✨ Features

• 🎯 Complete JIRA Integration Suite

  • Issue Management: Full CRUD operations for JIRA issues with comprehensive field support
  • Project & Board Discovery: Browse projects, boards, and sprints with advanced filtering
  • Smart Search: JQL and beginner-friendly search with rich formatting
  • Comment System: Access and manage issue comments with progressive disclosure

• 🏗️ Enterprise-Grade Architecture (New in v0.5.0)

  • Modular Design: Feature-based architecture with clear separation of concerns
  • Robust HTTP Client: Refactored with dedicated utility classes for reliability
  • Comprehensive Testing: 822+ tests ensuring stability and reliability
  • Type Safety: Full TypeScript strict mode with enhanced error handling

• 🔍 Powerful Search & Discovery

  • Search issues using JQL (JIRA Query Language) or beginner-friendly parameters
  • Project, board, and sprint discovery with metadata and filtering
  • Rich markdown formatting with issue previews and direct navigation links
  • Advanced comment retrieval with author filtering and date ranges

• 📝 Advanced Issue Management

  • Create, update, and transition issues with comprehensive field support
  • Time tracking, worklog management, and custom field support
  • ADF (Atlassian Document Format) parsing for rich content display
  • Array operations for labels, components, and versions

🆕 What's New in v0.5.0

🏗️ Major Architecture Overhaul

• Complete code reorganization with modular, domain-driven architecture
• HTTP client refactoring with dedicated utility classes for improved reliability
• Critical bug fix for malformed JIRA API URLs that prevented proper communication

🧪 Enhanced Testing & Quality

• 95+ new tests added for HTTP client utilities and edge cases
• 822 total tests ensuring comprehensive coverage and stability
• Zero linting warnings with enhanced Biome integration

🔧 Technical Improvements

• Enhanced error handling with better classification and actionable messages
• Improved logging with structured debug information and performance monitoring
• Type safety enhancements with strict TypeScript checking throughout

🚀 Performance & Reliability

• Optimized HTTP requests with better connection management
• Enhanced error recovery with improved retry logic and timeout handling
• Backward compatibility maintained - seamless upgrade from v0.4.x

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

Add this configuration to your MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "JIRA Tools": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["-y", "@dsazz/mcp-jira@latest"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "[email protected]",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-jira-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development Setup

For local development and testing:

# 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

# Build the project
bun run build

# Test with MCP Inspector
bun run inspect

Configuration

Create a .env file with the following variables:

JIRA_HOST=https://your-instance.atlassian.net
[email protected]
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-jira-api-token-here

🔑 Important Note About JIRA API Tokens

• A JIRA API token can be generated at Atlassian 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

🧰 Available Tools

Core JIRA Tools

Issue Creation Parameters

The jira_create_issue tool supports comprehensive issue creation:

Required:

• projectKey: String - Project key (e.g., "PROJ")
• issueType: String - Issue type (e.g., "Task", "Bug", "Story")
• summary: String - Issue title/summary

Optional Fields:

• description: String - Detailed description (supports ADF format)
• priority: String - Priority level ("Highest", "High", "Medium", "Low", "Lowest")
• assignee: String - Assignee username or email
• reporter: String - Reporter username or email
• labels: Array - Labels to apply to the issue
• components: Array - Component names
• fixVersions: Array - Fix version names
• affectsVersions: Array - Affected version names
• timeEstimate: String - Time estimate in JIRA format (e.g., "2h", "1d 4h")
• dueDate: String - Due date in ISO format
• environment: String - Environment description
• customFields: Object - Custom field values

Examples:

# Basic issue creation
jira_create_issue projectKey:"PROJ" issueType:"Task" summary:"Fix login bug"

# Comprehensive issue with all fields
jira_create_issue projectKey:"PROJ" issueType:"Bug" summary:"Critical login issue" description:"Users cannot log in" priority:"High" assignee:"john.doe" labels:["urgent","security"] timeEstimate:"4h"

Issue Update Parameters

The jira_update_issue tool supports comprehensive issue updates:

Required:

• issueKey: String - Issue key (e.g., "PROJ-123")

Field Updates (any combination):

• summary: String - Update issue title
• description: String - Update description
• priority: String - Change priority
• assignee: String - Reassign issue
• reporter: String - Change reporter
• timeEstimate: String - Update time estimate
• timeSpent: String - Log time spent
• dueDate: String - Update due date
• environment: String - Update environment

Array Operations (add/remove/set):

• labels: Object - Modify labels ({operation: "add|remove|set", values: ["label1", "label2"]})
• components: Object - Modify components
• fixVersions: Object - Modify fix versions
• affectsVersions: Object - Modify affected versions

Status Transitions:

• status: String - Transition to new status (e.g., "In Progress", "Done")

Worklog:

• worklog: Object - Add work log entry ({timeSpent: "2h", comment: "Fixed issue"})

Examples:

# Update basic fields
jira_update_issue issueKey:"PROJ-123" summary:"Updated title" priority:"High"

# Add labels and transition status
jira_update_issue issueKey:"PROJ-123" labels:'{operation:"add",values:["urgent"]}' status:"In Progress"

# Log work and add comment
jira_update_issue issueKey:"PROJ-123" worklog:'{timeSpent:"2h",comment:"Completed testing"}'

Project Parameters

The jira_get_projects tool supports project discovery:

Optional Parameters:

• maxResults: Number (1-100, default: 50) - Limit number of results
• startAt: Number (default: 0) - Pagination offset
• expand: Array - Additional fields to include (["description", "lead", "issueTypes", "url", "projectKeys"])

Examples:

