Jira MCP Server

The most complete open source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Jira & Atlassian. Connect any MCP-compatible AI client to your Jira instance in seconds — manage issues, sprints, comments, transitions, users, and Confluence pages without leaving your AI assistant.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "raalarcon-jira-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Compatible AI Clients

Find This Server On

• MCP Market — MCP server marketplace
• MCP Servers — Awesome MCP Servers directory
• Claude Marketplaces — Claude plugins & MCP directory
• npm — npx raalarcon-jira-mcp-server

Features

• ✅ Project Management: List projects and issue types
• ✅ Issue CRUD: Create, read, update and delete issues
• ✅ Comments: Create, read, update and delete comments with enhanced pagination
• ✅ Transitions: Move issues between states
• ✅ Assignments: Assign issues to users
• ✅ User Management: Search and manage users
• ✅ Sprint Management: Complete agile sprint lifecycle management
• ✅ Wiki Integration: Access Confluence pages by URL identifier with HTML to text conversion
• ✅ Rich Text Support: Markdown to ADF conversion for formatted descriptions and comments
• ✅ Validation: Yup schema validation
• ✅ Authentication: Full Jira Cloud support
• ✅ Optimized Responses: Token-efficient field filtering
• ✅ Type Safety: Full TypeScript support

Installation

Option 1: Using npx (Recommended)

The easiest way to use this MCP server is with npx:

1. Configure your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop) with this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "raalarcon-jira-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

2. Get your Jira API token (see instructions below)

That's it! The server will be automatically downloaded and run when needed.

Option 2: Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/raalarcon9705/jira-mcp.git
cd jira-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build the project:

npm run build

4. Configure your MCP client with the full path to the built server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/full/path/to/jira-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Replace /full/path/to/jira-mcp/ with the actual absolute path to your project directory.

Getting API Token

1. Go to Atlassian Account Settings
2. Click "Create API token"
3. Give it a descriptive name
4. Copy the generated token

Usage

Using with npx (Recommended)

Once configured in your MCP client, the server will automatically start when needed. No additional setup required!

Rich Text Support with Markdown

The server now supports automatic Markdown to ADF conversion for issue descriptions and comments. Simply use Markdown syntax and it will be automatically converted to Atlassian Document Format (ADF).

Supported Markdown Elements

• Headers: # H1, ## H2, ### H3
• Text formatting: **bold**, *italic*
• Code: `inline code` and code blocks
• Lists: - bullet lists and 1. numbered lists
• Links: [text](url)
• Blockquotes: > quoted text
• Checkboxes: - [x] completed task

Example Usage

// Create issue with Markdown description
create_issue({
  projectKey: 'PROJ',
  summary: 'Bug Report',
  description: `# Bug Report

## Description
This is a **critical** bug affecting the login system.

## Steps to Reproduce
1. Go to login page
2. Enter invalid credentials
3. Click login button

## Code Example
\`\`\`javascript
function login(username, password) {
  return authenticate(username, password);
}
\`\`\`

> **Note**: This bug was reported by multiple users.`,
});

// Create comment with Markdown
create_comment({
  issueKey: 'PROJ-123',
  body: `## Update

**Status**: Fixed ✅

- [x] Identified root cause
- [x] Implemented fix
- [x] Tested solution

The issue has been resolved.`,
});

Development

npm run dev

Production

npm run build
npm start

Testing with npx

You can also test the server directly with npx:

# Test the server
npx raalarcon-jira-mcp-server

# Or use with MCP Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
# Then configure: command: "npx", args: ["-y", "raalarcon-jira-mcp-server"]

Available Tools

Projects

get_projects

Retrieves all projects accessible to the authenticated user.

Parameters:

• expand (optional): Additional data to include
• recent (optional): Number of recent projects (0-20)

Response: Array of projects with essential fields:

[
  {
    "key": "PROJ",
    "name": "Project Name",
    "id": "10001",
    "projectTypeKey": "software"
  }
]

get_issue_types

Gets all available issue types for a specific project.

Parameters:

• projectKey (required): Project key

Response: Array of issue types with essential fields:

[
  {
    "id": "10002",
    "name": "Task",
    "desc": "A small, independent piece of work",
    "subtask": false,
    "level": 0
  }
]

Issues

create_issue

Creates a new issue in Jira.

Parameters:

• projectKey (required): Project key
• summary (required): Issue summary
• issueType (required): Issue type (Bug, Story, Task, etc.)
• description (optional): Issue description
• priority (optional): Priority (Highest, High, Medium, Low, Lowest)
• assignee (optional): Assignee account ID
• labels (optional): Array of labels
• components (optional): Array of components
• fixVersions (optional): Array of fix versions
• customFields (optional): Custom field values

Response: Issue PROJ-123 created successfully

get_issue

Gets details of a specific issue (custom fields removed for token efficiency).

Parameters:

• issueKey (required): Issue key (e.g., PROJ-123)
• expand (optional): Additional information
• fields (optional): Specific fields to return

Response: Complete issue object with custom fields filtered out

update_issue

Updates an existing issue.

Parameters:

• issueKey (required): Issue key to update
• summary (optional): New summary
• description (optional): New description
• priority (optional): New priority
• assignee (optional): New assignee
• labels (optional): New labels
• components (optional): New components
• fixVersions (optional): New fix versions
• customFields (optional): Custom fields

Response: Issue PROJ-123 updated successfully

delete_issue

Deletes an issue.

Parameters:

• issueKey (required): Issue key to delete
• deleteSubtasks (optional): Delete subtasks too (default: false)

Response: Issue PROJ-123 deleted successfully

Comments

create_comment

Adds a comment to an issue.

Parameters:

• issueKey (required): Issue key
• body (required): Comment text (supports ADF format)
• visibility (optional): Visibility settings

Response: Comment 12345 created successfully

get_comments

Gets all comments for an issue.

Parameters:

• issueKey (required): Issue key
• startAt (optional): Start index (default: 0)
• maxResults (optional): Max comments (1-100, default: 50)

Response: Optimized comment structure: