Jira MCP

Getting started

Jira MCP - The Best MCP Server for Jira Integration

Safe for corporate environments. This MCP server runs completely locally on your machine using the jira-cli command line tool. No data is sent to third-party services. If your organization approves the use of jira-cli, on a technical level this MCP server is safe to use. If in doubt, check with your IT department.

Jira MCP is the best MCP server for Jira integration, allowing AI assistants like Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, or ChatGPT to ask questions and perform actions with your Jira instance.

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Why Jira MCP?

Enterprise Ready

Runs locally with no third-party data sharing. Safe for corporate environments.

Full-Featured

Complete Jira control: create, update, search, and manage tickets with natural language.

Easy Setup

Pre-built binaries for all platforms. Get started in minutes, not hours.

Open Source

MIT licensed and actively maintained. Contribute or customize as needed.

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Example prompts

Show tickets assigned to me with links and a summary of progress.

What's the link and status of that ticket with the new button feature?

Add a comment to PROJ-456 explaining the fix in my current branch.

Add this spreadsheet of user stories as story issues to PROJ. Make the stories medium priority with a due date of 2 weeks from now.

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Quickstart

Install and configure Jira MCP in minutes.

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Configure your AI tool

Set up Jira MCP with your preferred AI assistant.

Cursor

Configure Cursor IDE with Jira MCP.

Claude Code

Set up Claude Code CLI with Jira MCP.

Windsurf

Configure Windsurf with Jira MCP.

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How it works

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Prompt your AI assistant

You enter questions or commands to an LLM client such as Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or ChatGPT.

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LLM analyzes available tools

The LLM analyzes the available MCP tools and decides which one(s) to use. The LLM has context of each tool and what it is meant for in human language.

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MCP server executes commands

The client executes the chosen tool(s) through the MCP server. The MCP server runs locally on your machine or remotely via an endpoint.

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Results returned to LLM

The results are sent back to the LLM, which formulates a natural language response and displays data or performs actions using the MCP server.

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Architecture

MCP follows a client-server architecture where an MCP host (an AI application like Cursor or Claude Desktop) establishes connections to one or more MCP servers. The MCP host accomplishes this by creating one MCP client for each MCP server. Each MCP client maintains a dedicated connection with its corresponding MCP server.

Learn more about MCP architecture

Read the official MCP documentation for details on architecture.

Quickstart