Atlassian MCP Server vs Castor MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Atlassian MCP Server and Castor MCP 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 MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Version Control domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Remote MCP endpoint hosted by Atlassian, OAuth 2.1 and API token authentication, Jira and Confluence access.

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Choose Castor MCP 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Atlassian MCP Server VerifiedVersion Control	C Castor MCP Version Control
Summary
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-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "castor-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "castor-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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