Jira
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Jira Cloud products. This integration is designed specifically for Jira Cloud instances and does not support Jira Server or Data Center deployments.
Details
- Author
- vurtnec
- Repository
- vurtnec/mcp-jira
- GitHub stars
- 3
- Downloads
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- Categories
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Jump to
- Search and read Jira issues
Setting up with Highlight
Follow these steps to add this server as a custom Highlight plugin:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
JiraCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
/your/project/path/mcp-jira -
Argument 3
--jira-url -
Argument 4
https://your-domain.atlassian.net -
Argument 5
--jira-username -
Argument 6
your.email@domain.com -
Argument 7
--jira-api-token -
Argument 8
your_api_token
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
1. Get API tokens from: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
2. Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
3. Git clone this repo and run npm install
4. Run npm run build
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"--jira-url",
"https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
"--jira-username",
"your.email@domain.com",
"--jira-api-token",
"your_api_token"
]
}
}
}
Replace /your/project/path/mcp-jira with the actual path where you've cloned the repository.
jira_get_issue
Get details of a specific Jira issue. Inputs: issue_key (string): Jira issue key (e.g., 'PROJ-123'), expand (string, optional): Fields to expand.
Jira Tools
- jira_get_issue
- Get details of a specific Jira issue
- Inputs:
- issue_key (string): Jira issue key (e.g., 'PROJ-123')
- expand (string, optional): Fields to expand
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"cwd": "/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"--jira-url",
"https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
"--jira-username",
"your.email@domain.com",
"--jira-api-token",
"your_api_token"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Linux
{
"cwd": "/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"--jira-url",
"https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
"--jira-username",
"your.email@domain.com",
"--jira-api-token",
"your_api_token"
],
"command": "npx"
}Macos
{
"cwd": "/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"--jira-url",
"https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
"--jira-username",
"your.email@domain.com",
"--jira-api-token",
"your_api_token"
],
"command": "npx"
}Windows
{
"cwd": "/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"--jira-url",
"https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
"--jira-username",
"your.email@domain.com",
"--jira-api-token",
"your_api_token"
],
"command": "cmd"
}MCP Jira
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Jira Cloud products. This integration is designed specifically for Jira Cloud instances and does not support Jira Server or Data Center deployments.
Features
- Search and read Jira issues
API
Tools
Jira Tools
- jira_get_issue
- Get details of a specific Jira issue
- Inputs:
- issue_key (string): Jira issue key (e.g., 'PROJ-123')
- expand (string, optional): Fields to expand
Usage with Claude Desktop
1. Get API tokens from: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
2. Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
3. Git clone this repo and run npm install
4. Run npm run build
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"/your/project/path/mcp-jira",
"--jira-url",
"https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
"--jira-username",
"your.email@domain.com",
"--jira-api-token",
"your_api_token"
]
}
}
}
Replace /your/project/path/mcp-jira with the actual path where you've cloned the repository.
License
Licensed under MIT - see LICENSE file. This is not an official Atlassian product.
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