Jira MCP Server
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A really simple MCP server for Jira, which uses docker for easy deployment.
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- Author
- maximepeabody
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- 1
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- Categories
- Developer Tools, Project Management
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- Fetch user's assigned tickets
- Add comments to Jira tickets
- Get available status transitions
- Update ticket status
- Simple environment variable configuration
- Runs locally via Docker or Python
Set up a .env file with JIRA_SERVER, JIRA_USERNAME, JIRA_API_KEY, and JIRA_PROJECT_KEY. Then run either the Docker script (./run_docker_locally.sh) or install Python dependencies and start with uvicorn src.server:app --reload. The server runs on http://localhost:8000 and the MCP endpoint is at /mcp.
Jira MCP Server
A Simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants to interact with Jira. This server enables AI to perform actions like:
- Fetching user's assigned tickets
- Adding comments to tickets
- Getting available status transitions
- Updating ticket status
Prerequisites
- Docker
- Jira account with API access
- Environment variables configured (see below)
Environment Variables
Create a .env file in the root directory with the following:
JIRA_SERVER=https://yourcompany.atlassian.net
JIRA_USERNAME=yourname@yourcompany.com
JIRA_API_KEY=yourapikey
JIRA_PROJECT_KEY=yourprojectkey
Get your API key from: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
Running Locally
Option 1: Using Docker
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