@leilashellroot/jira-data-center-mcp

MCP server for Jira Server/Data Center. Connects AI assistants to self-hosted Jira instances.

Features

• Issue management — get, create, update, delete, search with JQL
• Comments — add, edit, delete, list
• Transitions — list available transitions, transition issues
• WebLinks / Remote links — read and manage external URLs (GitLab MRs, Confluence pages, docs)
• Issue links — create and remove links between issues (Blocks, Relates, etc.)
• Agile — boards, sprints, sprint issues
• Worklogs — get and add worklog entries
• Changelog — view issue change history
• Attachments — get metadata, add files, delete
• jira_get_issue_context — single call that returns everything: summary, description, comments, attachments, issuelinks, weblinks, changelog, parent, subtasks

Installation

npm install -g @leilashellroot/jira-data-center-mcp

Configuration

Set environment variables:

export JIRA_BASE_URL=https://jira.example.com
export JIRA_PAT=your-personal-access-token

Generate a PAT in Jira: Profile → Personal Access Tokens → Create token.

Usage

Direct

npx @leilashellroot/jira-data-center-mcp

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@leilashellroot/jira-data-center-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://jira.example.com",
        "JIRA_PAT": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenCode / Cursor

{
  "mcp": {
    "jira": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "@leilashellroot/jira-data-center-mcp"],
      "environment": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://jira.example.com",
        "JIRA_PAT": "your-token"
      },
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Tools

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | jira_get_issue | Get issue details | | jira_get_issue_context | Get comprehensive context in one call | | jira_search_issues | Search with JQL | | jira_create_issue | Create a new issue | | jira_update_issue | Update an existing issue | | jira_delete_issue | Delete an issue | | jira_add_comment | Add a comment | | jira_edit_comment | Edit a comment | | jira_delete_comment | Delete a comment | | jira_get_comments | List comments | | jira_get_projects | List projects | | jira_get_project | Get project details | | jira_get_issue_types | Get issue types for a project | | jira_get_project_versions | Get project versions | | jira_assign_issue | Assign to a user | | jira_get_current_user | Get authenticated user | | jira_search_users | Search users | | jira_get_transitions | List available transitions | | jira_transition_issue | Transition to a new status | | jira_get_worklogs | Get worklog entries | | jira_add_worklog | Add a worklog | | jira_get_changelog | View change history | | jira_get_attachment | Get attachment metadata | | jira_add_attachment | Add a file attachment | | jira_delete_attachment | Delete an attachment | | jira_get_link_types | List issue link types | | jira_create_issue_link | Link two issues | | jira_remove_issue_link | Remove issue link | | jira_get_remote_links | Get weblinks/remote links | | jira_create_remote_link | Create a weblink | | jira_delete_remote_link | Delete a weblink | | jira_get_agile_boards | List agile boards | | jira_get_sprints | List sprints | | jira_get_sprint_issues | Get sprint issues | | jira_get_board_issues | Get board issues | | jira_search_fields | Search custom fields | | jira_get_field_options | Get custom field options | | jira_get_components | Get project components | | jira_get_create_meta | Get issue creation metadata | | jira_get_dev_status | Get development info |

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• Jira Server/Data Center 7.0+

License

MIT