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Jira MCP Server

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  • Provides natural language interaction with Jira, supporting project management tasks including project creation, issue and subtask management, issue linking, dependencies tracking, and automated workflows. Offers tools for retrieving, creating, updating, and deleting issues with support for detailed field formatting.

Jira MCP Server

Speak to Jira in natural language to get information on and modify your project. Use it with Claude Desktop in combination with a custom README that you will create with project information, so that you can delegate PM tasks, (e.g. given yoou have a list of my team and their specialities, assign any new issue to the most relevant person).

Built using the Model Context Protocol.

The server enables:

  • Project creation and configuration
  • Issue and subtask management
  • Issue linking and dependencies
  • Automated issue workflows

Configuration

Required environment variables:

Available Tools

1. User Management

// Get user's account ID by email { email: "user@example.com"; }

2. Issue Type Management

// List all available issue types // Returns: id, name, description, subtask status // No parameters required
// List all available issue link types // Returns: id, name, inward/outward descriptions // No parameters required

4. Issue Management

Retrieving Issues
// Get all issues in a project { projectKey: "PROJECT" } // Get issues with JQL filtering { projectKey: "PROJECT", jql: "status = 'In Progress' AND assignee = currentUser()" } // Get issues assigned to user { projectKey: "PROJECT", jql: "assignee = 'user@example.com' ORDER BY created DESC" }
Creating Issues
// Create a standard issue { projectKey: "PROJECT", summary: "Issue title", issueType: "Task", // or "Story", "Bug", etc. description: "Detailed description", assignee: "accountId", // from get_user tool labels: ["frontend", "urgent"], components: ["ui", "api"], priority: "High" } // Create a subtask { parent: "PROJECT-123", projectKey: "PROJECT", summary: "Subtask title", issueType: "Subtask", description: "Subtask details", assignee: "accountId" }
Updating Issues
// Update issue fields { issueKey: "PROJECT-123", summary: "Updated title", description: "New description", assignee: "accountId", status: "In Progress", priority: "High" }
Issue Dependencies
// Create issue link { linkType: "Blocks", // from list_link_types inwardIssueKey: "PROJECT-124", // blocked issue outwardIssueKey: "PROJECT-123" // blocking issue }
Deleting Issues
// Delete single issue { issueKey: "PROJECT-123" } // Delete issue with subtasks { issueKey: "PROJECT-123", deleteSubtasks: true } // Delete multiple issues { issueKeys: ["PROJECT-123", "PROJECT-124"] }

Field Formatting

Description Field

The description field supports markdown-style formatting:

  • Use blank lines between paragraphs
  • Use "- " for bullet points
  • Use "1. " for numbered lists
  • Use headers ending with ":" (followed by blank line)

Example:

Task Overview: This task involves implementing new features: - Feature A implementation - Feature B testing Steps: 1. Design component 2. Implement logic 3. Add tests Acceptance Criteria: - All tests passing - Documentation updated

Error Handling

The server provides detailed error messages for:

  • Invalid issue keys
  • Missing required fields
  • Permission issues
  • API rate limits

Setup Instructions

  1. Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/George5562/Jira-MCP-Server.git cd Jira-MCP-Server
  2. Install dependencies:
    npm install
  3. Configure environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory:
    JIRA_HOST=your-instance.atlassian.net JIRA_EMAIL=your-email@example.com JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token
  4. Build the project:
    npm run build
  5. Start the server:
    npm start

Configuring Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop:

  1. Locate your Claude Desktop configuration file:
    • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  2. Add the Jira MCP server to your configuration:
    { "mcp_servers": [ { "name": "jira-server", "command": "npm start", "cwd": "/path/to/jira-server", "env": { "JIRA_HOST": "your-instance.atlassian.net", "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com", "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token" } } ] }
    Replace /path/to/jira-server with the absolute path to your cloned repository.
  3. Restart Claude Desktop to apply the changes.

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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

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Enables natural language interaction with Jira for managing projects, issues, tasks, and workflows through the Model Context Protocol, allowing users to delegate PM tasks through Claude Desktop.

  1. Configuration
    1. Available Tools
      1. 1. User Management
      2. 2. Issue Type Management
      3. 3. Issue Link Types
      4. 4. Issue Management
    2. Field Formatting
      1. Description Field
    3. Error Handling
      1. Setup Instructions
        1. Configuring Claude Desktop
          1. References

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