# jira-mcp-tools

> Model Context Protocol server for Jira integration

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/jira-mcp-tools/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/IBM/jira-mcp-tools
- repository: https://github.com/IBM/jira-mcp-tools
- version: 1.0.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, jira, llm, mcp, model-context-protocol
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:jira-mcp-tools

### Description (declared)

# MCP Server for JIRA

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Jira. This server enables AI assistants to retrieve issue information, comments, and attachments from any Jira instance.

## Features

- 🎫 **Issue Management**: Get, create, update, and transition issues
- 🔍 **Advanced Search**: JQL-based issue search with custom fields
- 📊 **Epic & Sprint Tracking**: Monitor progress, story points, and completion
- 🔗 **Issue Relationships**: View and manage issue links
- 💬 **Comments**: Add and retrieve issue comments
- 📎 **Attachments**: Download issue attachments
- 📜 **History**: Track all changes to issues
- 🚀 **Release Management**: View project versions and releases
- 👥 **Assignment**: Assign/unassign issues to users
- 🔒 **Secure Authentication**: Uses Jira API tokens

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.10 or higher
- Jira API token ([How to create](https://jsw.ibm.com/plugins/servlet/de.resolution.apitokenauth/admin))
- UV package manager ([Installation guide](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/))

## Installation

### MCP Client Configuration

For Bob, go to Settings > MCP > Global MCPs.
Add to your MCP client configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["jira-mcp-tools"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "https://jsw.ibm.com/",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@ibm.com",
        "JIRA_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Available Tools

### Issue Operations
- **`get_jira_ticket_info(issue_key)`** - Get issue details, description, and comments
- **`get_jira_ticket_attachments(issue_key)`** - Download issue attachments
- **`get_issue_history(issue_key)`** - View complete change history
- **`get_issue_links(issue_key)`** - Get linked issues (blocks, relates to, etc.)
- **`get_development_links(issue_key)`** - Get GitHub branches, PRs, and commits

### Search & Query
- **`search_issues(jql, max_results=50, fields=None)`** - JQL-based …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.project-management (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/jira-mcp-tools/ (first seen 2026-09-09T22:22:31.496Z)

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