Simple Jira MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides Jira Cloud integration for AI agents.

Features

• Search issues using JQL (Jira Query Language)
• Retrieve issue details with comments and attachments
• Create new issues
• Download attachments
• Support for multiple Jira configurations

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• Jira Cloud account with API token

Installation

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

# Linux/macOS
source venv/bin/activate

# Windows
# venv\Scripts\activate

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Configuration

Set the JIRA_CONFIG_JSON environment variable with your Jira credentials:

export JIRA_CONFIG_JSON='[
  {
    "id": "work",
    "url": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
    "email": "your-email@example.com",
    "token": "your-api-token"
  }
]'

Generate an API token at: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

AI Tool Integration

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/simple-jira-mcp",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_CONFIG_JSON": "[{\"id\": \"work\", \"url\": \"https://your-domain.atlassian.net\", \"email\": \"your-email@example.com\", \"token\": \"your-api-token\"}]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

Edit ~/.claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/simple-jira-mcp",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_CONFIG_JSON": "[{\"id\": \"work\", \"url\": \"https://your-domain.atlassian.net\", \"email\": \"your-email@example.com\", \"token\": \"your-api-token\"}]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify with claude mcp list.

Gemini CLI

Config file: ~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/simple-jira-mcp",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_CONFIG_JSON": "[{\"id\": \"work\", \"url\": \"https://your-domain.atlassian.net\", \"email\": \"your-email@example.com\", \"token\": \"your-api-token\"}]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify with /mcp command in Gemini CLI.

OpenAI Codex CLI

Config file: ~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.jira]
command = "python"
args = ["-m", "src"]
cwd = "/path/to/simple-jira-mcp"

[mcp_servers.jira.env]
JIRA_CONFIG_JSON = '[{"id": "work", "url": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net", "email": "your-email@example.com", "token": "your-api-token"}]'

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/simple-jira-mcp",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_CONFIG_JSON": "[{\"id\": \"work\", \"url\": \"https://your-domain.atlassian.net\", \"email\": \"your-email@example.com\", \"token\": \"your-api-token\"}]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Access via Cursor Settings > MCP.

Windsurf (Codeium)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/simple-jira-mcp",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_CONFIG_JSON": "[{\"id\": \"work\", \"url\": \"https://your-domain.atlassian.net\", \"email\": \"your-email@example.com\", \"token\": \"your-api-token\"}]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Access via Windsurf Settings > Cascade > Plugins (MCP servers).

VS Code with GitHub Copilot

Config file: .vscode/mcp.json (project-level)

{
  "servers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/simple-jira-mcp",
      "env": {
        "JIRA_CONFIG_JSON": "[{\"id\": \"work\", \"url\": \"https://your-domain.atlassian.net\", \"email\": \"your-email@example.com\", \"token\": \"your-api-token\"}]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires VS Code 1.102+ with GitHub Copilot. Use Agent Mode in Copilot Chat.

Zed

Add to Zed settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "jira": {
      "source": "custom",
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_CONFIG_JSON": "[{\"id\": \"work\", \"url\": \"https://your-domain.atlassian.net\", \"email\": \"your-email@example.com\", \"token\": \"your-api-token\"}]"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Run Zed from the project folder or use the full path to the Python executable in the venv.

Windows Notes

On Windows, use full paths with backslashes:

{
  "command": "C:\\path\\to\\simple-jira-mcp\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
  "cwd": "C:\\path\\to\\simple-jira-mcp"
}

Available Tools

Usage Notes

• list_configs: Returns configs with default true for the first entry in JIRA_CONFIG_JSON.
• search_issues: JQL must include at least one bounding filter; semicolons and newlines are rejected. Supports cursor pagination with next_page_token. The fields allowlist is forwarded to Jira to limit fetched data, but responses stay normalized to key, summary, status, assignee, priority, issue_type, labels, created, updated, url.
• get_issue: include_comments and include_attachments toggle those sections. Descriptions and comments are plain text; attachments include size_kb and mime_type.
• create_issue: Summary max 255 characters; description is converted to ADF; optional priority, labels, and assignee_account_id.
• download_attachment: output_dir must exist when provided; files are saved to <output_dir>/<issue_key>/ with sanitized filenames.

Reference

See API_REFERENCE.md for tool inputs/outputs, error codes, and JQL patterns.

Development

# Run all checks (lint, type check, tests)
./check.sh

# Run specific checks
./check.sh -l    # Linting only
./check.sh -m    # Type checking only
./check.sh -t    # Tests only
./check.sh -c    # Tests with coverage

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.