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Jira MCP Server

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Jira MCP Server

A local MCP server for managing Jira issues. Supports 7 tools: get, create, update, delete, search issues, add and get comments.


Prerequisites


Related MCP server: Jira MCP Server

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/jira-mcp.git
cd jira-mcp

Create virtual environment and install dependencies

macOS / Linux

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Windows

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

macOS / Linux — mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "JiraMCP": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/project/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/project/server.py",
        "--email",       "your@email.com",
        "--token",       "YOUR_API_TOKEN",
        "--url",         "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "--project-key", "DEV"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windows — mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "JiraMCP": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "C:\\absolute\\path\\to\\project\\.venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
      "args": [
        "C:\\absolute\\path\\to\\project\\server.py",
        "--email",       "your@email.com",
        "--token",       "YOUR_API_TOKEN",
        "--url",         "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "--project-key", "DEV"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Client Setup

GitHub Copilot (VS Code)

  1. Open VS Code

  2. Create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root

  3. Paste the configuration above (macOS or Windows)

  4. Open GitHub Copilot Chat → Agent mode

  5. Type #JiraMCP to attach the server context

  6. Verify: you should see 5 tools (or 7 tools) discovered in the output log

Quick check in VS Code Output:

[info] Discovered 7 tools

Claude Code (CLI)

Add the server to your Claude Code config:

macOS / Linux

claude mcp add jira-mcp \
  /absolute/path/to/.venv/bin/python \
  /absolute/path/to/server.py \
  --email your@email.com \
  --token YOUR_API_TOKEN \
  --url https://your-domain.atlassian.net \
  --project-key DEV

Windows

claude mcp add jira-mcp ^
  C:\path\to\.venv\Scripts\python.exe ^
  C:\path\to\server.py ^
  --email your@email.com ^
  --token YOUR_API_TOKEN ^
  --url https://your-domain.atlassian.net ^
  --project-key DEV

Or manually edit ~/.claude/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-mcp": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/server.py",
        "--email",       "your@email.com",
        "--token",       "YOUR_API_TOKEN",
        "--url",         "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "--project-key", "DEV"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Verify connection:

claude mcp list

Available Tools

Tool

Description

Read Only

Destructive

get_issue

Get issue details by key

create_issue

Create a new issue

update_issue

Update summary or description

delete_issue

Permanently delete an issue

search_issues

Search using JQL

add_comment

Add a comment to an issue

get_comments

Get all comments for an issue


Usage Examples

get issue DEV-1

create issue with summary "Login button broken" type Bug

update issue DEV-1 summary "Login button broken on mobile"

search issues in project DEV where status is Open order by created DESC

add comment to DEV-1 "Reproduced on iOS 17, cannot reproduce on Android"

get all comments for DEV-1

delete issue DEV-5

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