jira-cli

A minimal, fast Jira command-line tool.
Lists your assigned issues, shows sprint summaries, transitions issues, and moves backlog items into the active sprint.

Features

• Show all issues assigned to you
• Sprint summaries with story-point totals
• Transition issues to another workflow state
• Move backlog issues into the currently active sprint
• Optional interactive mode

Install

go install github.com/jsubroto/jira-cli@latest

Configuration

The CLI reads environment variables only.
If you keep them in a .env file, load them using your preferred method (dotenv, direnv, manual export). The binary does not read .env itself.

Required variables:

JIRA_EMAIL=you@example.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token
JIRA_URL=https://yourcompany.atlassian.net

No board ID is required. The tool infers the active sprint from your assigned issues.

Usage

List your issues

jira-cli

Transition an issue

jira-cli ABC-123 "In Progress"

The status text must match one of the available transitions for that issue.

Move an issue into the active sprint

jira-cli -m ABC-123

If no key is provided, you’ll be prompted to pick an unsprinted issue.

Interactive mode

jira-cli -i

Pick an issue and a new status; issues not in a sprint are auto-added to the active sprint.

License

MIT