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MCP Jira
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Jira. This integration supports updating Jira dashboards.
Example Usage
Ask your AI assistant to:
- 📝 Create Jira Tickets - Create Jira tickets right from cursor
- 📄 Get project info - Fetch project info
Feature Demo
Quick Start Guide
1. Authentication Setup
First, generate the necessary authentication tokens for Jira:
For Cloud
- Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
- Click Create API token, name it
- Copy the token
2. Installation
- Clone this repo.
- Install
uv
.
IDE Integration
MCP Jira can work with your favorite IDE.
Example: Cursor Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/Users/PATH/TO/jira/server",
"run",
"jira.py"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "XXXX",
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "XXXX",
"JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "XXXX",
"JIRA_USER_ID": "XXXX"
}
},
}
}
Remarks
This is not an official Atlassian product.
Quick Actions
Key Features
Model Context Protocol
Secure Communication
Real-time Updates
Open Source