🔗 JIRA MCP Server

A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that brings JIRA integration directly to any editor or application that supports MCP

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✨ Features

• 📋 Access JIRA Directly From Cursor
  • View your assigned issues without leaving your IDE
  • Get detailed information on specific issues with one command
  • Convert JIRA issues into local tasks seamlessly

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Dsazz/mcp-jira.git
cd mcp-jira

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your JIRA credentials

Configuration

Create a .env file with the following variables:

JIRA_HOST=https://your-instance.atlassian.net
JIRA_USERNAME=your-email@example.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-jira-api-token-here

🔑 Important Note About JIRA API Tokens

• Tokens may contain special characters, including the = sign
• Place the token on a single line in the .env file
• Do not add quotes around the token value
• Paste the token exactly as provided by Atlassian

🛠️ Development Tools

Code Quality Tools

The project uses Biome for code formatting and linting, replacing the previous ESLint setup. Biome provides:

• Fast, unified formatting and linting
• TypeScript-first tooling
• Zero configuration needed
• Consistent code style enforcement

To format and lint your code:

# Format code
bun format

# Check code for issues
bun check

# Type check
bun typecheck

MCP Inspector

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The MCP Inspector is a powerful tool for testing and debugging your MCP server.

# Run the inspector (no separate build step needed)
bun run inspect

The inspector automatically:

• Loads environment variables from .env
• Cleans up occupied ports (5175, 3002)
• Builds the project when needed
• Starts the MCP server with your configuration
• Launches the inspector UI

Visit the inspector at http://localhost:5175?proxyPort=3002

If you encounter port conflicts:

bun run cleanup-ports

Debugging with the Inspector

The inspector UI allows you to:

• View all available MCP capabilities
• Execute tools and examine responses
• Analyze the JSON communication
• Test with different parameters

For more details, see the MCP Inspector GitHub repository.

Integration with Claude Desktop

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Test your MCP server directly with Claude:

1. Build:

   bun run build  # You must build the project before running it

2. Configure Claude Desktop:

   nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

3. Add the MCP configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "JIRA Tools": {
         "command": "node", //or "bun"
         "args": ["/absolute/path/to/your/project/dist/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "JIRA_USERNAME": "your-jira-username",
           "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-jira-api-token",
           "JIRA_HOST": "your-jira-host.atlassian.net"
         }
       }
     }
   }

4. Restart Claude Desktop and test with:

   What time is it right now?
   

   or

   Show me my assigned JIRA issues.
   

🔌 Integration with Cursor IDE

⚠️ Important: You must build the project with bun run build before integrating with Cursor IDE or Claude Desktop.

Add this MCP server to your Cursor IDE's MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "JIRA Tools": {
      "command": "node", // or "bun"
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/your/project/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "your-jira-username",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-jira-api-token",
        "JIRA_HOST": "your-jira-host.atlassian.net"
      }
    }
  }
}

🧰 Available Tools

JIRA Tools

Tool	Description	Parameters	Returns
jira_get_assigned_issues	Retrieves all issues assigned to you	None	Markdown-formatted list of issues
jira_get_issue	Gets detailed information about a specific issue	issueKey: Issue key (e.g., PD-312)	Markdown-formatted issue details
jira_create_task	Creates a local task from a JIRA issue	issueKey: Issue key (e.g., PD-312)	Markdown-formatted task

📁 Project Structure

 src/
  ├── core/          # Core functionality and configurations
  ├── features/      # Feature implementations
  │   └── jira/      # JIRA API integration
  │       ├── api/         # JIRA API client
  │       ├── formatters/  # Response formatters
  │       └── tools/       # MCP tool implementations
  └── test/          # Test utilities

NPM Scripts

Command	Description
bun dev	Run the server in development mode with hot reload
bun build	Build the project for production
bun start	Start the production server
bun format	Format code using Biome
bun lint	Lint code using Biome
bun check	Run Biome checks on code
bun typecheck	Run TypeScript type checking
bun test	Run tests
bun inspect	Start the MCP Inspector for debugging
bun cleanup-ports	Clean up ports used by the development server

📝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details on:

• Development workflow
• Branching strategy
• Commit message format
• Pull request process
• Code style guidelines

📘 Resources

• Model Context Protocol Documentation
• MCP TypeScript SDK
• MCP Specification
• MCP Inspector

📄 License

MIT © Stanislav Stepanenko

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