsheets)
atlassian-cli jira issue search --jql "project = PROJ" --output csv

Multiple profiles

# Set up profiles for different instances
atlassian-cli auth login --profile work --site https://work.atlassian.net --email [e-mail] --token xxx
atlassian-cli auth login --profile personal --site https://me.atlassian.net --email [e-mail] --token yyy

# Use a specific profile
atlassian-cli jira issue search --jql "..." --profile work

# Check what's configured
atlassian-cli auth status

Why not acli?

	atlassian-cli	acli
Open source	Yes (MIT)	No
Extensible	Fork it, PR it	Can't
Install	brew install / pip install	Download binary
Command names	issue, sprint	workitem, list-workitems
Bug fixes	Community-driven	Wait for vendor
AI-agent friendly	Compact output, --output json	Same

Development

git clone https://github.com/ankitmundada/atlassian-cli-skill.git
cd atlassian-cli-skill/atlassian-cli
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -v

License

MIT — see LICENSE.