Jira MCP Server (aashari)
Jira MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Atlassian Jira's issue tracking and project management platform — creating and updating issues, querying project data, managing sprints and boards, searching with JQL, and integrating Jira's software development workflows into agent-driven DevOps and project management automation.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
HTTPS enforced. Email + API token auth. OAuth 2.0 with project-level scopes. SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR. Community MCP server.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
An agent needs to create, query, or manage Jira issues and project data for software development workflow automation.
Avoid When
You're using GitHub Issues, Linear, or another issue tracker — or if you need a simpler kanban tool.
Use Cases
- • Creating and updating Jira issues from developer workflow agents
- • Searching for issues with JQL from project management agents
- • Managing sprint backlog and board columns from agile planning agents
- • Generating sprint reports and velocity data from analytics agents
- • Transitioning issue statuses from workflow automation agents
- • Linking issues and creating subtasks from planning agents
Not For
- • Teams using GitHub Issues, Linear, or Azure DevOps for issue tracking
- • Simple personal task management (Todoist or Trello better fit)
- • Teams without Jira subscription
Interface
Authentication
Atlassian API tokens used with email address for Basic auth. OAuth 2.0 available for user-facing apps with scopes. API tokens are account-level — access controlled by project permissions.
Pricing
Generous free tier for small teams. API access included. Advanced roadmaps and AI features require higher tiers. MCP server is community open source.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Auth requires email + API token as Basic auth (base64 encoded) — not just API token
- ⚠ JQL (Jira Query Language) required for complex searches — agents need JQL knowledge
- ⚠ Issue type IDs vary by project — agents must discover valid issue types per project
- ⚠ Custom fields have dynamic IDs (customfield_NNNNN) — must introspect per instance
- ⚠ Jira Cloud vs Jira Server/Data Center have different API paths and versions
- ⚠ Transition IDs for workflow state changes vary per project workflow configuration
Alternatives
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.