MCP server for Jira project management — create issues, search with JQL, manage workflows, and track sprints.
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# Jira MCP Server <!-- mcp-name: io.github.workos/jira-mcp-server --> A production-ready [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server for Jira project management. Connect any AI agent to Jira — create issues, search with JQL, manage workflows, track sprints, and more. **This is an independent, generalized MCP server.** It is not tied to any specific project and can be connected to any AI agent that supports MCP (Claude Desktop, Cursor, WorkOS, or custom agents). ## Features - 🎫 **Issues**: Create, read, update, search, and transition issues - 🔍 **JQL Search**: Full Jira Query Language support - 🔄 **Workflows**: Transition issues through statuses (To Do → In Progress → Done) - 💬 **Comments**: Add comments to issues - 📋 **Projects**: List accessible projects - 🏃 **Sprints**: List sprints and get board details ## Installation **Recommended — no pre-install required (uses [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)):** ```bash # uv manages a temporary isolated environment automatically uvx --from workos-jira-mcp-server jira-mcp-server ``` **Or install permanently with pip:** ```bash pip install workos-jira-mcp-server ``` **Or install from source:** ```bash git clone https://github.com/workos/workos-jira-mcp-server cd workos-jira-mcp-server pip install -e . ``` ## Quick Start ```bash export JIRA_BASE_URL="https://your-org.atlassian.net" export JIRA_EMAIL="you@company.com" export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-api-token" # Recommended: run via uvx (no install needed) uvx --from workos-jira-mcp-server jira-mcp-server # Or if installed via pip jira-mcp-server # Or run as a Python module python -m jira_mcp_server ``` ## Configuration ### Environment Variables | Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | `JIRA_BASE_URL` | ✅ Yes | Jira instance URL (e.g., `https://your-org.atlassian.net`) | | `JIRA_EMAIL` | ✅ Yes | Email for Jira authentication | | `JIRA_API_TOKEN` | ✅ Yes | API token ([generate here](https://id.at…
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