Jira MCP Server (xcollantes)

Community MCP server for Jira enabling AI agents to query, create, and update Jira issues, sprints, and projects — integrating Jira project management into agent workflows.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent

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⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

100

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Per-user API tokens mean agents act as specific users — use a dedicated service account. HTTPS enforced. OAuth 2.0 with fine-grained scopes available as better option.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

An agent needs to track work, create issues, or query project status in Jira as part of a development or operations workflow.

Avoid When

You need Jira administration tasks or complex workflow automation beyond basic issue management.

Use Cases

• Creating Jira issues from agent-detected problems or tasks
• Querying sprint status and backlog for planning agents
• Updating issue status and assignees in agent workflows
• Searching Jira via JQL from agent-driven analysis
• Linking code commits to Jira issues in DevOps automation

Not For

• Jira Data Center or Server without REST API access
• Complex Jira administration requiring admin-level permissions
• Real-time collaboration (Jira is not a messaging platform)

Interface

REST API

Yes

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Yes

Webhooks

Yes

OpenAPI Spec ↗

Authentication

Methods: api_token oauth2

OAuth: Yes Scopes: Yes

Atlassian API token (email + token as Basic auth). OAuth 2.0 with 3LO available for user-specific actions. API tokens are per-user and grant that user's permissions. No service account concept.

Pricing

Model: per-seat

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

MCP server is open source. Jira subscription required.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

cursor

Idempotent

Partial

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ JQL (Jira Query Language) is required for complex queries — agents need to learn JQL syntax
⚠ Issue type IDs are project-specific and not consistent across Jira instances
⚠ Custom fields have numeric IDs (customfield_XXXXX) — must be discovered per-project
⚠ API token expires — agents need a refresh mechanism or long-lived service account token
⚠ Community MCP (not official Atlassian) — may miss some Jira Cloud API features
⚠ Rate limits are not clearly documented and vary by cloud region and plan

Alternatives

linear-mcp github-mcp asana-api

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.