Jira MCP server for AI agents

The Jira MCP Server enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with Jira through the Model Context Protocol. It provides a seamless integration for querying projects, boards, sprints, and issues directly from your AI assistant.

Installation Requirements

Prerequisites

Node.js version 22.12.0 or above
A Jira Personal Access Token

Setup Instructions

First, create or obtain your Jira Personal Access Token by following the official guide
Add the server configuration to your Claude Desktop:

For MacOS: Add the following to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "[email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token",
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "jira_base_url"
      }
    }
  }
}

For Windows: Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "cmd /c npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "[email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token",
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "jira_base_url"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Listing Projects

The list_projects tool retrieves projects from Jira.

Parameters:

query (optional string): Filter projects with a query string
maxResults (optional number, max: 100): Maximum number of results to return
expand (optional string): Include additional information like description, lead, issueTypes, etc.

Listing Boards

The list_boards tool retrieves boards from a specific project.

Parameters:

projectKeyOrId (string): Project key or ID
name (optional string): Board name
maxResults (optional number, max: 100): Maximum number of results to return
startAt (optional number): Starting index for pagination
type (optional string): Board type (either "scrum" or "kanban")

Listing Sprints

The list_sprints_from_board tool retrieves sprints from a specific board.

Parameters:

boardId (string): Board ID
maxResults (optional number, max: 100): Maximum number of results to return
startAt (optional number): Starting index for pagination

Listing Issues

The list_issues_from_sprint tool retrieves issues from a specific sprint.

Parameters:

boardId (string): Board ID
sprintId (string): Sprint ID
maxResults (optional number, max: 100): Maximum number of results to return
startAt (optional number): Starting index for pagination
expand (optional string): Include additional information (e.g., "schema", "names")

Creating Issues

The create_issue tool creates a new issue in Jira (currently only supports Task issue type).

Parameters:

projectKeyOrId (string): Project key or ID
summary (string): Issue title/summary
description (string): Issue description

Example Usage

Here are some examples of how to use the Jira MCP Server with Claude:

View all projects: "Show me all Jira projects"
List specific board types: "What Kanban boards exist in the DEV project?"
View sprints: "Show me all the sprints for board ID 123"
List issues in a sprint: "What issues are in sprint 456 on board 123?"
Find issues with pagination: "Show me the first 50 issues from the current sprint on the Marketing board"

These prompts will trigger Claude to use the appropriate Jira MCP tools to fetch the requested information.

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":"npx","args":["-y","@parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest"],"env":{"JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":"[email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token","JIRA_BASE_URL":"jira_base_url"}}'

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": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "[email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token",
                "JIRA_BASE_URL": "jira_base_url"
            }
        }
    }
}

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": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@parassolanki/jira-mcp-server@latest"
            ],
            "env": {
                "JIRA_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "[email protected]:your_personal_jira_access_token",
                "JIRA_BASE_URL": "jira_base_url"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect