jira-mcp

jira-mcp

MCP server for Jira Cloud tailored for ALM projects with Zephyr Scale integration, enabling issue management, sprint tracking, and test step operations.

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jira-mcp

MCP server for Jira Cloud — tailored for ALM projects with Zephyr Scale integration.

Built on the Model Context Protocol SDK (TypeScript). Runs as a local stdio process used by Claude Code.


Setup

cp .env.dist .env
# Fill in your values in .env
npm install
npm run build

Then register in your Claude config (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json or equivalent):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/jira-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration

See .env.dist for all available variables.

Variable Required Description
JIRA_HOST e.g. your-company.atlassian.net
JIRA_USERNAME Your Atlassian email
JIRA_API_TOKEN API token from id.atlassian.com
JIRA_PROJECT_KEY e.g. ALM
ZEPHYR_API_TOKEN Required for test step tools
AUTO_CREATE_TEST_TICKETS Auto-create Test ticket when a Story has points (default: true)

Custom field IDs (story points, acceptance criteria, epic link, etc.) are configurable via env — see .env.dist.


Tools

Issues

Tool Description
create-ticket Create a ticket (Bug, Story, Task, Test) with full field support
get-ticket Get ticket details
update-ticket Update any field: summary, description, labels, priority, assignee, sprint…
search-tickets Search by issue type with optional JQL criteria
search-tickets-jql Free JQL search
transition-ticket Move a ticket through its workflow (with optional comment)
assign-ticket Assign or unassign a ticket
get-issue-history Full changelog of a ticket
get-related-issues Linked issues (blocks, is blocked by, relates to…)
get-dev-info PRs, branches and commits linked via GitHub integration

Comments & Time

Tool Description
add-comment Add a comment (Markdown → ADF)
list-comments List comments on a ticket
add-worklog Log time spent (2h 30m, 1d…) with optional comment

Watchers

Tool Description
add-watcher Add a watcher by account ID
remove-watcher Remove a watcher by account ID

Links

Tool Description
link-tickets Create a link between two tickets

Sprints

Tool Description
get-sprints List sprints for a board (active / future / closed)

Zephyr Scale (test steps)

Tool Description
get-test-steps Get test steps from a Test ticket
add-test-steps Add test steps to a Test ticket

Markdown support

Descriptions and comments accept Markdown — converted to Atlassian Document Format (ADF) automatically:

  • ## Heading / ### Sub-heading
  • - bullet list
  • `inline code`
  • **bold**

Development

npm run build      # Compile TypeScript → build/

Restart Claude (or /mcp) to pick up a new build.

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