Schema | Jira MCP Server

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description
`JIRA_EMAIL`	Yes	Your Jira account email
`JIRA_BASE_URL`	Yes	Your Jira Cloud instance URL (without trailing slash), e.g., https://yourcompany.atlassian.net
`JIRA_API_TOKEN`	Yes	Your Jira API token

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": false }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }
`experimental`	{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
search_issues	Search for Jira issues using JQL or simple filters. `Args: jql: JQL (Jira Query Language) string for advanced searches project: Project key or name to filter by assignee: Assignee username, email, or 'currentUser()' for yourself status: Status name (e.g., 'To Do', 'In Progress', 'Done') issue_type: Issue type (e.g., 'Story', 'Bug', 'Task') priority: Priority level (e.g., 'High', 'Medium', 'Low') max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 20)`
get_issue	Get detailed information about a specific Jira issue. `Args: issue_key: The issue key (e.g., 'PROJ-123')`
get_my_issues	Get issues assigned to the current user. `Args: status: Filter by status (e.g., 'To Do', 'In Progress', 'Done') max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)`
create_issue	Create a new Jira issue. `Args: project_key: The project key (e.g., 'PROJ') summary: Brief description of the issue issue_type: Type of issue ('Story', 'Bug', 'Task', etc.) description: Detailed description of the issue priority: Priority level ('Highest', 'High', 'Medium', 'Low', 'Lowest') assignee: Username or email of assignee (leave empty for unassigned)`
update_issue	Update an existing Jira issue. `Args: issue_key: The issue key (e.g., 'PROJ-123') status: New status (e.g., 'In Progress', 'Done') assignee: New assignee username/email, or 'unassigned' to remove assignee priority: New priority ('Highest', 'High', 'Medium', 'Low', 'Lowest') summary: New summary/title for the issue`
add_comment	Add a comment to a Jira issue. `Args: issue_key: The issue key (e.g., 'PROJ-123') comment: The comment text to add`
list_projects	List all accessible Jira projects.
get_project_info	Get detailed information about a specific project. `Args: project_key: The project key (e.g., 'PROJ')`

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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