Provides tools for fetching Jira issue details, comments, searching issues with JQL, adding comments with mentions, and finding users.
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 MCP get details for issue PROJ-123"
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.
MCP server for Jira ticket context via REST API — read issues, search, post comments with @mentions.
jira-mcp/
.env # credentials (not committed)
config.env.example # template for .env
docker-compose.yml # Docker SSE mode
Dockerfile
run.py # entry point
requirements.txt
jira_mcp/
__init__.py
config.py # JiraConfig + ServerConfig from env
jira_client.py # Jira REST API client
server.py # FastMCP server + tool registrationRelated MCP server: Jira Cloud MCP Server
Tool | Params | Description |
|
| Full ticket details: summary, status, type, priority, assignee, reporter, created, updated, labels, parent, subtasks, linked issues, rendered description |
|
| Comments with id, author, created, rendered body |
|
| Search issues by JQL, returns key/summary/type/status/priority/assignee |
|
| Post a comment, optionally @mention users |
|
| Find users by name/email, returns accountId/displayName/emailAddress |
Copy config.env.example to .env and fill in:
JIRA_SITE=your-site.atlassian.net
JIRA_EMAIL=your_email@example.com
JIRA_TOKEN=your_api_token
MCP_TRANSPORT=sse
MCP_SERVER_PORT=8080Variable | Default | Description |
| (required) | Jira Cloud site hostname |
| — | Email for basic auth |
| — | API token (https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens) |
|
| Transport: |
|
| HTTP port (sse transport only) |
docker compose up -d --buildContainer jira-mcp listens on localhost:8007/mcp.
MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio python run.pyNo Docker needed. Communicates via stdin/stdout.
Example config files are provided: opencode.sse.json and opencode.stdio.json.
{
"mcp": {
"jira": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "http://localhost:8007/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
}{
"mcp": {
"jira": {
"type": "local",
"command": ["python", "/path/to/jira-mcp/run.py"],
"enabled": true,
"environment": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "stdio",
"JIRA_SITE": "your-site.atlassian.net",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "your_email@example.com",
"JIRA_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
}
}
}
}Add the method to jira_mcp/jira_client.py (API logic)
Register in jira_mcp/server.py via self.server.tool() decorator
Rebuild container: docker compose up -d --build
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