A model context protocol server for Jira API
Connect Jira to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. A model context protocol server for Jira API. The jira mcp server is what makes that connection.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Tools — 5. create_issue: Create an issue in Jira (Only supports Task issue type)Configuration is passed through the environment: JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, JIRA_BASE_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Plenty of planning and project tracking servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Jira's toolset — Tools — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ParasSolanki; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tools | 5. create_issue: Create an issue in Jira (Only supports Task issue type). |
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest"],
"env": {
"JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "email@example.com:your_personal_jira_access_token",
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "jira_base_url"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| JIRA_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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