Jira MCP Server for Claude and Cursor

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Jira is Atlassian’s platform for bug tracking, issue tracking, and agile project management. It helps teams organize work, prioritize tasks, and deliver projects efficiently.

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TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

Every Jira action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add Attachment

Uploads and attaches a file to a Jira issue.

Add Comment

Adds a comment using Atlassian Document Format (ADF) for rich text to an existing Jira issue.

Add Users to Project Role

Adds users and optionally groups to a project role.

Add User to Group

Adds a user to a Jira group.

Add Watcher to Issue

Adds a user to an issue's watcher list by account ID.

Add Worklog

Tool to add a worklog entry to a Jira issue.

Analyse Jira Expression

Analyses Jira expressions for syntax validation, type checking, and complexity analysis.

Assign Issue

Assigns a Jira issue to a user, default assignee, or unassigns; supports email/name lookup.

Bulk Create Issues

Creates multiple Jira issues (up to 50 per call) with full feature support including markdown, assignee resolution, and priority handling.

Check User Permissions

Check user permissions for global and project-level operations in Jira.

Create Group

Creates a new group in Jira with the specified name.

Create Issue

Creates a new Jira issue (e.

Link Issues

Links two Jira issues using a specified link type with optional comment.

Get JQL Autocomplete Data

Retrieves JQL autocomplete reference data including reserved words, field names, and function names.

Create Project

Creates a new Jira project with required lead, template, and type configuration.

Create Sprint

Creates a new sprint on a Jira board with optional start/end dates and goal.

Create Version

Creates a new version for releases or milestones in a Jira project.

Delete Comment

Deletes a specific comment from a Jira issue using its ID and the issue's ID/key; requires user permission to delete comments on the issue.

Delete Issue

Permanently and irreversibly deletes a Jira issue by its ID or key.

Delete Version

Deletes a Jira version and optionally reassigns its issues.

Delete Worklog

Deletes a worklog from a Jira issue with estimate adjustment options.

Edit Issue

Updates an existing Jira issue with field values and operations.

Evaluate Jira Expression

Tool to evaluate Jira expressions using the enhanced search API.

Bulk Fetch Issues

Tool to bulk fetch multiple Jira issues by their IDs or keys (max 100 per call).

Find Users 2

Tool to find users in Jira by query string, account ID, or property search.

Find Users For Picker

Find users for picker components by matching query against user attributes like display name and email.

Get All Groups

Retrieves all groups from the Jira instance with pagination support.

Get All Issue Type Schemes

Retrieves all Jira issue type schemes with optional filtering and pagination.

Get all projects

Retrieves all visible projects using the modern paginated Jira API with server-side filtering and pagination support.

Get Issue Statuses

Retrieves all issue statuses associated with workflows from Jira.

Get All Users

Retrieves all users from the Jira instance including active, inactive, app accounts, and system accounts, with pagination support.

Get Attachment

Retrieves the binary content of a Jira attachment by ID.

Get Attachment Meta

Tool to retrieve Jira attachment settings including upload limits and enabled status.

Get Comment

Retrieves a specific comment by ID from a Jira issue with optional expansions.

Get Component

Tool to retrieve components from Jira projects with search and filtering.

Get Create Field Metadata for Issue Type

Tool to retrieve field metadata for a specific issue type in a project.

Get Current User

Retrieves detailed information about the currently authenticated Jira user.

Get Dashboards

Tool to list and search Jira dashboards visible to the current user.

Get Favorite Filters

Tool to retrieve favorite filters for the current user.

Get fields

Tool to retrieve Jira issue fields metadata.

Get custom fields paginated

Tool to retrieve Jira fields in pages.

Get Filter

Retrieves a specific Jira saved filter by ID, including its JQL and sharing metadata, to reuse in subsequent searches.

Get Group

Retrieves details of a specific Jira group by name or ID.

Get Service Management Info

Retrieves runtime information for the Jira Service Management instance.

Get Issue

Retrieves a Jira issue by ID or key with customizable fields and expansions.

Get Create Issue Metadata

Tool to retrieve issue creation metadata for Jira projects.

Get Issue Edit Meta

Tool to retrieve editable fields for a Jira issue.

Get Issue Link Types

Retrieves all configured issue link types from Jira.

Get issue picker

Tool to get issue picker suggestions from Jira.

