Jira

Search, create, and manage Jira issues from DSUL automations or AI agents

The Jira connector provides full access to Jira issue tracking, supporting both Jira Cloud and Jira Data Center deployments.

Issue Management

Search, create, update, and delete issues with full field support

Workflow Operations

Transition issues through statuses and add comments

Project Access

List and inspect projects accessible to your account

Prerequisites

• A Jira Cloud or Jira Data Center instance
• For Cloud: an Atlassian account email and API token
• For Data Center: a Personal Access Token (PAT)

Get an API token at Atlassian API Tokens

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Usage as App

Installation

1. Go to Apps in your workspace
2. Search for Jira and install it
3. Configure the app instance with your Jira credentials

Configuration

Jira Cloud

Field	Value
Base URL	https://yoursite.atlassian.net
Type	cloud
Email	Your Atlassian account email
API Token	Your Atlassian API token

Jira Data Center

Field	Value
Base URL	https://jira.yourcompany.com
Type	datacenter
Personal Access Token	Your PAT

Available Automations

Issue Operations

Automation	Description
searchJira	Search issues using JQL
getIssue	Get issue details by key
createIssue	Create a new issue
updateIssue	Update an existing issue
deleteIssue	Delete an issue

Workflow Operations

Automation	Description
getTransitions	Get available status transitions
transitionIssue	Change issue status
addComment	Add a comment to an issue
addAttachment	Add an attachment to an issue

Project Operations

Automation	Description
listProjects	List accessible projects
getProject	Get project details

DSUL Examples

Search Issues

- Jira.searchJira:
    jql: "project = DEV AND status = 'In Progress'"
    maxResults: 10
    output: results

Get Issue Details

- Jira.getIssue:
    issueKey: DEV-123
    output: issue

Create an Issue

- Jira.createIssue:
    projectKey: DEV
    issueType: Task
    summary: Implement new feature
    description: Detailed description here
    priority: High
    output: newIssue

Transition Issue Status

- Jira.transitionIssue:
    issueKey: DEV-123
    transitionId: "31"
    comment: Moving to In Progress
    output: result

Add a Comment

- Jira.addComment:
    issueKey: DEV-123
    body: "This issue has been reviewed."
    output: comment

Usage as MCP

MCP Setup

1. In the jira-mcp workspace, go to Settings > Advanced and set the MCP Api Key field to a strong key of your choice
2. Open your Knowledges project
3. Go to Advanced > Tools
4. Click Add and select the MCP tab
5. Enter the MCP endpoint URL
6. In the Headers field, add your credentials:

Jira Cloud:

{
  "mcp-api-key": "your-mcp-api-key",
  "baseurl": "https://yoursite.atlassian.net",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "apitoken": "your-api-token"
}

Jira Data Center:

{
  "mcp-api-key": "your-mcp-api-key",
  "baseurl": "https://jira.yourcompany.com",
  "personaltoken": "your-personal-access-token"
}

Authentication Methods

The MCP server supports 3 authentication methods (checked in priority order):

1. HTTP Headers (per-request)

Pass Jira credentials directly in HTTP headers alongside mcp-api-key. Useful for MCP clients that manage credentials externally.

2. User Session (per-user)

Call the configureJira tool to store credentials in the user’s platform secrets. Credentials persist across requests for that user.

3. Workspace Config (shared)

Set credentials in workspace secrets. All users share the same Jira connection.

	Jira Cloud	Jira Data Center
Base URL	https://yoursite.atlassian.net	https://jira.yourcompany.com
Auth type	Basic Auth (email + API token)	Bearer token (PAT)
Headers	baseurl, email, apitoken	baseurl, personaltoken
Secrets	jiraBaseUrl, jiraType, jiraEmail, jiraApiToken	jiraBaseUrl, jiraType, jiraPersonalAccessToken

Available Tools

Issue Operations

Tool	Description
searchJira	Search issues using JQL
getIssue	Get issue details by key
createIssue	Create a new issue
updateIssue	Update an existing issue
deleteIssue	Delete an issue

Workflow Operations

Tool	Description
getTransitions	Get available status transitions
transitionIssue	Change issue status
addComment	Add a comment to an issue
addAttachment	Add an attachment to an issue

Project Operations

Tool	Description
listProjects	List accessible projects
getProject	Get project details

Configuration

Tool	Description
configureJira	Configure Jira credentials per-user

JSON-RPC Examples

Search Issues

{
  "name": "searchJira",
  "arguments": {
    "jql": "project = DEV AND status = \"In Progress\"",
    "maxResults": 10
  }
}

Get Issue Details

{
  "name": "getIssue",
  "arguments": {
    "issueKey": "DEV-123"
  }
}

Create an Issue

{
  "name": "createIssue",
  "arguments": {
    "projectKey": "DEV",
    "issueType": "Task",
    "summary": "Implement new feature",
    "description": "Detailed description here",
    "priority": "High"
  }
}

Transition Issue Status

{
  "name": "transitionIssue",
  "arguments": {
    "issueKey": "DEV-123",
    "transitionId": "31",
    "comment": "Moving to In Progress"
  }
}

Output Formats

All tools support an outputFormat parameter:

• verbose (default) - Human-readable text for LLM consumption
• structured - Machine-readable JSON in structuredContent
• both - Both text and structured content

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Error Handling

HTTP Status	Error	Solution
401	Unauthorized	Verify API token or PAT
403	Forbidden	Check Jira project permissions
404	Not Found	Verify issue key or project exists
429	Rate Limited	Wait and retry

External Resources

Jira Cloud REST API

Official API documentation for Jira Cloud

Jira Data Center REST API

Official API documentation for Jira Data Center

Atlassian API Tokens

Generate API tokens for Jira Cloud

MCP Specification

Model Context Protocol specification