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Jira MCP Server

@ParasSolanki

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About Jira MCP Server

A model context protocol server for Jira API

#typescript#modelcontextprotocol

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "[email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token",
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "jira_base_url"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is Jira MCP Server?

Jira MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates with Jira, enabling LLMs (like Claude) to interact with Jira projects, boards, sprints, and issues through tool calls.

How to use Jira MCP Server?

Install requires Node.js 22.12+ and a Jira Personal Access Token. Configure the server in Claude Desktop’s claude_desktop_config.json with commands npx -y @parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest and environment variables JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN and JIRA_BASE_URL. After setup, the LLM can invoke the server’s tools.

Key features of Jira MCP Server

  • List projects with optional filtering and expand options
  • List boards from a project (supports Scrum and Kanban types)
  • List sprints from a specific board
  • List issues from a sprint with optional pagination
  • Create issue (Task type only) with project, summary, and description

Use cases of Jira MCP Server

  • Ask an LLM to show all Jira projects in natural language
  • Retrieve Kanban or Scrum boards for a given project
  • View all sprints for a board and their issues
  • Create a new task issue in a project via conversation
  • Combine board listing, sprint listing, and issue listing for multi-step queries

FAQ from Jira MCP Server

What runtime does Jira MCP Server require?

Node.js version 22.12.0 or higher is required.

How do I authenticate with Jira?

You need a Jira Personal Access Token. Provide it in the JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable in the format [email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token.

What tools does Jira MCP Server provide?

It provides five tools: list_projects, list_boards, list_sprints_from_board, list_issues_from_sprint, and create_issue.

Does create_issue support all issue types?

Currently only the Task issue type is supported.

Where does the server connect to Jira?

It connects to the Jira instance specified by the JIRA_BASE_URL environment variable, using the Jira REST API.

Frequently asked questions

What runtime does Jira MCP Server require?

Node.js version 22.12.0 or higher is required.

How do I authenticate with Jira?

You need a Jira Personal Access Token. Provide it in the `JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variable in the format `[email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token`.

What tools does Jira MCP Server provide?

It provides five tools: `list_projects`, `list_boards`, `list_sprints_from_board`, `list_issues_from_sprint`, and `create_issue`.

Does `create_issue` support all issue types?

Currently only the Task issue type is supported.

Where does the server connect to Jira?

It connects to the Jira instance specified by the `JIRA_BASE_URL` environment variable, using the Jira REST API.

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Basic information

Category

Version Control

License

MIT

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Author

ParasSolanki

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