get_issue
Retrieve detailed JIRA issue information including comments by providing the issue ID or key to access specific project data.
Instructions
Get detailed information about a specific JIRA issue including comments
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| issueId | Yes | The ID or key of the JIRA issue |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:115-130 (registration)Registration of the get_issue MCP tool, including its name, description, and input schema requiring an issueId string.
{ name: "get_issue", description: "Get detailed information about a specific JIRA issue including comments", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { issueId: { type: "string", description: "The ID or key of the JIRA issue", }, }, required: ["issueId"], additionalProperties: false, }, }, - src/index.ts:301-316 (handler)MCP tool handler for get_issue: validates the issueId argument and calls the JiraApiService to fetch the issue with comments, then returns JSON stringified response.
case "get_issue": { if (!args.issueId || typeof args.issueId !== "string") { throw new McpError( ErrorCode.InvalidParams, "Issue ID is required", ); } const response = await this.jiraApi.getIssueWithComments( args.issueId, ); return { content: [ { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response, null, 2) }, ], }; } - src/services/jira-api.ts:323-379 (helper)Core helper function implementing the logic to retrieve a JIRA issue with comments: fetches issue and comments via API, cleans data, extracts mentions from ADF content, enriches with epic details.
async getIssueWithComments(issueId: string): Promise<CleanJiraIssue> { const params = new URLSearchParams({ fields: [ "id", "key", "summary", "description", "status", "created", "updated", "parent", "subtasks", "customfield_10014", "issuelinks", ].join(","), expand: "names,renderedFields", }); let issueData, commentsData; try { [issueData, commentsData] = await Promise.all([ this.fetchJson<any>(`/rest/api/3/issue/${issueId}?${params}`), this.fetchJson<any>(`/rest/api/3/issue/${issueId}/comment`), ]); } catch (error: any) { if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes("(Status: 404)")) { throw new Error(`Issue not found: ${issueId}`); } throw error; } const issue = this.cleanIssue(issueData); const comments = commentsData.comments.map((comment: any) => this.cleanComment(comment) ); const commentMentions = comments.flatMap( (comment: CleanComment) => comment.mentions ); issue.relatedIssues = [...issue.relatedIssues, ...commentMentions]; issue.comments = comments; if (issue.epicLink) { try { const epicData = await this.fetchJson<any>( `/rest/api/3/issue/${issue.epicLink.key}?fields=summary` ); issue.epicLink.summary = epicData.fields?.summary; } catch (error) { console.error("Failed to fetch epic details:", error); } } return issue; }