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Jira Cloud MCP Server

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MCP server for Jira Cloud — manage issues, sprints, boards, filters, and custom fields

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MCP server for Jira Cloud — manage issues, sprints, boards, filters, and custom fields

Security Report

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Low Risk9.5Low Risk

Valid MCP server (2 strong, 1 medium validity signals). 2 known CVEs in dependencies Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: trusted author (5/5 approved); 4 highly-trusted packages.

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Jira API token (generate at https://id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens)Required

Environment variable: JIRA_API_TOKEN

Atlassian account email addressOptional

Environment variable: JIRA_EMAIL

Jira instance URL (e.g., https://your-team.atlassian.net)Optional

Environment variable: JIRA_HOST

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-aaronsb-jira-cloud": {
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "your-jira-host-here",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-jira-email-here",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-jira-api-token-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

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-mcp

Manual (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

ToolDescription
manage_jira_issueGet, create, update, delete, move, transition, comment on, link, or traverse hierarchy of issues
manage_jira_filterSearch for issues using JQL queries, or manage saved filters
manage_jira_projectList projects or get project configuration and metadata
manage_jira_boardList boards or get board details and configuration
manage_jira_sprintManage sprints: create, start, close, and assign issues to sprints
queue_jira_operationsBatch multiple operations with result references ($0.key) and error strategies
analyze_jira_issuesCompute 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

ResourceDescription
jira://instance/summaryInstance-level statistics
jira://projects/distributionProject distribution overview
jira://projects/{key}/overviewProject overview with status counts
jira://boards/{id}/overviewBoard overview with sprint info
jira://issue-link-typesAvailable issue link types
jira://custom-fieldsCustom field catalog (auto-discovered at startup)
jira://custom-fields/{project}/{issueType}Context-specific custom fields
jira://analysis/recipesAnalysis query patterns and compute DSL reference
jira://tools/{name}/documentationPer-tool documentation

License

MIT License

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