Jira MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 1 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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Connect this server

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 -- uvx jira-tools-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "jira-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.jira-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["jira-tools-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "jira-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "jira-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: JIRA_API_TOKEN (Your Jira API key for the service), JIRA_AUTH_TYPE (Your Jira authentication type). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.