Get Issue Property

Retrieves a custom property from a Jira issue by key.

Get Issue Resolutions

Retrieves all available issue resolution types from Jira.

Get issue types

Retrieves all Jira issue types available to the user using the modern API v3 endpoint; results vary based on 'Administer Jira' global or 'Browse projects' project permissions.

Get Issue Watchers

Retrieves users watching a Jira issue for update notifications.

Get JQL autocomplete reference data

Tool to retrieve JQL autocomplete reference data.

Get JQL autocomplete suggestions

Tool to get JQL field auto-complete suggestions.

Get My Permissions

Tool to retrieve the user's permissions in Jira.

Get User Locale Preference

Tool to retrieve the locale preference of the currently authenticated Jira user.

Get Permissions

Tool to retrieve all available Jira permissions.

Get Permitted Projects

Tool to retrieve projects where the current user has specific permissions.

Get Project

Retrieves details of a Jira project by its ID or key.

Get Project Roles

Retrieves all available roles for a Jira project.

Get Project Type

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Jira project type by its key.

Get Project Versions

Retrieves all versions for a Jira project with optional expansion.

Get Recent Projects

Retrieves a list of projects recently accessed by the authenticated user.

Get Issue Remote Links

Retrieves links from a Jira issue to external resources.

Get Server Info

Tool to retrieve Jira instance server information.

Get Service Desk Request Type Fields

Tool to retrieve JSM request type field metadata for filling out portal requests.

Get System Avatars

Tool to retrieve all system avatars for a specific type (issuetype, project, user, or priority).

Get Transitions

Retrieves available workflow transitions for a Jira issue.

Get Universal Avatar Type Owner

Tool to retrieve all avatars (system and custom) for a specific type and entity in Jira.

Get Universal Avatar View Type

Tool to retrieve the default avatar image for a specific type (project, issuetype, or priority) from Jira.

Get Avatar Image

Tool to retrieve a specific avatar image by type and ID from Jira.

Get Issue Votes

Fetches voting details for a Jira issue; requires voting to be enabled in Jira's general settings.

Get Worklogs

Retrieves worklogs for a specified Jira issue.

List All Projects

Tool to list all projects accessible to the user.

List Boards

Retrieves paginated Jira boards with filtering and sorting options.

List Comments by IDs

Tool to retrieve multiple comments by their IDs in a single request.

List Jira Filters

Tool to search and list Jira saved filters (saved searches) visible to the current user.

List Groups (Picker)

Tool to search and list groups using Jira's picker endpoint.

List Issue Comments

Retrieves paginated comments from a Jira issue with optional ordering.

List Project Types

Retrieves all Jira project types available in the instance.

List Sprints

Retrieves paginated sprints from a Jira board with optional state filtering.

Move Issues to Sprint

Moves one or more Jira issues to a specified active sprint.

Parse JQL Queries

Parse and validate JQL queries, returning their abstract syntax tree structure along with any errors or warnings.

Remove User from Group

Removes a user from a Jira group.

Remove User from Project Role

Removes a user or group from a project role.

Remove Watcher from Issue

Removes a user from an issue's watcher list by account ID.

Search Approximate Count

Count issues matching a JQL query using approximate count endpoint.

Search Dashboards

Tool to search for Jira dashboards with filtering, sorting, and pagination support.

Search Issues Using JQL (GET)

Searches for Jira issues using JQL with pagination and field selection.

Search issues

Advanced Jira issue search supporting structured filters and raw JQL.

Send Notification for Issue

Sends a customized email notification for a Jira issue.

Transition Issue

Transitions a Jira issue to a different workflow state, with support for transition name lookup and user assignment by email.

Update Comment

Updates text content or visibility of an existing Jira comment.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Jira MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
2

Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
3

Connect to AI Agent

typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Create a new Jira issue in the PROJECTX project titled "Login bug" with description "Users can\'t sign in after recent update."' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5)
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
Use the MCP server with your AI agent
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Jira API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/openai
Install the Composio SDK
2

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
3

Execute Jira Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Create a new bug issue in the Mobile App project'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Jira actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Jira Integration

  • Supports both Jira MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Jira data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Jira access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Jira
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Jira resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Jira requires you to configure your own OAuth credentials. Once set up, Composio handles token storage, refresh, and lifecycle management for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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