jira-mcp-server

A Go-based MCP server that connects to Jira (using a username + API key) to manage and track Jira issues. It can run in stdio mode and also supports an SSE transport.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (16d ago)
Repo ↗ Infrastructure mcp jira go issue-tracking automation integration
⚙ Agent Friendliness
32
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
40
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
12
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
45
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
60
Rate Limits
0

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
30
Auth Strength
60
Scope Granularity
20
Dep. Hygiene
50
Secret Handling
40

README confirms use of a Jira API key + username but does not describe secret storage, logging behavior, TLS/transport security, or least-privilege scope handling for Jira permissions.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
30
Breaking Changes
0
Error Recovery
20
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You want an MCP server to bridge an agent to Jira for interactive issue operations, and you can provide Jira credentials securely to the Go process.

Avoid When

You need comprehensive documentation for MCP tools, error codes, pagination, and retry/idempotency semantics (not present in the provided README).

Use Cases

  • • AI-assisted Jira issue management (create/update/search workflows) via MCP tooling
  • • Integrating Jira issue tracking into agent workflows
  • • Automating triage and status updates for Jira projects

Not For

  • • Public-facing deployments without an explicit auth/proxy strategy
  • • Use cases that require a documented, stable REST/SDK contract beyond MCP/stdio usage
  • • Environments needing fine-grained, documented rate-limit guarantees

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: Jira username + API key (as described in README prerequisites)
OAuth: No Scopes: No

README indicates a Jira API key + username is required, but does not describe the mechanism (headers vs query), environment variables, or Jira permission scope/granularity.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

No pricing information provided; repository appears to be a self-hosted server.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ README does not document MCP tool list, input/output schemas, or how the agent should handle failures/retries.
  • ⚠ No guidance on rate limits, backoff, or pagination semantics (e.g., Jira search results).
  • ⚠ Credentials are required; without secure deployment practices, agents may run with overly broad Jira permissions.

Alternatives

Use Jira REST API directly (with an OpenAPI client/SDK) and implement MCP glue in your own service Use existing Jira integration libraries/SDKs and wrap them with an MCP server you control Adopt Atlassian-supported integrations (where applicable) instead of running a custom MCP bridge

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