Jira Simple MCP Server

Simple and efficient MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Jira integration. Allows AI assistants to access issues, projects, and perform searches in your Jira system.

🚀 Features

• Get your issues - view all issues assigned to the current user
• Search issues - use JQL (Jira Query Language) for flexible searching
• Detailed issue information - complete information about a specific issue with comments
• Project listing - view all available projects
• User-friendly output - all responses with emojis and clear formatting for better readability

📋 Available Tools

get_my_issues

Gets all issues assigned to the current user.

Parameters:

• maxResults (number, optional) - Maximum number of issues to return (default: 50)

Usage example:

// Get 20 of my issues
get_my_issues({ maxResults: 20 });

search_issues

Performs issue search using JQL.

Parameters:

• jql (string, required) - JQL query
• maxResults (number, optional) - Maximum number of issues to return (default: 50)

JQL query examples:

// High priority issues
search_issues({ jql: "priority = High" });

// Issues in "In Progress" status
search_issues({ jql: 'status = "In Progress"' });

// Issues from the last week
search_issues({ jql: "created >= -7d" });

get_issue

Gets detailed information about a specific issue.

Parameters:

• issueKey (string, required) - Issue key (e.g., "PROJ-123")

Usage example:

get_issue({ issueKey: "PROJ-123" });

get_projects

Gets list of all available projects.

Parameters: None

🛠 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• Jira account with API access
• Jira API token

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/jira-simple-mcp.git
cd jira-simple-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

export JIRA_URL="https://your-domain.atlassian.net"
export JIRA_EMAIL="your-email@example.com"
export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"

Getting Jira API Token

1. Go to Atlassian Account Settings
2. Click "Create API token"
3. Give the token a descriptive name
4. Copy the generated token

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Example
JIRA_URL	URL of your Jira system	https://company.atlassian.net
JIRA_EMAIL	Your email in Jira	user@company.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN	Jira API token	ATATT3xFfGF0...

Configuration File (.env)

Create a .env file in the project root:

JIRA_URL=https://your-domain.atlassian.net
JIRA_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token-here

🚀 Running

Local execution

node jira-mcp-simple.js

Install as global package

npm install -g .
jira-simple-mcp

🔧 AI Assistant Integration

Claude Desktop

Add to Claude Desktop configuration file (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-simple": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/jira-simple-mcp/jira-mcp-simple.js"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Other MCP Clients

The server uses standard MCP protocol over stdio, so it's compatible with any MCP-compatible clients.

📖 Usage Examples

Getting my issues

Show me all my open issues

Searching issues by criteria

Find all high priority issues in the "WEB" project

Detailed issue information

Tell me in detail about issue PROJ-123

Working with projects

Show all available projects

🔒 Security

• API tokens are stored in environment variables
• Uses Basic Authentication to connect to Jira API
• All requests are made over HTTPS
• Server does not store data locally

🐛 Debugging

Enable verbose logging

DEBUG=* node jira-mcp-simple.js

Check connection

# Check environment variables
echo $JIRA_URL
echo $JIRA_EMAIL
echo $JIRA_API_TOKEN

# Test API request
curl -u "$JIRA_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "$JIRA_URL/rest/api/3/myself"

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to the project! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Create a Pull Request

Code Requirements

• Follow the existing code style
• Add tests for new features
• Update documentation as needed
• Use JavaScript for new features

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🆘 Support

If you encounter problems or have questions:

1. Check Issues on GitHub
2. Create a new Issue with detailed problem description
3. Attach error logs and system information

🔄 Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Basic functions for working with issues and projects
• JQL search support
• English interface with user-friendly formatting

📚 Useful Links

• Model Context Protocol
• Jira REST API Documentation
• JQL Syntax Guide
• Claude Desktop MCP Integration

⭐ Stars

If this project helped you, give it a star ⭐ on GitHub!

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