Atlassian introduced Rovo six months ago as its innovative “AI teammate.” This cutting-edge solution integrates advanced search and chat-based AI features with intelligent agents designed to help users streamline their workflows in tools like Jira and Confluence. At the recent Team ’24 Europe event in Barcelona, Atlassian announced that Rovo is now generally available. Alongside Rovo, the company unveiled several new AI features that enhance its Atlassian Intelligence platform.
Central to Rovo is Rovo Search, which consolidates data from key Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence while also enabling businesses to integrate a variety of third-party SaaS applications. According to Jamil Valliani, Atlassian’s head of product for Atlassian Intelligence, Search will support approximately 80 connectors in the coming months. Currently, it integrates data from services like Slack, Figma, Google Drive, and GitHub, with plans to accommodate all major SaaS applications used by Atlassian customers.
Users can not only search this data but also interact via Rovo Chat to pose questions. The newly launched Rovo browser extension allows individuals to engage with this chat functionality across any website.
Valliani also highlighted improvements in Rovo Search’s algorithm, which now considers social signals when ranking search results, leveraging data from its team graph to identify typical collaborators.
One of the most exciting features demonstrated during Rovo's initial preview was Rovo Agents. This aspect embodies intelligent assistance within the Atlassian ecosystem, offering agents that can manage routine and repetitive tasks, thereby allowing employees to focus on more critical responsibilities. Currently, around 20 agents are available, including tools for drafting release notes, creating bug reports, generating OKRs, translating text, and even hosting trivia (because why not?).
What truly sets Rovo apart is the flexibility for employees to develop their own custom agents. Valliani emphasized, “We really aim to inspire creativity around what's possible across the business.”
Atlassian intends to enhance its Marketplace with additional agents and capabilities, collaborating with partners like Appfire, Usertesting, Onward, and Zapier to showcase these features.
While not everyone within an organization may use Atlassian products, potentially limiting Rovo's adoption, Atlassian has announced that Rovo will be accessible to non-Atlassian users at no extra cost.
Expanding the capabilities of Atlassian Intelligence for developers, Rovo is currently the most prominent component. Alongside it, the company is launching various features tailored for developers and project managers, aimed at alleviating time-intensive tasks that do not involve coding directly.
A new AI Agent now enables developers to generate code plans, recommendations, and pull requests within Jira based on descriptions, requirements, and context provided by the organization.
“When developers start their day, they often tackle urgent issues like system crashes or configuration changes—obstacles that prevent them from focusing on building new features or engaging in more complex tasks,” Valliani noted. With insights from Jira and Confluence, Atlassian is well-positioned to help developers identify and resolve problems efficiently.
“Our AutoDev agent actively seeks out issues it can assist with, introducing itself and saying, ‘Hey, AutoDev here. I can handle this for you,’” Valliani explained.
While the agent will not operate autonomously, it will ensure that human oversight is maintained throughout the process, transparently communicating its intended actions.
Additionally, a new tool is set to expedite pull request reviews, regardless of the code management system in use, by automatically analyzing code and suggesting improvements.
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