🎫 Copilot Jira MCP Server

Official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for seamless Jira integration with GitHub Copilot CLI

Interact with Jira issues, search tickets, and manage your workflow directly from GitHub Copilot CLI using natural language!

✨ Features

• 🔍 Smart Search - Search Jira tickets using JQL or natural language
• 📝 Issue Details - Get comprehensive information about any ticket
• 💬 Comments - Read and analyze issue comments
• 🔗 Subtasks & Links - Navigate issue hierarchies
• 📎 Attachments - List and access issue attachments
• 👤 My Issues - Quick access to your assigned tickets
• 🚀 Fast & Lightweight - Minimal dependencies, maximum performance
• 🔐 Secure - Credentials stored safely in environment variables
• 🌍 Universal - Works with any Jira instance (Cloud or Server)
• 🎯 AI-Powered - Let Copilot understand and query your Jira naturally

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher (Download)
• GitHub Copilot CLI (Setup Guide)
• Jira Account with API access

Installation

Option 1: NPM (Recommended)

# Install globally
npm install -g copilot-jira-mcp

# Run interactive setup
jira-mcp setup

# Register with Copilot
jira-mcp register

Option 2: From Source

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/gdanise/copilot-jira-mcp.git
cd copilot-jira-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run setup wizard
npm run setup

# Register with Copilot
npm run register

Configuration

The setup wizard will guide you through:

1. Jira URL - Your Jira instance URL (e.g., https://your-company.atlassian.net)
2. Email - Your Jira account email
3. API Token - Generate at Atlassian API Tokens

Credentials are stored securely in environment variables:

• JIRA_URL
• JIRA_EMAIL
• JIRA_API_TOKEN

📖 Usage

Once installed, simply open Copilot and use natural language:

copilot

Example Queries

Get your tickets:

> Show me my assigned Jira tickets

Search issues:

> Search Jira for open bugs in project IIAB
> Find all high priority tickets in sprint 23
> Show me tickets updated in the last week

Get ticket details:

> Get details for IIAB-12345
> Show me comments on ticket PROJ-789
> List subtasks for IIAB-456

Advanced JQL:

> Search Jira with JQL: project = IIAB AND status = "In Progress"

🛠️ Available Tools

The MCP server exposes these tools to Copilot:

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | jira_search | Search issues using JQL | | jira_get_issue | Get detailed ticket information | | jira_get_comments | Retrieve all comments | | jira_get_subtasks | List all subtasks | | jira_get_attachments | List attachments | | jira_get_my_issues | Get your assigned tickets |

🔐 Security

Your credentials are NEVER committed or shared!

✅ Stored in environment variables
✅ .gitignore prevents accidental commits
✅ No plaintext storage
✅ API tokens can be revoked anytime

Best Practices:

• Generate dedicated API tokens (don't reuse)
• Revoke tokens when not needed
• Never share .env files
• Use different tokens for different machines

See SECURITY.md for complete security guidelines.

📚 Documentation

• Installation Guide - Detailed setup instructions
• Configuration - Advanced configuration options
• Usage Examples - More query examples
• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
• Contributing - How to contribute

🔧 Manual Configuration

If you prefer manual setup:

Windows (PowerShell)

# Set environment variables
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("JIRA_URL", "https://your-company.atlassian.net", "User")
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("JIRA_EMAIL", "[email protected]", "User")
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("JIRA_API_TOKEN", "your-token-here", "User")

# Restart terminal

Mac/Linux (Bash/Zsh)

# Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
export JIRA_URL="https://your-company.atlassian.net"
export JIRA_EMAIL="[email protected]"
export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-token-here"

# Reload shell
source ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc

Register MCP Server

Edit ~/.copilot/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/copilot-jira-mcp/src/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_URL": "${JIRA_URL}",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "${JIRA_EMAIL}",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "${JIRA_API_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

🐛 Troubleshooting

"Missing Jira configuration" Error

Solution: Run the setup wizard:

npm run setup

"Authentication failed" Error

Causes:

• Invalid API token
• Incorrect email
• Wrong Jira URL

Solution: Regenerate API token and run setup again.

MCP Server Not Found

Solution: Re-register the server:

npm run register

For more help, see Troubleshooting Guide.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Areas we'd love help with:

• 🌐 Internationalization
• 📱 Additional Jira features (transitions, creating tickets, etc.)
• 🧪 Test coverage
• 📖 Documentation improvements
• 🐛 Bug fixes

📜 License

MIT © 2026 Giuseppe Danise

See LICENSE for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with Model Context Protocol SDK
• Inspired by the awesome GitHub Copilot CLI
• Thanks to the Jira REST API team

⭐ Support

If this project helps you, please give it a ⭐ on GitHub!

Issues? Report them here
Questions? Start a discussion

🔗 Links

• GitHub Repository
• NPM Package
• Jira REST API Docs
• Model Context Protocol

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