Jira MCP (Enhanced)

Overview

Jira MCP provides comprehensive integration with Atlassian Jira, enabling AI agents to manage issues, projects, boards, and workflows for agile project management.

Features

• Issue creation, update, and transition
• Project management
• Board and sprint management
• Workflow automation
• Search and filtering (JQL)

Installation

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-jira

Configuration

Set the following environment variables:

export JIRA_HOST=https://your-domain.atlassian.net
export JIRA_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
export JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token

Get your API token from https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
search_issues	Search issues with JQL
create_issue	Create a new issue
update_issue	Update an issue
transition_issue	Transition issue status
list_projects	List all projects
get_issue	Get issue details

Usage Examples

Search Issues with JQL

{
  "jql": "project = PROJ AND status = 'In Progress' ORDER BY priority DESC"
}

Create an Issue

{
  "project": { "key": "PROJ" },
  "summary": "Implement user authentication",
  "issuetype": { "name": "Story" },
  "priority": { "name": "High" }
}

Pros

• ✅ Deep Jira integration
• ✅ JQL search support
• ✅ Workflow management
• ✅ Project tracking

Cons

• ❌ Requires Atlassian account
• ❌ Complex configuration
• ❌ Rate limits apply

Resources

• Jira API Docs
• MCP Server GitHub