jira-mcp-standalone 1.14.1

JIRA MCP Server for AI integration - fetch user stories and issues

JIRA MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for JIRA integration that allows AI assistants to read user stories and issues from JIRA projects.

🚀 Quick Start with Docker

# Pull from Docker Hub
docker pull yourusername/jira-mcp-server:latest

# Run with environment variables
docker run -d \
  -e JIRA_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net \
  -e JIRA_USERNAME=[e-mail] \
  -e JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token \
  --name jira-mcp-server \
  yourusername/jira-mcp-server:latest

📋 Features

• 46 JIRA Tools: Complete JIRA operations ecosystem
• Core Operations: User stories, issues, projects, search, stats
• Workflow Management: Transitions, comments, assignments, worklogs
• Agile Support: Boards, sprints, backlogs, burndown charts
• File Management: Upload, download, list attachments
• Advanced Features: Webhooks, reporting, batch operations
• MCP Protocol: Standard Model Context Protocol for AI integration
• Docker Ready: Pre-built Docker images available
• Secure: Uses JIRA API tokens for authentication

🔧 Configuration

Required Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Example
JIRA_URL	Your JIRA instance URL	https://company.atlassian.net
JIRA_USERNAME	Your JIRA email	[e-mail]
JIRA_API_TOKEN	JIRA API token	ATATT3xFfGF0...

Getting JIRA API Token

1. Go to Atlassian Account Settings
2. Click "Create API token"
3. Copy the generated token

🐳 Docker Usage

Using Docker Hub Image

# Basic usage
docker run -d \
  -e JIRA_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net \
  -e JIRA_USERNAME=[e-mail] \
  -e JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token \
  yourusername/jira-mcp-server:latest

# With custom name and restart policy
docker run -d \
  --name jira-mcp \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  -e JIRA_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net \
  -e JIRA_USERNAME=[e-mail] \
  -e JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token \
  yourusername/jira-mcp-server:latest

Using Docker Compose

version: '3.8'
services:
  jira-mcp-server:
    image: yourusername/jira-mcp-server:latest
    environment:
      - JIRA_URL=https://your-company.atlassian.net
      - JIRA_USERNAME=[e-mail]
      - JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token
    restart: unless-stopped

🛠️ Local Development

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• uv package manager

Setup

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/jira-mcp-server.git
cd jira-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Copy environment template
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env with your JIRA credentials
nano .env

# Test connection
uv run python test_connection.py

# Run server
uv run python server.py

🔌 MCP Integration

With Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "exec", "-i", "jira-mcp-server",
        "uv", "run", "python", "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

With Other MCP Clients

The server communicates via stdio using the standard MCP protocol:

# Send MCP requests via stdin
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}' | docker exec -i jira-mcp-server uv run python server.py

📖 Available Tools (46 Total)

Core JIRA Operations (10 tools)

• get_user_stories - Fetch user stories from projects
• get_issue - Get specific issue by key
• get_projects - List all accessible projects
• search_issues - Search issues with JQL
• get_project_stats - Get project statistics
• get_recent_issues - Get recently updated issues
• get_issues_by_assignee - Get issues by assignee
• create_issue - Create new issues
• update_issue - Update existing issues
• advanced_jql_search - Advanced JQL search

Workflow Management (6 tools)

• transition_issue - Change issue status
• bulk_transition_issues - Bulk status changes
• get_transitions - Get available transitions
• add_comment - Add comments to issues
• assign_issue - Assign issues to users
• add_worklog - Log work time

File & Attachment Management (3 tools)

• upload_attachment - Upload files to issues
• download_attachment - Download attachments
• list_attachments - List issue attachments

Project & User Management (5 tools)

• get_issue_types - Get project issue types
• get_project_components - Get project components
• get_project_versions - Get project versions
• get_custom_fields - Get custom field definitions
• get_users - Get project users

Agile & Sprint Management (4 tools)

• get_boards - Get agile boards
• get_sprints - Get board sprints
• get_sprint_issues - Get sprint issues
• add_to_sprint - Add issues to sprints

Issue Relationships & Hierarchy (4 tools)

• link_issues - Create issue links
• get_issue_links - Get issue relationships
• get_subtasks - Get issue subtasks
• create_subtask - Create subtasks

Batch Operations (2 tools)

• bulk_update_issues - Bulk update multiple issues
• bulk_transition_issues - Bulk transition multiple issues

Webhooks & Notifications (3 tools)

• list_webhooks - List configured webhooks
• add_watcher - Add issue watchers
• get_watchers - Get issue watchers

Advanced Issue Operations (1 tool)

• clone_issue - Clone existing issues

Reporting & Analytics (3 tools)

• get_time_tracking_report - Get time tracking data
• get_project_roles - Get project role assignments
• export_issues - Export issues in various formats

Advanced Admin & Edge Cases (5 tools)

• create_webhook - Create new webhooks
• create_version - Create project versions
• get_user_permissions - Get user permissions
• get_workflows - Get workflow definitions
• release_version - Release project versions
• get_burndown_data - Get sprint burndown data

Example Usage:

{
  "name": "get_user_stories",
  "arguments": {
    "project": "KW",
    "limit": 20
  }
}

🧪 Testing

# Run all tests (recommended)
python run_tests.py

# Quick validation (30 seconds)
python run_tests.py --smoke

# Core functionality (2 minutes)
python run_tests.py --unit

# All 46 tools (5 minutes)
python run_tests.py --comprehensive

# Test JIRA connection
python test_connection.py

🔒 Security

• Uses JIRA API tokens (not passwords)
• Validates input parameters
• Rate limiting and timeout protection
• No data persistence or logging of sensitive information

📝 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Submit a pull request

📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

🏷️ Tags

mcp jira ai model-context-protocol docker python atlassian