jira-mcp-server MCP Server

Speak to Jira in natural language to get information on and modify your project. Use it with Claude Desktop in combination with a custom README that you will create with project information, so that…

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What is the jira-mcp-server MCP Server?

jira-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the george5562/jira-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Speak to Jira in natural language to get information on and modify your project. Use it with Claude Desktop in combination with a custom README…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /path/to/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_HOST, JIRA_EMAIL, JIRA_API_TOKEN, JIRA_AUTH_TYPE. 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-server": {
      "name": "jira-server",
      "command": "/path/to/node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/jira-server/build/index.js"
      ],
      "cwd": "/path/to/jira-server",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "your-jira-instance.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_JIRA_API_TOKEN",
        "JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "basic"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
JIRA_HOSTDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
JIRA_EMAILDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Optional
JIRA_API_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
JIRA_AUTH_TYPEDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation