jira-mcp MCP Server

An MCP server that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with JIRA through standardized tools and context. This server provides capabilities for searching issues using JQL and retrieving…

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What is the jira-mcp Server?

jira-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the camdenclark/jira-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with JIRA through standardized tools and context. This server provides capabilities for searching issues…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is jira-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares JIRA_INSTANCE_URL, JIRA_USER_EMAIL, JIRA_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
jqlrequired): JQL query string
nextPageTokenToken for pagination
maxResultsMaximum number of results to return
fieldsArray of field names to include
expandAdditional information to include
issueIdOrKeyrequired): Issue ID or key
failFastWhether to fail quickly on errors

How to install the jira-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jira-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_INSTANCE_URL": "https://your-instance.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "your-email@company.com",
        "JIRA_API_KEY": "YOUR_JIRA_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
JIRA_INSTANCE_URLDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
JIRA_USER_EMAILDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
JIRA_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation