Jira MCP Server

A Simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants to interact with Jira. This server enables AI to perform actions like:

• Fetching user’s assigned tickets
• Adding comments to tickets
• Getting available status transitions
• Updating ticket status

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Jira account with API access
• Environment variables configured (see below)

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following:

JIRA_SERVER=https://yourcompany.atlassian.net
JIRA_USERNAME=yourname@yourcompany.com
JIRA_API_KEY=yourapikey
JIRA_PROJECT_KEY=yourprojectkey

Get your API key from: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

Running Locally

Option 1: Using Docker

# Build and run with Docker
chmod +x run_docker_locally.sh
./run_docker_locally.sh

Option 2: Using Python

1. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run the server:

uvicorn src.server:app --reload

This will start the server on http://localhost:8000.

Using the MCP Server

The MCP server is exposed at http://localhost:8000/mcp.