Jira MCP vs Clickup
A side-by-side look at the Jira MCP and Clickup MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Jira MCP for workplace & productivity work; choose Clickup for workplace & productivity as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Jira MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
JIRA_API_TOKEN, JIRA_AUTH_TYPE.
Choose Clickup when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 31/100 · Emerging | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | JIRA_API_TOKENJIRA_AUTH_TYPE | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 8 | 52 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Jira MCP | View Clickup |
Tools & capabilities
Jira MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Clickup tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Jira MCP
No confirmed install command for Jira MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Clickup
{
"mcpServers": {
"clickup-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@taazkareem/clickup-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}