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Implementation Reference

• src/jira_server.py:287-309 (handler)

  The main handler function that executes the logic to create a new Jira issue using the atlassian Jira client.

  async def _create_issue(self, arguments: dict) -> List[TextContent]:
      """Create a new Jira issue"""
      fields = {
          "project": {"key": arguments["project_key"]},
          "summary": arguments["summary"],
          "issuetype": {"name": arguments.get("issue_type", "Task")}
      }
      
      if "description" in arguments:
          fields["description"] = arguments["description"]
      
      if "priority" in arguments:
          fields["priority"] = {"name": arguments["priority"]}
      
      if "assignee" in arguments:
          fields["assignee"] = {"name": arguments["assignee"]}
      
      result = self.jira_client.create_issue(fields=fields)
      
      return [TextContent(
          type="text",
          text=f"Created issue: {result['key']}\nURL: {result['self']}"
      )]

• src/jira_server.py:88-119 (schema)

  The input schema defining the parameters accepted by the jira_create_issue tool, including required project_key and summary.

  inputSchema={
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
          "project_key": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Project key"
          },
          "summary": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Issue summary"
          },
          "description": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Issue description"
          },
          "issue_type": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Issue type (e.g., Bug, Task, Story)",
              "default": "Task"
          },
          "priority": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Priority (e.g., High, Medium, Low)",
              "default": "Medium"
          },
          "assignee": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Assignee username"
          }
      },
      "required": ["project_key", "summary"]
  }

• src/jira_server.py:85-120 (registration)

  The tool registration in the list_tools() method, defining name, description, and schema.

  Tool(
      name="jira_create_issue",
      description="Create a new Jira issue",
      inputSchema={
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
              "project_key": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Project key"
              },
              "summary": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Issue summary"
              },
              "description": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Issue description"
              },
              "issue_type": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Issue type (e.g., Bug, Task, Story)",
                  "default": "Task"
              },
              "priority": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Priority (e.g., High, Medium, Low)",
                  "default": "Medium"
              },
              "assignee": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Assignee username"
              }
          },
          "required": ["project_key", "summary"]
      }
  ),