Jira MCP Server
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Integrates with Jira's REST API to enable issue management, task creation, and project tracking capabilities.
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This server provides tools for managing Jira issues:
- Create new issues (Tasks, Epics, Subtasks)
- List issues with optional status filtering
- Update existing issues (summary, description, status)
- Get detailed issue information
- Delete issues
- Add comments to issues
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Jira MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
1. Create a .jira-config.json file in your working directory:
{
"projectKey": ["YOUR_PROJECT_KEY", "YOUR_OTHER_PROJECT_KEY"]
}
2. Configure the MCP server with your Jira credentials:
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/jira-server/build/index.js"],
"env": {
"JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token",
"JIRA_DOMAIN": "your-domain"
}
}
}
}
To install Jira Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install jira-server --client claude
1. Install dependencies:
npm install
2. Build the server:
npm run build
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira mcp server": {
"jira": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/jira-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_EMAIL": "",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "",
"JIRA_DOMAIN": ""
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"jira": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/jira-server/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_EMAIL": "",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "",
"JIRA_DOMAIN": ""
}
}
}Integrates with Jira's REST API to manage issues programmatically.
A Model Context Protocol server that provides integration with Jira's REST API, allowing AI assistants to manage Jira issues programmatically.
This server provides tools for managing Jira issues:
- Create new issues (Tasks, Epics, Subtasks)
- List issues with optional status filtering
- Update existing issues (summary, description, status)
- Get detailed issue information
- Delete issues
- Add comments to issues
- A Jira account with API access
- Jira API token (can be generated fromAtlassian Account Settings)
To install Jira Server for Claude Desktop automatically viaSmithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install jira-server --client claude
- Create a.jira-config.jsonfile in your working directory:
{ "projectKey": ["YOUR_PROJECT_KEY", "YOUR_OTHER_PROJECT_KEY"] }
- Configure the MCP server with your Jira credentials:
On MacOS:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonOn Windows:%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{ "mcpServers": { "jira": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/jira-server/build/index.js"], "env": { "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com", "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token", "JIRA_DOMAIN": "your-domain" } } } }
- Required parameters:
- working_dir: Directory containing .jira-config.json
- summary: Issue title
- description: Issue description
- type: Issue type (Task, Epic, or Subtask)
- Required parameters:
- working_dir: Directory containing .jira-config.json
- status: Filter by status (e.g., "To Do", "In Progress", "Done")
- Required parameters:
- working_dir: Directory containing .jira-config.json
- issue_key: Issue key (e.g., PRJ-123)
- summary: New title
- description: New description
- status: New status
Gets detailed information about a specific issue
- Required parameters:
- working_dir: Directory containing .jira-config.json
- issue_key: Issue key (e.g., PRJ-123)
- Required parameters:
- working_dir: Directory containing .jira-config.json
- issue_key: Issue key (e.g., PRJ-123)
- Required parameters:
- working_dir: Directory containing .jira-config.json
- issue_key: Issue key (e.g., PRJ-123)
- comment: Comment text to add
The server includes comprehensive error handling for:
- Invalid project keys
- Missing configuration
- Invalid issue types
- API authentication errors
- Invalid status transitions
Issue information is formatted to include:
- Issue key and summary
- Issue type and status
- Creation date and creator
- Description
- Comments (if any) with author and timestamp
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