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Atlassian Rovo: A New Era of AI-Powered Work in Jira and Confluence

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Introduction​

Atlassian officially unveiled Rovo at its annual Team '24 conference in May 2024. Now entering general availability, Rovo is being gradually rolled out — first to Premium and Enterprise plan customers, and later to Standard tiers.

But what is Rovo — and how can it change the way your teams work?

The Problem Rovo Solves​

Modern organizations are overwhelmed by tools and fragmented knowledge. Documents live in Confluence, conversations happen in Slack, tickets are in Jira, and decisions are scattered across Google Docs and Outlook.

Even with great tools, employees often struggle to:

  • Find relevant information
  • Understand context across systems
  • Avoid duplicating work
  • Make fast, confident decisions

Rovo was designed to fix this.

What Is Atlassian Rovo?​

Rovo is Atlassian’s AI-powered work assistant. It combines intelligent search, knowledge synthesis, and action recommendations — right inside Jira, Confluence, and other tools your teams already use.

Core capabilities:​

  • 🔍 Smart Search
    Ask questions in natural language. Rovo searches across Confluence, Jira, Google Drive, Slack, and more — and returns clear, contextual answers.

  • ✍️ AI Answers, Not Just Links
    Instead of just showing documents, Rovo summarizes pages, generates explanations, or links you to the most relevant section.

  • ⚡ Action Suggestions
    Rovo can help you draft Jira issues, write meeting notes, or start onboarding documents — using context from your existing workspace.

  • 🧠 Personalized to Your Role
    It learns your toolset, team, and usage patterns, offering results that make sense to you.

Availability & Rollout​

As of May 2024:

  • Rovo is available via early access and waitlist programs.
  • General rollout begins with Premium and Enterprise plans.
  • Standard plan customers will receive access later in 2024.

Admins can control which features are enabled and how Rovo integrates with internal data sources.

How It Feels to Use Rovo​

Think of Rovo as your organization’s AI knowledge concierge.

  • A product manager might ask:

    “What’s the status of mobile onboarding features last quarter?”
    — and get a synthesized answer from Jira issues and Confluence updates.

  • A new hire could ask:

    “How do we handle security incidents?”
    — and get direct links to policies, Slack discussions, and past tickets.

Rovo removes the friction of context-switching between tools and teams.

Why It Matters​

In an age where information overload kills velocity, Rovo brings clarity.

  • Less time searching.
  • Fewer duplicated efforts.
  • Faster onboarding and decision-making.
  • A more intelligent workspace that feels connected.

Final Thoughts​

Atlassian Rovo isn't just a search tool — it's a step toward AI-native teamwork. If your teams rely on Jira, Confluence, or Atlassian Cloud, Rovo could soon become their most powerful teammate.

📌 Need help planning your Rovo rollout? Want to connect it with custom workflows or knowledge sources? [Contact us] — we help teams tailor AI to their real-world work.