temet-jira 0.1.0a1

Comprehensive Jira API client and CLI tool

Jira Tool

A comprehensive Jira API client and CLI tool for interacting with Jira Cloud instances. Useful to automate workflows, create rich ADF content, and analyze workflow state durations. Use it in your agents / prompts / instructions for AI agents, or build automation scripts.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Quick Start
  • Installation
  • Configuration
  • First Commands
• CLI Commands
• Claude Code Integration
  • Slash Commands
  • Skills
  • Prompts
• Python API
• Documentation
• Development
• Requirements

Features

Built for AI agents and automation workflows:

• Agent-First Design - Enable AI agents to retrieve tickets, parse requirements, and create implementation plans
• Jira API Client - Python and CLI interface to Jira Cloud REST API v3
• Structured Data Export - Export issues in JSON, JSONL, CSV formats optimized for agent processing
• Document Builder - Programmatically create ADF-formatted issues and epics with proper structure
• Workflow Analysis - Analyze state durations and bottlenecks for retrospectives
• Epic & Sprint Management - Retrieve epics with children, filter by sprint, group by assignee/status
• JQL Support - Advanced filtering for complex queries and batch operations
• Claude Code Integration - Skills, slash commands, and prompts for AI-assisted workflows

Quick Start

Installation

Option 1: System-wide installation (recommended)

Install globally so jira-tool is available anywhere:

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd jira-tool

# Build and install
./scripts/build_and_install.sh

# Verify installation
jira-tool --help

Option 2: Development installation

For development or testing:

# Install with uv (recommended)
uv sync

# Run commands
uv run jira-tool --help

See scripts/README.md for more installation options.

Configuration

Run the interactive setup wizard:

jira-tool setup

This will guide you through:

1. Entering your Jira URL
2. Your email address
3. API token (get one at https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens)
4. Optional default project

Configuration is saved to ~/.config/jira-tool/config.yaml.

Alternative: Set environment variables in your shell profile:

export JIRA_BASE_URL="https://your-company.atlassian.net"
export JIRA_USERNAME="[e-mail]"
export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"

See Getting Started for detailed setup instructions.

First Commands

# Get issue details
jira-tool get PROJ-123

# Search for issues
jira-tool search "project = PROJ AND status = Open"

# Create a task
jira-tool create --project PROJ --type Task --summary "Fix login bug"

# Export to CSV
jira-tool export --project PROJ --format csv -o tickets.csv

# View your active work
jira-tool export --assignee "me" --status "In Progress"

CLI Commands

Command	Description
setup	Interactive setup wizard
config	View and manage configuration
get	Get details of a Jira issue
search	Search for issues using JQL
create	Create a new issue with ADF formatting
update	Update issue fields or transition status
comment	Add a comment to an issue
transitions	Show available status transitions
epics	List all epics in a project
epic-details	Get epic details with child issues
export	Export issues with filtering (JSON, CSV, JSONL)
analyze	Analyze workflow state durations

Examples:

jira-tool get PROJ-123                          # Get issue details
jira-tool search "status = 'In Progress'"       # Search with JQL
jira-tool create --project PROJ --type Epic --summary "New feature"
jira-tool update PROJ-123 --status "Done"       # Transition status
jira-tool export --assignee "me" --format csv   # Export your tickets
jira-tool analyze state-durations issues.json   # Workflow analysis

See: CLI Reference for all commands and Usage Guide for workflows.

Claude Code Integration

This project includes full Claude Code support with slash commands, skills, and prompts for AI-assisted Jira workflows.

Slash Commands

Available in .claude/commands/ - use with /command-name in Claude Code:

Command	Description
/get PROJ-123	Get ticket details
/search "JQL query"	Search with JQL
/create --project PROJ ...	Create an issue
/update PROJ-123 --status "Done"	Update an issue
/comment PROJ-123 "message"	Add a comment
/export --project PROJ ...	Export issues
/epics --project PROJ	List epics
/epic-details PROJ-123	Epic with children
/transitions PROJ-123	Show transitions

Skills

Available in .claude/skills/ - reference guides for Claude:

Skill	Description
jira-api	Jira REST API v3 documentation, endpoints, JQL patterns
jira-builders	CLI usage guide and best practices
build-jira-document-format	ADF builder patterns with EpicBuilder/IssueBuilder
work-with-adf	Atlassian Document Format creation and validation

Prompts

GitHub Copilot-style prompts in .github/prompts/ for complex workflows:

Prompt	Description
jira-ticket-retriever	Fetch and archive tickets to artifact directories
jira-task-parser	Transform tickets into implementation plans
jira-orchestration-lead	Coordinate retrieval, parsing, and planning

Workflow Guide: See .github/instructions/jira-workflow-guide.instructions.md for when to use each prompt.

Python API

The Python API provides JiraClient for all Jira operations, document builders (IssueBuilder, EpicBuilder, JiraDocumentBuilder) for creating ADF-formatted content, and StateDurationAnalyzer for workflow analysis.

Quick example:

from jira_tool import JiraClient, IssueBuilder

# Get issues and create structured content
client = JiraClient()
issue = client.get_issue("PROJ-123")

builder = IssueBuilder(title="New feature", story_points=8)
builder.add_description("Feature description")
builder.add_acceptance_criteria(["Criteria 1", "Criteria 2"])

client.create_issue({
    "project": {"key": "PROJ"},
    "summary": "New feature",
    "issuetype": {"name": "Task"},
    "description": builder.build()
})

See: Python API Guide for complete API documentation.

Documentation

Guides

• Getting Started - Quick 5-minute setup and first commands
• Setup Guide - Detailed configuration, API tokens, troubleshooting
• Usage Guide - Common workflows, sprint planning, data export
• Python API Guide - Complete API reference with examples
• Formatting Guide - Create rich ADF content

Reference

• CLI Reference - Complete command documentation
• ADF Reference - Atlassian Document Format structure

Examples

• examples/create_issue_with_proper_formatting.py - IssueBuilder and EpicBuilder examples

Development

Setup Development Environment

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run tests with coverage
uv run pytest --cov=jira_tool

# Format code
uv run black src/ tests/

# Lint code
uv run ruff src/ tests/

# Type check
uv run mypy src/

Project Structure

jira-tool/
├── src/jira_tool/           # Main package
│   ├── client.py            # JiraClient API
│   ├── formatter.py         # Document builders
│   ├── cli.py               # CLI commands
│   └── analysis/            # State analysis
├── .claude/                 # Claude Code integration
│   ├── commands/            # Slash commands (/get, /search, etc.)
│   └── skills/              # Reference skills (jira-api, etc.)
├── .github/                 # GitHub integration
│   ├── prompts/             # AI prompts for workflows
│   └── instructions/        # Workflow guides
├── docs/                    # Documentation
│   ├── guides/              # User guides
│   └── reference/           # API reference
├── examples/                # Example scripts
├── tests/                   # Test suite
└── scripts/                 # Build and install scripts

Code Quality

The project enforces:

• Black for code formatting
• Ruff for linting
• MyPy for type checking (strict mode)
• Pytest for testing

# Format, lint, and test
uv run black src/ tests/
uv run ruff src/ tests/
uv run pytest

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Jira Cloud (REST API v3)
• Valid Jira API token

License

This project is distributed as-is without a specific license.

Support

For issues and questions:

• Check the documentation
• Review the examples
• Create an issue in the repository

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Quick Links:

• Getting Started
• Command Reference
• Python API
• Examples