A side-by-side look at the Recall and Atlassian MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Recall for version control work; choose Atlassian MCP Server for version control over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
R
Choose Recall when
You need dedicated capabilities in the Version Control domain.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Atlassian MCP Server tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Recall
No confirmed install command for Recall yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Recall is categorized under Version Control and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Atlassian MCP Server belongs to Version Control and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Recall for version control work and Atlassian MCP Server for version control.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Recall has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Recall has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Atlassian MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: other. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add recall and atlassian-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Recall has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Atlassian MCP Server has 80/100 (Excellent) with 9 views, 0 installs and 1,121 GitHub stars.