About JIRA MCP Server
JIRA MCP Server makes JIRA content available to LLMs through MCP. It is an early-stage project that requires a JIRA API key, email, and site URL.
Key features
- 01Fetch JIRA content through MCP
- 02Configure a JIRA key, email, and site URL
- 03Provide an SSE connection endpoint
Use cases
- 01Let an LLM access JIRA content
- 02Connect to JIRA from an SSE-capable MCP client
MCP support
This MCP server exposes JIRA content retrieval to clients and accepts connections through an SSE endpoint.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEJIRA MCP Server
The JIRA MCP Server integrates JIRA services with MCP, allowing you to fetch JIRA content through MCP for use with LLM. Please note that this is a very early version of the project.
Environment Variables Configuration
To ensure the service runs correctly, you need to configure the following environment variables:
JIRA_API_KEY=
JIRA_EMAIL=
JIRA_URL=
You can generate the JIRA_API_KEY at this link. For JIRA_EMAIL, please check your Profile. The JIRA_URL should be the current address you are using, for example: https://foobar.atlassian.net.
Running the Server
The simplest way to run the server is by using the following command:
go run main.go
Alternatively, you can compile it into a binary for any platform you prefer. Once the server is running successfully, it will start an SSE service at https://localhost:8080/sse. You can then connect to this endpoint using any MCP client that supports SSE.
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