Jira Cloud MCP Server
Allows interaction with Jira Cloud for managing issues, filters, projects, boards, sprints, and performing batch operations and analysis.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Jira Cloud MCP Servercreate a bug for login page"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Jira Cloud MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Jira Cloud instances.
Install
Claude Desktop (one-click)
Download jira-cloud-mcp.mcpb and open it — Claude Desktop will prompt for your Jira credentials.
Claude Code
claude mcp add jira-cloud -e JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-token -e JIRA_EMAIL=your-email -e JIRA_HOST=https://your-team.atlassian.net -- npx -y @aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcpManual (any MCP client)
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-cloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email",
"JIRA_HOST": "https://your-team.atlassian.net"
}
}
}
}Credentials
Generate an API token at Atlassian Account Settings.
Tools
Tool | Description |
| Get, create, update, delete, move, transition, comment on, link, or traverse hierarchy of issues |
| Search for issues using JQL queries, or manage saved filters |
| List projects or get project configuration and metadata |
| List boards or get board details and configuration |
| Manage sprints: create, start, close, and assign issues to sprints |
| Batch multiple operations with result references ( |
| Compute metrics, exact counts, and data cube analysis over issues selected by JQL |
Each tool accepts an operation parameter (except queue_jira_operations which takes an operations array, and analyze_jira_issues which takes jql + metrics). Per-tool documentation is available as MCP resources at jira://tools/{tool_name}/documentation.
See docs/tools.md for detailed tool descriptions, workspace patterns, and design principles.
MCP Resources
Resource | Description |
| Instance-level statistics |
| Project distribution overview |
| Project overview with status counts |
| Board overview with sprint info |
| Available issue link types |
| Custom field catalog (auto-discovered at startup) |
| Context-specific custom fields |
| Analysis query patterns and compute DSL reference |
| Per-tool documentation |
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