Jira MCP server

This MCP server allows AI assistants to interact with Jira through the Model Context Protocol. It enables fetching assigned tickets, adding comments, retrieving available status transitions, and updating ticket status - all directly from an AI assistant conversation.

Setup Requirements

Prerequisites

• Docker (or Python for local development)
• Jira account with API access
• Environment variables configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following configuration:

JIRA_SERVER=https://yourcompany.atlassian.net
[email protected]
JIRA_API_KEY=yourapikey
JIRA_PROJECT_KEY=yourprojectkey

You can obtain your Jira API key from: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

Installation Options

Using Docker

The easiest way to run the server is using Docker:

# Build and run with Docker
chmod +x run_docker_locally.sh
./run_docker_locally.sh

Using Python

Alternatively, you can run it directly with Python:

1. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Launch the server:

uvicorn src.server:app --reload

Accessing the Server

After installation, the MCP server will be available at:

• Main endpoint: http://localhost:8000
• MCP protocol endpoint: http://localhost:8000/mcp

You can now integrate this endpoint with compatible AI assistants to enable Jira interaction capabilities.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "jira" '{"command":"uvicorn","args":["src.server:app","--host","0.0.0.0","--port","8000"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "jira": {
            "command": "uvicorn",
            "args": [
                "src.server:app",
                "--host",
                "0.0.0.0",
                "--port",
                "8000"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "jira": {
            "command": "uvicorn",
            "args": [
                "src.server:app",
                "--host",
                "0.0.0.0",
                "--port",
                "8000"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect