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MCP server for Jira Cloud — manage issues, sprints, boards, filters, and custom fields
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Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-cloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "your-value",
"JIRA_HOST": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add jira-cloud --env JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-value --env JIRA_EMAIL=your-value --env JIRA_HOST=your-value -- npx -y @aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcpFill in the empty values before running it.
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-cloud": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "your-value",
"JIRA_HOST": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"jira-cloud": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "your-value",
"JIRA_HOST": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
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You need to fill in: JIRA_API_TOKEN, JIRA_EMAIL, JIRA_HOST
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A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Jira Cloud instances.
Download jira-cloud-mcp.mcpb and open it — Claude Desktop will prompt for your Jira credentials.
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
{
"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" } } } }
Generate an API token at Atlassian Account Settings.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
manage_jira_issue | Get, create, update, delete, move, transition, comment on, link, or traverse hierarchy of issues |
manage_jira_filter | Search for issues using JQL queries, or manage saved filters |
manage_jira_project | List projects or get project configuration and metadata |
manage_jira_board | List boards or get board details and configuration |
manage_jira_sprint | Manage sprints: create, start, close, and assign issues to sprints |
queue_jira_operations | Batch multiple operations with result references ($0.key) and error strategies |
analyze_jira_issues | Compute 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.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
jira://instance/summary | Instance-level statistics |
jira://projects/distribution | Project distribution overview |
jira://projects/{key}/overview | Project overview with status counts |
jira://boards/{id}/overview | Board overview with sprint info |
jira://issue-link-types | Available issue link types |
jira://custom-fields | Custom field catalog (auto-discovered at startup) |
jira://custom-fields/{project}/{issueType} | Context-specific custom fields |
jira://analysis/recipes | Analysis query patterns and compute DSL reference |
jira://tools/{name}/documentation | Per-tool documentation |
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