The Forge AI Plugin bundles Forge-focused skills and MCP-backed tooling so your AI coding agent can scaffold apps, review them before deploy, debug production issues, and stay current on Forge APIs and the Atlassian Design System.

What's included

The plugin provides the following skills and MCP servers:

Skills

Skill	What it does	Sample capabilities
`forge-app-builder`	Guides scaffolding through production: `forge create`, developer spaces and templates, deploy and install, module selection, cross-product scopes, and common CLI or permission issues.	Forge CLI, environments, cross-product scopes
`forge-app-review`	Supports pre-deploy review and audits: security, architecture, cost and invocation efficiency, performance, and trigger or scheduling waste.	Audit before release, reduce invocations, find misconfigurations
`skills/forge-debugger`	Supports systematic troubleshooting: deploy errors, resolver failures, blank or missing UI, scopes and permissions, and apps that stopped working in Jira or Confluence.	Logs, blank panels, resolver errors, missing app in UI

MCP servers

MCP server	What it does	Sample capabilities
Forge MCP Server	Gives your agent access to up-to-date Forge documentation, template registries, module configuration, manifest syntax, and UI Kit/backend API guides.	Template lookup, manifest syntax, UI Kit guides, backend API reference
ADS MCP Server	Provides Atlassian Design System lookup for Custom UI apps: component discovery, token reference, and icon search via the `@atlaskit` library.	Component discovery, token reference, icon lookup (Custom UI only)

Prerequisites

Before you install, make sure you have:

An Atlassian account.
Node.js 22+ (node -v): this runtime version is required for Forge CLI and app builds.
Python 3 available on your PATH (used by helper scripts).
The Forge CLI installed globally.

Install the plugin

Run the appropriate command to install the Forge Skills Plugin on your chosen agent:

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Gemini CLI

GitHub Copilot CLI

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/plugin install forge-skills@atlassian-forge-skills

Verify the installation

After installing, run three quick checks to confirm everything is working.

1. Verify the skill layer

Ask your agent:

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Build me a Jira issue panel that shows customer support tickets.

You should get a structured Forge workflow — developer space discovery, template selection, forge create, code customization, and deployment — not just generic code snippets.

You can also confirm the other skills:

Review: "Review my Forge app for security and unnecessary trigger invocations before I deploy."
Debug: "My Forge issue panel is blank after deploy — help me trace it."

2. Verify the Forge MCP Server

Ask your agent:

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What Forge templates are available for Confluence macros?

You should get a response backed by live Forge documentation, not generic training data.

3. Verify the ADS MCP Server (Custom UI only)

Ask your agent:

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What Atlaskit components should I use for a data table?

You should get a response backed by the Atlassian Design System, with specific component names and import paths.