jira-mcp-tools 0.2.7

Model Context Protocol server for Jira integration

MCP Server for JIRA

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Jira. This server enables AI assistants to retrieve issue information, comments, and attachments from any Jira instance.

Features

• 🎫 Issue Management: Get, create, update, and transition issues
• 🔍 Advanced Search: JQL-based issue search with custom fields
• 📊 Epic & Sprint Tracking: Monitor progress, story points, and completion
• 🔗 Issue Relationships: View and manage issue links
• 💬 Comments: Add and retrieve issue comments
• 📎 Attachments: Download issue attachments
• 📜 History: Track all changes to issues
• 🚀 Release Management: View project versions and releases
• 👥 Assignment: Assign/unassign issues to users
• 🔒 Secure Authentication: Uses Jira API tokens

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Jira API token (How to create)
• UV package manager (Installation guide)

Installation

MCP Client Configuration

For Bob, go to Settings > MCP > Global MCPs. Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["jira-mcp-tools"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "https://jsw.ibm.com/",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "[e-mail]",
        "JIRA_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Issue Operations

• get_jira_ticket_info(issue_key) - Get issue details, description, and comments
• get_jira_ticket_attachments(issue_key) - Download issue attachments
• get_issue_history(issue_key) - View complete change history
• get_issue_links(issue_key) - Get linked issues (blocks, relates to, etc.)
• get_development_links(issue_key) - Get GitHub branches, PRs, and commits

Search & Query

• search_issues(jql, max_results=50, fields=None) - JQL-based issue search
• search_issues_by_team(team_name, max_results=50, additional_jql=None) - Search issues by team name (searches components, labels, and team custom fields)
• search_issues_by_board(board_id, max_results=50, additional_jql=None) - Search all issues on a specific board

Board, Epic & Sprint

• get_board_info(board_id) - Get board details including name and configuration
• get_epic_details(epic_key) - Epic info with child issues and progress
• get_sprint_info(board_id, sprint_id=None) - Sprint details and issues

Project Management

• get_project_releases(project_key) - All releases/versions with issues

Issue Modification

• create_issue(project_key, summary, description, issue_type="Task") - Create new issue
• update_issue(issue_key, fields) - Update issue fields
• transition_issue(issue_key, transition_name) - Change issue status
• assign_issue(issue_key, assignee) - Assign/unassign issue
• add_comment(issue_key, comment_text) - Add comment to issue

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Documentation: Full Documentation

Acknowledgments

Built with:

• FastMCP - Fast MCP server framework
• jira-python - Python Jira library
• Model Context Protocol - MCP specification