Atlassian Corporation launches AI agents in Jira to scale human-AI collaboration

Atlassian announced the open beta of agents in Jira, enabling teams to assign tasks to Atlassian Rovo and third-party AI agents directly within Jira workflows. The new capability allows users to @mention agents in comments, integrate them into project workflows, and manage agent-driven work within existing permission structures, audit trails, and approval processes.

The company also expanded its investment in Model Context Protocol (MCP), reinforcing an open ecosystem that allows enterprises to connect AI agents with tools and data across platforms. Atlassian introduced MCP skills within Rovo to connect with third-party applications such as Amplitude, Box, Canva, and Figma, and launched the Rovo MCP Server in general availability, providing secure connectivity between AI clients and Jira and Confluence.

Atlassian said the move strengthens its position as a central platform for orchestrating work across humans and AI agents at enterprise scale, with strong adoption among large enterprise customers.

Source: Business Wire