Jira

The Jira MCP server enables AI agents to interact with Atlassian Jira. Create and manage issues, track sprints, query boards, and automate project workflows through natural language.

Capabilities

• Issues — Create, update, assign, and search issues with JQL
• Boards — Access Kanban and Scrum boards
• Sprints — Manage sprint planning and tracking
• Projects — List projects and access project configuration
• Comments — Add and read issue comments
• Transitions — Move issues through workflow states
• Attachments — Upload and manage issue attachments

Usage

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic-ai/mcp-jira"]
    }
  }
}

Authentication

1. Create an Atlassian API token at id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens
2. Set ATLASSIAN_EMAIL and ATLASSIAN_API_TOKEN environment variables