# Get all projects
jira_get_projects

# Get projects with additional details
jira_get_projects expand:["description","lead","issueTypes"] maxResults:20

Board Parameters

The jira_get_boards tool supports board management:

Optional Parameters:

• maxResults: Number (1-100, default: 50) - Limit number of results
• startAt: Number (default: 0) - Pagination offset
• type: String - Board type ("scrum", "kanban")
• name: String - Filter by board name
• projectKeyOrId: String - Filter by project

Examples:

# Get all boards
jira_get_boards

# Get Scrum boards for specific project
jira_get_boards type:"scrum" projectKeyOrId:"PROJ"

# Search boards by name
jira_get_boards name:"Sprint Board" maxResults:10

Sprint Parameters

The jira_get_sprints tool supports sprint management:

Required:

• boardId: Number - Board ID to get sprints from

Optional Parameters:

• maxResults: Number (1-100, default: 50) - Limit number of results
• startAt: Number (default: 0) - Pagination offset
• state: String - Sprint state ("active", "closed", "future")

Examples:

# Get all sprints for a board
jira_get_sprints boardId:123

# Get only active sprints
jira_get_sprints boardId:123 state:"active"

# Get sprints with pagination
jira_get_sprints boardId:123 maxResults:10 startAt:20

Worklog Parameters

The worklog tools support comprehensive time tracking:

jira_add_worklog Parameters:

Required:

• issueKey: String - Issue key (e.g., "PROJ-123")
• timeSpent: String - Time spent in JIRA format (e.g., "2h", "1d 4h", "30m")

Optional:

• comment: String - Comment describing the work done
• started: String - When work started (ISO date format, defaults to now)
• visibility: Object - Visibility settings ({type: "group", value: "jira-developers"})

jira_get_worklogs Parameters:

Required:

• issueKey: String - Issue key (e.g., "PROJ-123")

Optional:

• startedAfter: String - Filter worklogs started after this date (ISO format)
• startedBefore: String - Filter worklogs started before this date (ISO format)

jira_update_worklog Parameters:

Required:

• issueKey: String - Issue key (e.g., "PROJ-123")
• worklogId: String - Worklog ID to update

Optional (any combination):

• timeSpent: String - Update time spent
• comment: String - Update comment
• started: String - Update start time

jira_delete_worklog Parameters:

Required:

• issueKey: String - Issue key (e.g., "PROJ-123")
• worklogId: String - Worklog ID to delete

Examples:

# Add worklog entry
jira_add_worklog issueKey:"PROJ-123" timeSpent:"2h" comment:"Fixed authentication bug"

# Get all worklogs for an issue
jira_get_worklogs issueKey:"PROJ-123"

# Get worklogs from last week
jira_get_worklogs issueKey:"PROJ-123" startedAfter:"2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z"

# Update worklog
jira_update_worklog issueKey:"PROJ-123" worklogId:"12345" timeSpent:"3h" comment:"Updated work description"

# Delete worklog
jira_delete_worklog issueKey:"PROJ-123" worklogId:"12345"

Comment Parameters

The jira_get_issue_comments tool supports progressive disclosure with these parameters:

Required:

• issueKey: String - Issue key (e.g., "PROJ-123")

Basic Options:

• maxComments: Number (1-100, default: 10) - Maximum number of comments to retrieve
• orderBy: String ("created" or "updated", default: "created") - Sort order for comments

Advanced Options:

• includeInternal: Boolean (default: false) - Include internal/restricted comments
• authorFilter: String - Filter comments by author name or email
• dateRange: Object - Filter by date range:
  • from: String (ISO date) - Start date
  • to: String (ISO date) - End date

Examples:

# Basic usage - get 10 most recent comments
jira_get_issue_comments PROJ-123

# Get more comments with specific ordering
jira_get_issue_comments PROJ-123 maxComments:25 orderBy:"updated"

# Advanced filtering
jira_get_issue_comments PROJ-123 authorFilter:"john.doe" includeInternal:true

Search Parameters

The search_jira_issues tool supports two modes:

Expert Mode (JQL):

• jql: Direct JQL query string (e.g., "project = PROJ AND status = Open")

Beginner Mode (Helper Parameters):

• assignedToMe: Boolean - Show only issues assigned to current user
• project: String - Filter by project key
• status: String or Array - Filter by status(es) (e.g., "Open" or ["Open", "In Progress"])
• text: String - Search in summary and description fields

Common Options:

• maxResults: Number (1-50, default: 25) - Limit number of results
• fields: Array - Specify which fields to retrieve (optional)

🛠️ Development Tools

Code Quality Tools

The project uses Biome for code formatting and linting, providing:

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

# Format code
bun run format

# Check code for issues
bun run check

# Type check
bun run typecheck

# Run tests
bun test

MCP Inspector

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

bun run cleanup-ports

Integration with Claude Desktop

🔌 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",
      "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"
      }
    }
  }
}

📁 Project Structure

src/
├── core/                    # Core functionality and configurations
│   ├── errors/             # Error handling utilities
│   ├── logging/            # Logging infrastructure
│   ├── responses/          # Response formatting
│   ├── server/             # MCP server implementation
│   ├── tools/              # Base tool interfaces
│   └── utils/              # Core utilities
├── features/               # Feature implementations
│   └── jira/              # JIRA API integration
│       ├── api/           # JIRA API client
│       ├── formatters/    # Response formatters
│       ├── tools/         # MCP tool implementations
│       └── utils/         # JIRA-specific utilities
└── test/                  # Test utilities and mocks
    ├── mocks/             # Mock factories
    └── utils/             # Test helpers

NPM Scripts

📝 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
• JIRA REST API Documentation

📄 License

MIT © Stanislav Stepanenko