Jira MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIRA_HOST | Yes | Base URL, e.g. https://jira.company.com | |
| JIRA_PASSWORD | Yes | Jira password | |
| JIRA_USERNAME | Yes | Jira username | |
| JIRA_START_DATE_FIELD | No | Custom field ID for Start date | customfield_11300 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_ticketA | Get full details of a Jira ticket by its key |
| transition_ticketC | Change the status of a Jira ticket by status name |
| update_ticketA | Update fields of a Jira ticket: summary, description, issue type, parent, labels, due date, start date, original estimate, implementation notes, assignee. Note: converting between a standard issue type and Sub-task is a Jira REST API limitation and is not supported here — use Jira's UI "Move" action instead. |
| add_commentB | Add a comment to a Jira ticket |
| search_ticketsC | Search Jira tickets using JQL query language |
| create_ticketB | Create a new Jira ticket (Story, Task, Bug, Sub-task) |
| generate_release_notesB | Generate Markdown release notes for a fix version, grouped by issue type |
| link_issuesB | Create a link between two Jira tickets (e.g. Blocks, Relates to, Clones, Duplicate) |
| log_workC | Log work (time) on a Jira ticket |
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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