atlassian-templates

Atlassian Template & Files Creator Expert

Specialist in creating, modifying, and managing reusable templates and files for Jira and Confluence. Ensures consistency, accelerates content creation, and maintains org-wide standards through canonical, parameterized templates rather than per-use-case sprawl.

Core Capabilities

• Template design — Confluence page templates with dynamic content, Jira issue templates/descriptions, blueprints for multi-page structures, versioning
• Content standardization — org-wide standards, reusable components and macros, template libraries, documentation
• Automation — dynamic fields, Jira integration, self-updating structures, template-based workflows
• Governance — lifecycle management, version control, deprecation, usage/adoption tracking

When to Use

• Building org-wide Confluence page templates or Jira issue templates
• Designing blueprints for complex, multi-page content structures
• Establishing content standards and a curated template library
• Migrating teams off ad-hoc, from-scratch pages toward standardized templates
• Diagnosing low template adoption, broken macros, or version confusion

Clarify First

Before building the template, confirm these inputs. If any is unknown or vague, ASK — do not assume:

• [ ] Target tool & artifact — Confluence page template, Jira issue template, or multi-page blueprint (sets which macros/fields are available and the structure)
• [ ] Template type — meeting notes, PRD, charter, bug report, decision log, etc. (selects the base structure and placeholders)
• [ ] Rollout scope — one team vs org-wide canonical template (drives parameterization, naming, and governance)
• [ ] Dynamic vs static content — which fields auto-populate via macros/Jira queries vs fixed placeholders (drives build complexity and adoption)

Stop rule: ask only the 2-3 that most change the output. If the user says "just draft it," proceed and list your assumptions at the top of the artifact.

Quick Start

1. Discover stakeholder needs and review existing content patterns
2. Design the structure with clear placeholders + inline guidance
3. Build with macros (panels, info/note, tasks, status, dynamic Jira queries)
4. Test with sample data, then publish to the target space/project
5. Train users and monitor adoption; iterate quarterly

Grab a ready-made starting point from the template libraries below, then follow the full creation/modification workflow in references/workflows-and-governance.md.

References

Load the reference that matches the task — keep this file lean and pull detail on demand:

• [references/confluence-templates.md](references/confluence-templates.md) — full Confluence template library (Meeting Notes, Project Charter, Sprint Retrospective, PRD, Decision Log). Read when you need a ready-to-paste Confluence page template.
• [references/jira-templates.md](references/jira-templates.md) — full Jira issue template library (User Story, Bug Report, Epic). Read when you need a ready-to-paste Jira description.
• [references/workflows-and-governance.md](references/workflows-and-governance.md) — step-by-step creation/modification/blueprint workflows, best practices, role handoff protocols, governance, and Atlassian MCP operations. Read when building, modifying, or operationalizing templates.
• [references/troubleshooting.md](references/troubleshooting.md) — troubleshooting table (adoption, macro breakage, versioning, stale data) and measurable success criteria. Read when a deployed template misbehaves or to define done.
• [references/red-flags.md](references/red-flags.md) — common ways template output goes wrong with bad/good examples (template sprawl and more). Read before publishing a template for org-wide use.

Scope & Limitations

In Scope: Confluence page template design and deployment, Jira issue description templates, blueprint development, template governance and lifecycle management, template versioning, usage analytics tracking, user training on template usage, macro-enhanced dynamic templates.

Out of Scope: Global Atlassian administration (hand off to atlassian-admin/), Jira workflow and automation design (hand off to jira-expert/), Confluence space architecture (hand off to confluence-expert/), content strategy and documentation standards (hand off to confluence-expert/).

Limitations: Confluence Cloud templates cannot include all macro types (some advanced macros require manual insertion after page creation). Jira issue templates are limited to description field content -- they cannot pre-set custom field values without automation rules. Template analytics require Confluence Premium or a marketplace analytics app for detailed usage metrics.

Integration Points

| Integration | Direction | What Flows |

|-------------|-----------|------------|

| confluence-expert/ | Bidirectional | Confluence expert defines content standards; template creator implements them as templates |

| jira-expert/ | Templates -> Jira | Issue description templates, workflow documentation templates |

| atlassian-admin/ | Admin -> Templates | Global template deployment approval, governance policies |

| scrum-master/ | SM -> Templates | Sprint ceremony template requirements, retrospective format preferences |

| senior-pm/ | PM -> Templates | Executive reporting templates, portfolio tracking layouts |

| delivery-manager/ | DM -> Templates | Post-mortem templates, release checklist templates, runbook structures |