Is the Atlassian CLI (acli) skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from upex-galaxy/agentic-qa-boilerplate. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

Does Atlassian CLI (acli) work with Claude Code?

We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. The SKILL.md is unusually specific and battle-tested (e.g. 'workitem edit hard-rejects custom-field input, exit 1', 'link create --out/--in are empirically inverted vs Jira's UI semantics'), but it repeatedly defers to a companion file at ` /references/acli-integration.md` that lives in a sibling skill folder (agentic-qa-core) outside acli/ itself — a verbatim copy of just the acli folder loses the custom-field slug-catalog and repo-anti-patterns section it points to, and the acli binary plus a real Jira/Confluence login are still required to run anything for real.

What is the Atlassian CLI (acli) SkillProof Score?

8.0/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Atlassian CLI (acli)?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Atlassian CLI (acli) with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Atlassian CLI (acli)

Drives Atlassian's official acli binary for Jira/Confluence CLI work, with a hard-won gotchas list baked in.

by upex-galaxy · upex-galaxy/agentic-qa-boilerplate

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 8.0/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · ae200fb

The SKILL.md is unusually specific and battle-tested (e.g. 'workitem edit hard-rejects custom-field input, exit 1', 'link create --out/--in are empirically inverted vs Jira's UI semantics'), but it repeatedly defers to a companion file at `<repo-core>/references/acli-integration.md` that lives in a sibling skill folder (agentic-qa-core) outside acli/ itself — a verbatim copy of just the acli folder loses the custom-field slug-catalog and repo-anti-patterns section it points to, and the acli binary plus a real Jira/Confluence login are still required to run anything for real.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 4/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 7/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Atlassian CLI (acli) does

Teaches correct use of the official `acli` binary for Jira Cloud work-item CRUD, bulk transitions, Confluence space/page CRUD, and org admin from the terminal, including documented traps like silent pagination truncation, the issue-to-workitem rename, and markdown not being auto-converted to ADF. Triggers on Jira/Confluence terminal or CI automation requests; explicitly declines Atlassian MCP, Bitbucket, and the unrelated legacy Appfire acli tool.

How to install Atlassian CLI (acli)

git clone https://github.com/upex-galaxy/agentic-qa-boilerplate
cd agentic-qa-boilerplate
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r .claude/skills/acli ~/.claude/skills/acli

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Atlassian CLI (acli)

/acli Drives Atlassian's official acli binary for Jira/Confluence CLI work, with a hard-won gotchas list baked in.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Create a Jira bug ticket in project QA with a bulleted repro description
Bulk-transition these Jira work items to Done from the terminal
Create a Confluence page under our team space using the command line

Frequently asked questions

Is the Atlassian CLI (acli) skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from upex-galaxy/agentic-qa-boilerplate. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Atlassian CLI (acli) work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. The SKILL.md is unusually specific and battle-tested (e.g. 'workitem edit hard-rejects custom-field input, exit 1', 'link create --out/--in are empirically inverted vs Jira's UI semantics'), but it repeatedly defers to a companion file at `<repo-core>/references/acli-integration.md` that lives in a sibling skill folder (agentic-qa-core) outside acli/ itself — a verbatim copy of just the acli folder loses the custom-field slug-catalog and repo-anti-patterns section it points to, and the acli binary plus a real Jira/Confluence login are still required to run anything for real.
What is the Atlassian CLI (acli) SkillProof Score?: 8.0/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Atlassian CLI (acli)?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Atlassian CLI (acli) with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.