MCP Server
Jira MCP Server
An MCP server that enables communication with Jira, allowing users to perform operations like getting, searching, creating, and editing issues through natural language interaction.
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MCP Server Configuration
1{
2 "name": "jira-mcp-server",
3 "command": "node",
4 "args": [
5 "path-to-repo/jira-mcp-server/build/index.js"
6 ],
7 "env": {
8 "JIRA_PROJECT_URL": "https://project-url.atlassian.net/rest/api/3",
9 "JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "your_email@example.com",
10 "JIRA_API_KEY": "yourAPIkey",
11 "JIRA_PROJECT_KEY": "ABC"
12 }
13}
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README Documentation
Jira MCP Server
⚠️ This MCP Server is a work in progress ⚠️
An MCP Server to communicate with Jira.
This may work with Jira Data Center rest endpoints (/rest/api/2
), but as of right now only cloud endpoints have been tested (/rest/api/3
).
Running the Server
- Clone this repo
cd
into the repo- Run
npm install
- Run
npm run build
In your MCP client, you'll need to add the following environment variables:
JIRA_PROJECT_URL
- Including/rest/api/3
at the end. This should look likehttps://your-project.atlassian.net/rest/api/3
.JIRA_USER_EMAIL
- Your user email address. This is needed for Authorization with the API.JIRA_API_KEY
- Your Jira API key. You can find info on creating and managing Jira API keys hereJIRA_PROJECT_KEY
- The default key you'd like to use for creating new issues
Available Tools
- Get Issue By Key
- Search Issues
- Create Issue
- Assign Issue
- Unassign Issue
- Edit Issue
- Transition Issue
- Archive Issues
Resources
Setup, but none implemented.
Setup with MCP Client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.)
Add the server to the configuration file of your MCP Client.
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-mcp-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path-to-repo/jira-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
"env": {
"JIRA_PROJECT_URL": "https://project-url.atlassian.net/rest/api/3",
"JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "your_email@example.com",
"JIRA_API_KEY": "yourAPIkey",
"JIRA_PROJECT_KEY": "ABC"
}
}
}
}
Issues
Please open any issues if you encounter them.
Quick Install
Quick Actions
Key Features
Model Context Protocol
Secure Communication
Real-time Updates
Open Source