jira-mcp
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jira-mcp
MCP server for Jira Cloud — tailored for ALM projects with Zephyr Scale integration.
Built on the Model Context Protocol SDK (TypeScript). Runs as a local stdio process used by Claude Code.
Setup
cp .env.dist .env
# Fill in your values in .env
npm install
npm run buildThen register in your Claude config (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json or equivalent):
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/jira-mcp/build/index.js"]
}
}
}Related MCP server: mcp-zephyr-scale
Configuration
See .env.dist for all available variables.
Variable | Required | Description |
| ✅ | e.g. |
| ✅ | Your Atlassian email |
| ✅ | API token from id.atlassian.com |
| ✅ | e.g. |
| — | Required for test step tools |
| — | Auto-create Test ticket when a Story has points (default: |
Custom field IDs (story points, acceptance criteria, epic link, etc.) are configurable via env — see .env.dist.
Tools
Issues
Tool | Description |
| Create a ticket (Bug, Story, Task, Test) with full field support |
| Get ticket details |
| Update any field: summary, description, labels, priority, assignee, sprint… |
| Search by issue type with optional JQL criteria |
| Free JQL search |
| Move a ticket through its workflow (with optional comment) |
| Assign or unassign a ticket |
| Full changelog of a ticket |
| Linked issues (blocks, is blocked by, relates to…) |
| PRs, branches and commits linked via GitHub integration |
Comments & Time
Tool | Description |
| Add a comment (Markdown → ADF) |
| List comments on a ticket |
| Delete a comment by ID (cannot be undone) |
| Log time spent ( |
Watchers
Tool | Description |
| Add a watcher by account ID |
| Remove a watcher by account ID |
Links
Tool | Description |
| Create a link between two tickets |
Sprints
Tool | Description |
| List sprints for a board ( |
Zephyr Scale (test steps)
Tool | Description |
| Get test steps from a Test ticket |
| Add test steps to a Test ticket |
Markdown support
Descriptions and comments accept Markdown — converted to Atlassian Document Format (ADF) automatically:
## Heading/### Sub-heading- bullet list`inline code`**bold**fenced code blocks and links,
[label](url)or bare URLs (descriptions set throughupdate-ticket)
Development
npm run build # Compile TypeScript → build/Restart Claude (or /mcp) to pick up a new build.
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