create_jira_project

Create a Jira project by specifying key, name, template, and schemes using Jira MCP Server. Simplify project setup with customizable options for security, permissions, and notifications.

Instructions

Create a new Jira project

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`assignee`	No	Key of the lead, if not specified it will use current user.
`avatarId`	No	ID of the avatar to use for the project.
`categoryId`	No	Same as projectCategory. Can be used interchangeably.
`issueSecurityScheme`	No	Determines the security scheme to use.
`key`	Yes	Mandatory. Must match Jira project key requirements, usually only 2-10 uppercase characters.
`name`	No	If not specified it will use the key value.
`notificationScheme`	No	Determines the notification scheme to use. Default is 10000.
`permissionScheme`	No	Determines the permission scheme to use.
`projectCategory`	No	Determines the category the project belongs to.
`ptype`	No	Determines the type of project that should be created. Defaults to 'software'.
`template_name`	No	Used to create a project based on one of the existing project templates.
`url`	No	A link to information about the project, such as documentation.

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "assignee": {
      "description": "Key of the lead, if not specified it will use current user.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "avatarId": {
      "description": "ID of the avatar to use for the project.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "categoryId": {
      "description": "Same as projectCategory. Can be used interchangeably.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "issueSecurityScheme": {
      "description": "Determines the security scheme to use.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "key": {
      "description": "Mandatory. Must match Jira project key requirements, usually only 2-10 uppercase characters.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "description": "If not specified it will use the key value.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "notificationScheme": {
      "description": "Determines the notification scheme to use. Default is 10000.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "permissionScheme": {
      "description": "Determines the permission scheme to use.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "projectCategory": {
      "description": "Determines the category the project belongs to.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "string"
      ]
    },
    "ptype": {
      "description": "Determines the type of project that should be created. Defaults to 'software'.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "template_name": {
      "description": "Used to create a project based on one of the existing project templates.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "url": {
      "description": "A link to information about the project, such as documentation.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "key"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Jira MCP Server

create_jira_project

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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