Agent skill

Atlassian Setup

by davekilleen in davekilleen/Dex

Connect Jira and Confluence for project tracking and knowledge search.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Atlassian Setup

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill atlassian-setup -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex atlassian-setup --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/atlassian-setup .claude/skills/atlassian-setup && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
atlassian-setup
GitHub stars
493
Token cost
~2.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
883 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
58
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Connect Jira and Confluence for project tracking and knowledge search.

  • Works in 11 steps: Check if Already Connected → Explain What We're Setting Up → Add the Atlassian MCP Server → …
  • The user says connect Jira
  • SKILL.md covers What This Enables, Privacy, When to Run and Setup Flow, plus 3 more sections
  • Reaches api.atlassian.com and mcp.atlassian.com

What it does

Atlassian Setup is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Connect Jira and Confluence for project tracking and knowledge search. Use when the user says 'connect Jira', 'hook up Confluence', 'my tickets/board'. Not for a personal task app like Todoist/Things/Trello; use todoist-setup/things-setup/trello-setup.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows. It works with Jira, Confluence, Todoist and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Your AI Chief of Staff — a personal operating system starter kit that adapts to your role. No coding required.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says connect Jira
  • Hook up Confluence
  • My tickets/board

Example prompts

  • “connect Jira”
  • “hook up Confluence”
  • “my tickets/board”
  • “/atlassian-setup”

Workflow steps

11 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Check if Already Connected
  2. Explain What We're Setting Up
  3. Add the Atlassian MCP Server
  4. Authenticate
  5. Select Cloud Site
  6. Configure Jira Project
  7. Configure Confluence Space (Optional)
  8. Configure Task Sync Trust Level
  9. Save Configuration
  10. Test the Connection
  11. Confirm

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ab5d6ad. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are yaml and json).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.atlassian.com
    • mcp.atlassian.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Atlassian Setup loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 883 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 883 words (~2,703 tokens).

“Connect your Jira and Confluence to Dex so this session can query your Atlassian workspace when you ask, and optionally keep Dex tasks in sync with Jira issues.”

— opening of SKILL.md by davekilleen, Custom licence
name
atlassian-setup
manifest.id
atlassian
manifest.auth
oauth2
manifest.category
project_management
manifest.services
jira, confluence

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/atlassian-setup of davekilleen/Dex.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ab5d6ad

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MCP Atlassiansundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills663—~433Automated safety check: PassNone
Atlassian MCP ExpertJeffallan/claude-skills12k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Atlassian Setup

What does Atlassian Setup do?

Connect Jira and Confluence for project tracking and knowledge search. Atlassian Setup is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Connect Jira and Confluence for project tracking and knowledge search.

When should I use Atlassian Setup?

Atlassian Setup fits situations like: the user says connect Jira; hook up Confluence; my tickets/board.

How do I install Atlassian Setup in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill atlassian-setup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/atlassian-setup in davekilleen/Dex) into .claude/skills/atlassian-setup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Atlassian Setup in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill atlassian-setup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/atlassian-setup in davekilleen/Dex) into .agents/skills/atlassian-setup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Atlassian Setup in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill atlassian-setup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/atlassian-setup, .gemini/skills/atlassian-setup, .github/skills/atlassian-setup and .opencode/skills/atlassian-setup in your project.

What does Atlassian Setup need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Atlassian Setup is instructions for the agent only.

Does Atlassian Setup access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: api.atlassian.com and mcp.atlassian.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Atlassian Setup safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Atlassian Setup use?

Atlassian Setup has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Atlassian Setup use?

About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Atlassian Setup?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Atlassian Setup: Akb Ingest (dnotitia/akb, 162 stars), Jira Assistant (tech-leads-club/agent-skills, 7k stars), Investigate To Confluence (testdouble/han, 279 stars) and MCP Atlassian (sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, 663 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Atlassian Setup?

davekilleen (a GitHub user) maintains it in davekilleen/Dex, which has 493 GitHub stars. The repository holds 58 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.

Source: davekilleen/Dex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.