jira-mcp-server MCP Server

⚠️ This MCP Server is a work in progress ⚠️

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the jira-mcp-server MCP Server?

jira-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the brianstone/jira-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “⚠️ This MCP Server is a work in progress ⚠️”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares JIRA_PROJECT_URL, JIRA_USER_EMAIL, JIRA_API_KEY, JIRA_PROJECT_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.

How to install the jira-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-mcp-server": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path-to-repo/jira-mcp-server/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_PROJECT_URL": "https://project-url.atlassian.net/rest/api/3",
        "JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "your_email@example.com",
        "JIRA_API_KEY": "YOUR_JIRA_API_KEY",
        "JIRA_PROJECT_KEY": "YOUR_JIRA_PROJECT_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
JIRA_PROJECT_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
JIRA_PROJECT_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation