Jira MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 126 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 26 Jan 2026.
Feature-rich MCP for controlling Jira through LLM clients. Safe for corporate environments.
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
process: subprocess.CompletedProcess[str] = subprocess.run(
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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 -e 'JIRA_API_TOKEN=<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' -e 'JIRA_AUTH_TYPE=<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>' -- uvx jira-tools-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.jira-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["jira-tools-mcp"]
env = { JIRA_API_TOKEN = "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>", JIRA_AUTH_TYPE = "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"jira-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<JIRA_API_TOKEN> (Your Jira API key for the service), <JIRA_AUTH_TYPE> (Your Jira authentication type).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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