search_work_items
Search for work items across a workspace using free text matching on name, sequence ID, or project identifier. Quickly locate items when structured filters are not needed.
Instructions
Search work items by text across a workspace.
Matches on work item name, sequence id, and project identifier (not
description). For structured filtering (priority, state, assignee,
dates, etc.) use list_work_items with a PQL expression.
Args: query: Free-text string matched against name, sequence id, and project identifier expand: Comma-separated list of related fields to expand in response fields: Comma-separated list of fields to include in response external_id: External system identifier for filtering external_source: External system source name for filtering order_by: Field to order results by. Prefix with '-' for descending
Returns: WorkItemSearch object containing search results
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {
"query": "<query>"
},
"name": "search_work_items"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | ||
| expand | No | ||
| fields | No | ||
| order_by | No | ||
| external_id | No | ||
| external_source | No |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| issues | Yes |