A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with self-hosted Jira instances using Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication.
mcp-jira-server is an MCP project maintained in the edrich13/mcp-jira-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with self-hosted Jira instances using Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented npm package is mcp-jira-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
The example declares JIRA_BASE_URL, JIRA_PAT. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| issueKey | string, required): Issue key to delete |
| jql | string, required): JQL query string |
| maxResults | number, optional): Maximum number of results (default: 50) |
| projectKey | string, required): Project key |
| summary | string, optional): New summary |
| issueType | string, required): Issue type (e.g., "Bug", "Task", "Story") |
| priority | string, optional): New priority |
| assignee | string, required): Username to assign to |
| labels | array, optional): New labels array |
| components | array, optional): Array of component names |
| status | string, optional): New status (e.g., "In Progress", "Done") |
| comment | string, required): Comment text |
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-jira-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://jira.domain.com",
"JIRA_PAT": "your-personal-access-token-here"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| JIRA_BASE_URL | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| JIRA_PAT | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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