Introducing new MCP capabilities that turn context into action
Jul 1, 2026Suyash Kumar Tiwari

Summary
This post details new capabilities for the Atlassian Rovo MCP, enabling coding agents to perform expanded Jira actions. These include creating work items, attaching files (coming soon), finding assignees (v2 public preview), and editing comments directly from agent interactions. It also highlights the ability for agents to read Jira development panel information (linked branches, PRs, commits), connect product discovery ideas to delivery work, capture and update time logs, and retrieve context with fewer tokens through smarter response shaping. The post also mentions the Teamwork Graph CLI as an alternative for terminal access to context and tools.
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