MCP Jira

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Jira Cloud products. This integration is designed specifically for Jira Cloud instances and does not support Jira Server or Data Center deployments.

Features

Search and read Jira issues

API

Tools

Jira Tools

jira_get_issue
- Get details of a specific Jira issue
- Inputs:
  - issue_key (string): Jira issue key (e.g., 'PROJ-123')
  - expand (string, optional): Fields to expand

Usage with Claude Desktop

Get API tokens from: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
Git clone this repo and run npm install
Run npm run build

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
        "--jira-url",
        "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "--jira-username",
        "your.email@domain.com",
        "--jira-api-token",
        "your_api_token"
    ]
    }
  }
}

Replace /your/project/path/mcp-jira with the actual path where you've cloned the repository.

License

Licensed under MIT - see LICENSE file. This is not an official Atlassian product.

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