Jira MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 57 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 May 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add jira-mcp -e 'JIRA_HOST=<JIRA_HOST>' -e 'JIRA_EMAIL=<JIRA_EMAIL>' -e 'JIRA_API_TOKEN=<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y raalarcon-jira-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"raalarcon-jira-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_HOST": "<JIRA_HOST>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.jira-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "raalarcon-jira-mcp-server"]
env = { JIRA_HOST = "<JIRA_HOST>", JIRA_EMAIL = "<JIRA_EMAIL>", JIRA_API_TOKEN = "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"raalarcon-jira-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_HOST": "<JIRA_HOST>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"jira-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"raalarcon-jira-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_HOST": "<JIRA_HOST>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<JIRA_HOST> (Your Atlassian domain URL (e.g. https://your-domain.atlassian.net)), <JIRA_EMAIL> (Your Jira account email address), <JIRA_API_TOKEN> (Jira API token from https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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