Jira MCP server for finding issues, reading tickets, and moving work in Jira Cloud.

What it can do

• search_issues: Find issues with JQL or simple filters and get back short issue summaries.
• get_issue: Open one issue and pull its main fields, description text, and comments.
• transition_issue: Move an issue with a transition name or id, and optionally leave a comment.

Setup

Set these env vars before you start:

• JIRA_BASE_URL: your Jira Cloud URL, like https://your-team.atlassian.net. Find it in Jira or Atlassian admin: View product URLs
• JIRA_EMAIL: the Atlassian account email tied to your Jira access: Profile and visibility
• JIRA_API_TOKEN: create an Atlassian API token here: API tokens

Claude Desktop config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@universal-mcp-toolkit/server-jira@latest"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://your-team.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "[email protected]",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@universal-mcp-toolkit/server-jira@latest"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://your-team.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "[email protected]",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Quick example

"Search Jira for open bugs in project WEB from the last 7 days, show me the top five, then open WEB-142 and summarize the latest comments."