MCP Catalogs
Home

mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket vs gh-mcp

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket
by aashari
gh-mcp
by shuymn
Stars★ 146★ 29
30d uses
Score4844
Official
Categories
Developer ToolsGitHubAI / LLM Tools
Developer ToolsGitHubAI / LLM Tools
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Last commit2 mo agothis month

mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket · Summary

MCP server connecting AI assistants to Atlassian Bitbucket for repository and PR management.

gh-mcp · Summary

GitHub CLI extension that runs github-mcp-server using existing gh authentication without manual PAT setup.

mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket · Use cases

  • Automate code reviews by having AI analyze pull request changes
  • Get instant insights into repository status and activity
  • Manage branches and pull requests through natural language commands

gh-mcp · Use cases

  • Integrating GitHub access with AI coding assistants that support MCP
  • Accessing GitHub repositories and issues without managing separate PATs
  • Enabling Claude Code or other MCP clients to interact with GitHub resources

mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket · Install

Installation

  1. Set your credentials:
# Scoped API Token (recommended)
export ATLASSIAN_USER_EMAIL="your.email@company.com"
export ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN="your_scoped_api_token"

# OR Legacy App Password (deprecated)
export ATLASSIAN_BITBUCKET_USERNAME="your_username"
export ATLASSIAN_BITBUCKET_APP_PASSWORD="your_app_password"
  1. Add to Claude Desktop config (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bitbucket": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aashari/mcp-server-atlassian-bitbucket"],
      "env": {
        "ATLASSIAN_USER_EMAIL": "your.email@company.com",
        "ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN": "your_scoped_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop to activate the server.

gh-mcp · Install

Installation

gh extension install shuymn/gh-mcp

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "gh",
    "args": ["mcp"]
  }
}

With environment variables:

{
  "github": {
    "command": "gh",
    "args": ["mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_TOOLSETS": "repos,issues,pull_requests",
      "GITHUB_READ_ONLY": "1"
    }
  }
}
Comparison generated from public README + GitHub signals. Last updated automatically.