Hh Jira MCP Server

Exposes Jira data through the Model Context Protocol.

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What is the Hh Jira MCP server?

Hh Jira MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Hh Jira directly instead of describing what you should do. Exposes Jira data through the Model Context Protocol.

What you get

Published Servers Configuration json { "mcpServers": { "hh-jira-mcp-server": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "hh-jira-mcp-server" ], "env": { "HH_JIRA_MCP_USER": "v.pupkin", "HH_JIRA_MCP_TEAM": "some-team", "HH_JIRA_MCP_SEARCH_FILTER": "status in (\"Development: In progress\")" } } } }

Setting it up

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @modelcontextprotocol/inspector on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

What the assistant can call

Once Hh Jira is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Token — --token or UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN
  • Debugging — Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP

Configuration and credentials

You will need 4 environment variables: HH_JIRA_MCP_USER, HH_JIRA_MCP_TEAM, HH_JIRA_MCP_SEARCH_FILTER, UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the hh jira mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Among the planning and project tracking options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Hh Jira's toolset — Token, Debugging — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by alexeydubinin; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Token--token or UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN
DebuggingSince MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector).

How to install the Hh Jira MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hh-jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "HH_JIRA_MCP_USER": "your-value",
        "HH_JIRA_MCP_TEAM": "your-value",
        "HH_JIRA_MCP_SEARCH_FILTER": "your-value",
        "UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
HH_JIRA_MCP_USERConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
HH_JIRA_MCP_TEAMConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
HH_JIRA_MCP_SEARCH_FILTERConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
UV_PUBLISH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Hh Jira to Token.
  • Use Hh Jira to Debugging.

Frequently asked questions

Debugging Hh Jira is best achieved using the MCP Inspector. This allows you to inspect the data being exchanged between Hh Jira and other applications.