How do I install Jira Cloud?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Jira Cloud need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: JIRA_API_TOKEN, JIRA_EMAIL, JIRA_HOST.

What transport does Jira Cloud use?

Jira Cloud runs locally over stdio.

When was Jira Cloud last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. MCP server for Jira Cloud — manage issues, sprints, boards, filters, and custom fields

Jira Cloud MCP server

Power your agent

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

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Local command

npx -y @aaronsb/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

JIRA_API_TOKEN — Jira API token (generate at https://id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens)
JIRA_EMAIL — Atlassian account email address
JIRA_HOST — Jira instance URL (e.g., https://your-team.atlassian.net)

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1JIRA_API_TOKEN=<secret> JIRA_EMAIL=<value> JIRA_HOST=<value> claude mcp add io.github.aaronsb-jira-cloud -- npx -y @aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp@0.11.3

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.aaronsb-jira-cloud": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@aaronsb/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<secret>",11        "JIRA_EMAIL": "<value>",12        "JIRA_HOST": "<value>"13      }14    }15  }16}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.11.3

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

Jira Cloud MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Jira Cloud instances.

Install

Claude Desktop (one-click)

Download jira-cloud-mcp.mcpb and open it — Claude Desktop will prompt for your Jira credentials.

Claude Code

claude mcp add jira-cloud -e JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-token -e JIRA_EMAIL=your-email -e JIRA_HOST=https://your-team.atlassian.net -- npx -y @aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp

Manual (any MCP client)

{ "mcpServers": { "jira-cloud": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"], "env": { "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token", "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email", "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-team.atlassian.net" } } } }

Credentials

Tools

Tool	Description
`manage_jira_issue`	Get, create, update, delete, move, transition, comment on, link, or traverse hierarchy of issues
`manage_jira_filter`	Search for issues using JQL queries, or manage saved filters
`manage_jira_project`	List projects or get project configuration and metadata
`manage_jira_board`	List boards or get board details and configuration
`manage_jira_sprint`	Manage sprints: create, start, close, and assign issues to sprints
`queue_jira_operations`	Batch multiple operations with result references (`$0.key`) and error strategies
`analyze_jira_issues`	Compute metrics, exact counts, and data cube analysis over issues selected by JQL

Each tool accepts an operation parameter (except queue_jira_operations which takes an operations array, and analyze_jira_issues which takes jql + metrics). Per-tool documentation is available as MCP resources at jira://tools/{tool_name}/documentation.

See docs/tools.md for detailed tool descriptions, workspace patterns, and design principles.

MCP Resources

Resource	Description
`jira://instance/summary`	Instance-level statistics
`jira://projects/distribution`	Project distribution overview
`jira://projects/{key}/overview`	Project overview with status counts
`jira://boards/{id}/overview`	Board overview with sprint info
`jira://issue-link-types`	Available issue link types
`jira://custom-fields`	Custom field catalog (auto-discovered at startup)
`jira://custom-fields/{project}/{issueType}`	Context-specific custom fields
`jira://analysis/recipes`	Analysis query patterns and compute DSL reference
`jira://tools/{name}/documentation`	Per-tool documentation

License

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Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Jira Cloud?

Does Jira Cloud need an API key?

What transport does Jira Cloud use?

When was Jira Cloud last checked?

Documentation