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@avidian/mcp-jira

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@avidian/mcp-jira

MCP server for Jira Cloud — gives AI agents full context and control over Jira issues, projects, sprints, and workflows.

Installation

npm (requires Node.js ≥ 20)

npm install -g @avidian/mcp-jira

Compiled binary (no runtime needed)

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/avidianity/mcp-jira/main/install.sh)"

Or download manually from GitHub Releases.

Related MCP server: Jira Cloud MCP Server

Configuration

Set these environment variables:

Variable

Description

JIRA_BASE_URL

Your Jira Cloud URL (e.g., https://your-domain.atlassian.net)

JIRA_USER_EMAIL

Email of the Jira user

JIRA_API_TOKEN

API token (generate here)

Usage

stdio (default — Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor)

mcp-jira

HTTP (Streamable HTTP transport)

mcp-jira --transport http --port 5485

MCP client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "mcp-jira",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "you@example.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Read

Tool

Description

get_issue

Get full issue details (description converted to Markdown)

search_issues

Search via JQL with pagination

get_issue_comments

List comments (bodies converted to Markdown)

get_issue_transitions

Get available status transitions

list_projects

List accessible projects

get_project

Get project details, issue types, components, versions

get_board

Get board configuration and columns

get_sprint

Get active/future/closed sprints for a board

get_user

Search users by name or email

list_attachments

List all attachments on an issue (shows image/media file IDs)

get_image

Fetch an image by attachment ID or ADF media UUID

Write

Tool

Description

create_issue

Create a new issue (accepts Markdown description)

update_issue

Update issue fields

add_comment

Add a comment (accepts Markdown)

transition_issue

Change issue status

assign_issue

Assign or unassign an issue

link_issues

Link two issues together

Development

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run in dev mode
bun run dev

# Type check
bun run typecheck

# Lint
bun run lint

# Format
bun run format

# Build for npm
bun run build

# Compile native binary
bun run compile

License

MIT

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license - permissive license
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quality - not tested
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maintenance

Maintenance

Maintainers
Response time
0dRelease cycle
10Releases (12mo)
Commit activity

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