Jira MCP Server
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Details
- License
- MIT
Explore
- List all Jira projects
- Get detailed issue information
- Search issues by project and assignee
- List project members
- Check user's project membership and assigned issues
- Create new issues with custom fields
- List and query sprints with filtering options
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"
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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
npm install
Add the following configuration to your cursor/windsurf mcp settings file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["./dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"JIRA_HOST": "your-domain.atlassian.net",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "[email protected]",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here"
}
}
}
}
Here are some example queries you can use with Claude:
"List all Jira projects in PROJECT"
"Get details for issue PROJECT-123"
"Search for issues assigned to John in PROJECT"
"List all members of PROJECT"
"Check what issues are assigned to Jane in PROJECT"
"Create a new bug issue titled 'Login page error' in PROJECT"
"List active sprints for PROJECT"
```
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira mcp server": {
"jira-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"./dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_HOST": "",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": ""
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"jira-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"./dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_HOST": "",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": ""
}
}
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Jira integration. This server allows AI assistants like Claude to interact with Jira using MCP.
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Author: Samuel Rizzo
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Features
- List all Jira projects
- Get detailed issue information
- Search issues by project and assignee
- List project members
- Check user's project membership and assigned issues
- Create new issues with custom fields
- List and query sprints with filtering options
Installation
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