Atlassian Dc MCP Bitbucket vs Gitea

In-depth architectural comparison of the Atlassian Dc MCP Bitbucket and Gitea MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Atlassian Dc MCP Bitbucket when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Version Control domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Atlassian Dc MCP Bitbucket Details

Choose Gitea when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Version Control domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Gitea Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Atlassian Dc MCP Bitbucket Version Control	Gitea Forgejo / Codeberg Version Control
Summary	MCP server for Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center - interact with repositories and code	Model Context Protocol server for Forgejo, Codeberg and Gitea, in Rust
Category & Scope	Version Control	Version Control

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "atlassian-dc-mcp-bitbucket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jira-datacenter-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forgejo-codeberg-gitea": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "forgejo-codeberg-gitea"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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