jiraxmcp

Overview

jiraxmcp is a comprehensive MCP server that bridges Jira Cloud with MCP-compatible clients. It offers extensive functionality for Jira interaction including issue CRUD operations, search capabilities, agile board management, sprint handling, comment management, and attachment processing. The server supports both API token and access token authentication methods and includes an innovative feature for handling Jira webhook events through MCP notifications channels.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• jira_get_issue

  Retrieve a specific Jira issue by its key

  Try:Get issue PROJ-123Try:Fetch details for the bug report
• jira_create_issue

  Create a new Jira issue

  Try:Create a new bug reportTry:File a feature request in Jira
• jira_update_issue

  Update an existing Jira issue

  Try:Update the priority of issue PROJ-123Try:Add a description to the task
• jira_search_issues

  Search for Jira issues using JQL

  Try:Find all bugs assigned to meTry:Search for issues with high priority
• jira_get_agile_boards

  Retrieve all available agile boards

  Try:List all scrum boardsTry:Show me the kanban boards
• jira_get_board_issues

  Get all issues in a specific agile board

  Try:Show all issues in board 5Try:List tasks on the current sprint board
• jira_add_comment

  Add a comment to a Jira issue

  Try:Add comment to issue PROJ-123Try:Ask for clarification on the ticket
• jira_get_all_projects

  Retrieve all available Jira projects

  Try:List all projects in JiraTry:Show me all available projects
• jira_transition_issue

  Transition a Jira issue to another status

  Try:Move issue PROJ-123 to In ProgressTry:Transition the task to Done
• jira_create_issue_link

  Create a link between two Jira issues

  Try:Link bug PROJ-123 to task PROJ-456Try:Relate these two issues
• jira_download_attachments

  Download attachments from a Jira issue

  Try:Download all attachments from PROJ-123Try:Get the screenshot from the issue
• jira_get_issue_images

  Extract images from Jira issue content

  Try:Get images from issue descriptionTry:Extract screenshots from the ticket

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Installation

export JIRA_HOST="https://your-domain.atlassian.net"
export JIRA_EMAIL="you@example.com"
export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"

export JIRA_HOST="https://your-domain.atlassian.net"
export JIRA_ACCESS_TOKEN="your-access-token"

npx jiraxmcp mcp

npx jiraxmcp mcp --channels

"mcpServers": {
  "jira": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["jiraxmcp", "mcp"]
  }
}

FAQ

What authentication methods does jiraxmcp support?

jiraxmcp supports both JIRA_EMAIL plus JIRA_API_TOKEN and JIRA_ACCESS_TOKEN authentication methods.

How can I enable webhook notifications?

Start the server with the --channels flag to enable webhook notifications. Configure Jira webhooks to point to your listener (default: http://127.0.0.1:6543/webhook).

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