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Connecting Atlassian to Autobuild

Last updated June 17, 2026 · 3 min read

Connect your Atlassian account to let Autobuild use Jira issues and Confluence pages as context while it works on your code. Once connected, you can confirm access with a read-only request before asking the agent to create or update Atlassian content.

Beta feature. Atlassian integration is available to workspaces with early access enabled. If you don't see Atlassian in Settings → Integrations → Connectors, contact your workspace admin or Obvious support to request access.

Before you connect

You need access to Settings → Integrations → Connectors in your Obvious workspace and an Atlassian account that can open the Jira or Confluence content you want Autobuild to use. Atlassian controls which sites, projects, spaces, issues, and pages are available to that account.

If your account has access to more than one Atlassian site, know which site contains the work you want the agent to use. If the account has only Jira or only Confluence, Autobuild can use only the available product.

Connect your Atlassian account

  1. Open Settings → Integrations → Connectors.

  2. Find Atlassian and select Connect on its card.

  3. In the detail panel, select + Connect.

  4. Sign in to Atlassian and complete the authorization steps shown there.

A connected Atlassian card shows Manage instead of Connect. Open it and confirm that your account appears under Connected accounts. If it does not, stop here and reconnect the account before asking Autobuild to use Atlassian.

Confirm access with a read-only request

Before requesting a write, ask Autobuild to read one item you can check yourself. Name the Jira issue or Confluence page and, when needed, its site, project, or space.

For example, ask the agent to report the title and current status of a Jira issue, or summarize a named section of a Confluence page. Compare the response with the item in Atlassian. This confirms that the connection reaches the intended content without changing it.

If the agent cannot find the item, confirm that you named the correct site and that the connected Atlassian account can open it. Then check that the account still appears under Connected accounts before retrying.

Use Jira and Confluence during Autobuild work

With the connection available, ask Autobuild to use Jira or Confluence as part of a coding task. The agent can read Jira issues to understand requirements, consult Confluence pages for specifications or runbooks, and create or update supported Jira or Confluence content when the task calls for a write.

Be explicit about the target. Include the Jira issue or project, or the Confluence space or page, and name the Atlassian site when the account can access more than one. For example, the agent can read a feature issue before planning code changes, consult a Confluence specification during implementation, or update the relevant work record after it opens a pull request.

Understand access and limitations

Autobuild uses the connected Atlassian account and the Jira or Confluence resources available through that connection. Atlassian permissions still control what the agent can read or change, and a successful connection does not grant access to content the account cannot open.

Available operations also depend on the connected product and the content Atlassian exposes for that site. Do not assume every Jira workflow, issue transition, or Confluence action is supported. Confirm important writes in Atlassian after the agent completes them.

If Autobuild says the connection needs authorization again, open Settings → Integrations → Connectors and reconnect the Atlassian account before retrying the task.

Connectors & Service Connections explains how to connect another account, change who can use a connection, or disconnect it.

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