Compact tools by type

[cheddarfox]

Agents do better with less tool choice.
Suggestion:

Looking at the MCP-Atlassian toolset, I can see opportunities to reorganize the functions into more logical groupings that would make tool selection clearer. Here's how I would optimize the structure of the repository:

Confluence Tools

Content Retrieval

• confluence_search: Search Confluence content
• confluence_get_page: Get specific page content
• confluence_get_page_children: Get child pages
• confluence_get_page_ancestors: Get parent/ancestor pages
• confluence_get_comments: Get page comments

Content Management

• confluence_create_page: Create new pages
• confluence_update_page: Update existing pages
• confluence_delete_page: Delete pages
• confluence_attach_content: Attach files to pages

Jira Tools

Issue Information

• jira_get_issue: Get detailed issue information
• jira_search: Search for issues with JQL
• jira_get_project_issues: Get all issues in a project
• jira_get_transitions: Get available status transitions
• jira_get_worklog: Get time tracking logs
• jira_download_attachments: Get file attachments

Issue Relationships

• jira_get_epic_issues: Get issues linked to an epic
• jira_link_to_epic: Link issues to epics

Issue Lifecycle Management

• jira_create_issue: Create new issues
• jira_update_issue: Update existing issues
• jira_delete_issue: Delete issues
• jira_transition_issue: Change issue status

Issue Collaboration

• jira_add_comment: Add comments to issues
• jira_add_worklog: Log work time on issues

Agile/Scrum Management

• jira_get_agile_boards: Find agile boards
• jira_get_board_issues: Get issues on a board
• jira_get_sprints_from_board: Get sprints from a board
• jira_get_sprint_issues: Get issues in a sprint

Implementation approaches:

1. Refactored Directory Structure: Restructure the repo to match these logical groupings, with subdirectories for each category.

2. Tool Interface Enhancement: Create a tiered selection interface that presents these categories first, then the specific tools within each category.

3. Documentation Updates: Group the README/documentation according to these functional categories with examples showing typical workflows.

4. Function Naming Consistency: Consider standardizing function names for clarity (e.g., all retrieval functions could start with "get_" and all creation functions with "create_").

5. Parameter Consistency: Ensure similar functions across categories have consistent parameter naming and behavior.

By organizing the tools this way, agents would have a clearer path to follow:

1. Select tool category (Confluence or Jira)
2. Select functional group (retrieval, management, etc.)
3. Choose specific tool for the task

This organization reflects how users actually think about these tasks rather than just listing all available tools alphabetically.