jira2cli

A flat CLI for Jira Cloud. Requires Python >=3.13.

jira2cli is published on PyPI. Install uv and run it with uvx jira2cli; for repository checkout and contributor setup, see the contributing guide.

It does not support Jira Server or Data Center, and does not provide dedicated issue assignment, issue delete/archive, sprint/board/epic, or admin-configuration operations.

Authentication and usage

Authenticate with either an explicit credentials file or environment variables:

export JIRA_URL="https://yourcompany.atlassian.net"
export JIRA_USER="you@company.com"
export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"

uvx jira2cli auth-status
uvx jira2cli read PROJ-123 --json

An explicit credentials file takes precedence over the environment:

uvx jira2cli --credentials-file ~/.config/jira-cloud.json me --json

{
  "url": "https://yourcompany.atlassian.net",
  "username": "you@company.com",
  "api_token": "your-api-token"
}

There is no default credentials-file path and no JIRA_CREDENTIALS_FILE environment variable. Create a token in your Atlassian account; do not commit, print, or share it.

Commands

Run uvx jira2cli --help for the current command and option help.

Identity

auth-status, me

Reads, search, and transitions

read, comments, search, transitions, transition

Metadata and saved filters

fields, project, projects, statuses, priorities, users, link-types, jql-syntax, filters, filter-run

Issues, comments, and links

create, edit, comment, comment-update, comment-delete, issue-links, add-link, delete-link

Attachments and worklogs

attachment, attachment-list, attachment-read, attachment-download, attachment-upload, attachment-delete, worklogs, worklog-add, worklog-update, worklog-delete, worklog-report

Most structured commands accept --json for helper output or --raw for the untouched API payload; do not combine them. filter-run resolves a saved filter's JQL and returns the same search-shaped result as search.

Search pagination

Each search or filter-run invocation returns exactly one page. --max-results defaults to 20 and has a 50-item ceiling; it is a per-page limit. Structured --json output preserves the helper's nextPageToken. When it is non-empty, pass it unchanged as --next-page-token on the next invocation; stop when it is absent or empty. Do not use total to decide whether to continue. Atlassian expires each nextPageToken in seven days, so complete pagination within that window; if it expires, rerun the search or filter from the first page.

Keep the JQL, requested --field values, and --max-results unchanged for every page. This Bash example uses arrays so the JQL and opaque token remain safely quoted:

jql='project = PROJ ORDER BY created DESC'
page_size=20
fields=(--field key --field summary)
token=''

while :; do
  command=(uvx jira2cli search "$jql" --max-results "$page_size" "${fields[@]}" --json)
  [[ -n "$token" ]] && command+=(--next-page-token "$token")
  page="$("${command[@]}")" || exit $?
  printf '%s\n' "$page"
  token="$(jq -r '.nextPageToken // empty' <<<"$page")"
  [[ -n "$token" ]] || break
done

For saved filters, use the same loop with filter-run <FILTER_ID> in place of search <JQL>, retaining the exact filter ID, fields, and page size. Do not edit the saved filter until the continuation is complete.

Examples

# Discover accessible projects and create/edit fields before a write.
uvx jira2cli projects --json
uvx jira2cli fields --project-key PROJ --issue-type Task --json

# Read and search.
uvx jira2cli read PROJ-123 --extra-field labels --json
uvx jira2cli search 'project = PROJ ORDER BY created DESC' --field key --field summary --json

# Inspect workflow choices before applying one.
uvx jira2cli transitions PROJ-123 --json
uvx jira2cli transition PROJ-123 "Start Progress" --json

# Reuse a saved filter.
uvx jira2cli filters --query mine --json
uvx jira2cli filter-run 10400 --field key --field summary --json

# Inspect attachments and worklogs.
uvx jira2cli attachment-list PROJ-123 --json
uvx jira2cli worklogs PROJ-123 --json
uvx jira2cli worklog-report --start-date 2026-06-12 --end-date 2026-06-13 --jql 'issue = PROJ-123' --json

Worklog-report dates are UTC and the end date is inclusive. It selects issues only with --jql; --max-issues defaults to 100 and limits the scanned issues. Results depend on the configured account's issue and worklog visibility.

Local checkout contributors

From the repository root after workspace setup, contributors can run the checked-out CLI with:

uv run --locked jira2cli --help

Safety and capabilities

Descriptions and comments accept Markdown and rich-text Jira fields are returned as Markdown. Use fields before create or edit; users before choosing a user; transitions before changing status; and link-types before creating links. Read the current issue before an update or destructive action, use exact IDs, and confirm the intended fields, transition, comment, attachment, link, or worklog before mutating Jira. Jira permissions control what the configured account can read or write.

The optional Pi skill is a source-checkout template for agent workflows. Load it explicitly as <path-to-jira2ai>/skills/jira2cli; UVX runs the CLI but does not install or auto-discover the skill.

License

MIT