Is Jira Cloud MCP Server safe to use?

Jira Cloud MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Jira Cloud MCP Server?

Jira Cloud MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Jira Cloud MCP Server do?

Jira Cloud MCP Server provides 7 tools: manage_jira_issue, manage_jira_filter, manage_jira_project, manage_jira_board, manage_jira_sprint and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Jira Cloud MCP Server?

Jira Cloud MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Jira Cloud MCP Server actively maintained?

Jira Cloud MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 7 days ago. It has 4 GitHub stars.

Jira Cloud MCP Server

@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp

MCP server for Jira Cloud — manage issues, sprints, boards, filters, and custom fields

4 346/wk 7 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 7d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

7 tools · ~559 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-cloud": {
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-team.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Jira Cloud MCP Server does

A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Jira Cloud instances.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

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Score breakdown

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How we score →

0255075100

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OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

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Inventory

Tools (7)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~559 tokens total

Inventory

Resources (9)

instance_summary

Instance-level statistics

jira://instance/summary

projects_distribution

Project distribution overview

jira://projects/distribution

project_overview

Project overview with status counts

jira://projects/{key}/overview

board_overview

Board overview with sprint info

jira://boards/{id}/overview

issue_link_types

Available issue link types

jira://issue-link-types

custom_fields

Custom field catalog (auto-discovered at startup)

jira://custom-fields

custom_fields_context

Context-specific custom fields

jira://custom-fields/{project}/{issueType}

analysis_recipes

Analysis query patterns and compute DSL reference

jira://analysis/recipes

tool_documentation

Per-tool documentation

jira://tools/{name}/documentation

Community

Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jira Cloud MCP Server safe to use?: Jira Cloud MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Jira Cloud MCP Server?: Jira Cloud MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Jira Cloud MCP Server do?: Jira Cloud MCP Server provides 7 tools: manage_jira_issue, manage_jira_filter, manage_jira_project, manage_jira_board, manage_jira_sprint and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Jira Cloud MCP Server?: Jira Cloud MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Jira Cloud MCP Server actively maintained?: Jira Cloud MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 7 days ago. It has 4 GitHub stars.

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Productivity Developer Tools

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-cloud": {
      "env": {
        "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-team.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email",
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Read me

What Jira Cloud MCP Server does

A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Jira Cloud instances.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

Jira Cloud MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Jira Cloud instances.

Install

Claude Desktop (one-click)

Download jira-cloud-mcp.mcpb and open it — Claude Desktop will prompt for your Jira credentials.

Claude Code

claude mcp add jira-cloud -e JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-token -e JIRA_EMAIL=your-email -e JIRA_HOST=https://your-team.atlassian.net -- npx -y @aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp

Manual (any MCP client)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-cloud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token",
        "JIRA_EMAIL": "your-email",
        "JIRA_HOST": "https://your-team.atlassian.net"
      }
    }
  }
}

Credentials

Generate an API token at Atlassian Account Settings.

Tools

Tool	Description
`manage_jira_issue`	Get, create, update, delete, move, transition, comment on, link, or traverse hierarchy of issues
`manage_jira_filter`	Search for issues using JQL queries, or manage saved filters
`manage_jira_project`	List projects or get project configuration and metadata
`manage_jira_board`	List boards or get board details and configuration
`manage_jira_sprint`	Manage sprints: create, start, close, and assign issues to sprints
`queue_jira_operations`	Batch multiple operations with result references (`$0.key`) and error strategies
`analyze_jira_issues`	Compute metrics, exact counts, and data cube analysis over issues selected by JQL

Each tool accepts an operation parameter (except queue_jira_operations which takes an operations array, and analyze_jira_issues which takes jql + metrics). Per-tool documentation is available as MCP resources at jira://tools/{tool_name}/documentation.

See docs/tools.md for detailed tool descriptions, workspace patterns, and design principles.

MCP Resources

Resource	Description
`jira://instance/summary`	Instance-level statistics
`jira://projects/distribution`	Project distribution overview
`jira://projects/{key}/overview`	Project overview with status counts
`jira://boards/{id}/overview`	Board overview with sprint info
`jira://issue-link-types`	Available issue link types
`jira://custom-fields`	Custom field catalog (auto-discovered at startup)
`jira://custom-fields/{project}/{issueType}`	Context-specific custom fields
`jira://analysis/recipes`	Analysis query patterns and compute DSL reference
`jira://tools/{name}/documentation`	Per-tool documentation

License

MIT License

Loading README…

Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

85/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−15

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @aaronsb/jira-cloud-mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (7)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~559 tokens total

Inventory

Resources (9)

instance_summary

Instance-level statistics

jira://instance/summary

projects_distribution

Project distribution overview

jira://projects/distribution

project_overview

Project overview with status counts

jira://projects/{key}/overview

board_overview

Board overview with sprint info

jira://boards/{id}/overview

issue_link_types

Available issue link types

jira://issue-link-types

custom_fields

Custom field catalog (auto-discovered at startup)

jira://custom-fields

custom_fields_context

Context-specific custom fields

jira://custom-fields/{project}/{issueType}

analysis_recipes

Analysis query patterns and compute DSL reference

jira://analysis/recipes

tool_documentation

Per-tool documentation

jira://tools/{name}/documentation

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jira Cloud MCP Server safe to use?: Jira Cloud MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Jira Cloud MCP Server?: Jira Cloud MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Jira Cloud MCP Server do?: Jira Cloud MCP Server provides 7 tools: manage_jira_issue, manage_jira_filter, manage_jira_project, manage_jira_board, manage_jira_sprint and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Jira Cloud MCP Server?: Jira Cloud MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Jira Cloud MCP Server actively maintained?: Jira Cloud MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 7 days ago. It has 4 GitHub stars.