Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with 78 tools to administer Jira Cloud: issues, users, groups, projects, permissions, custom fields, workflows, screens, filters, and bulk operations. Built with FastMCP.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add jira-admin --env JIRA_BASE_URL='<JIRA_BASE_URL>' --env JIRA_EMAIL='<JIRA_EMAIL>' --env JIRA_API_TOKEN='<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' -- uvx jira-admin-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.jira-admin]
command = "uvx"
args = ["jira-admin-mcp"]
env = { JIRA_BASE_URL = "<JIRA_BASE_URL>", JIRA_EMAIL = "<JIRA_EMAIL>", JIRA_API_TOKEN = "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add jira-admin --env JIRA_BASE_URL='<JIRA_BASE_URL>' --env JIRA_EMAIL='<JIRA_EMAIL>' --env JIRA_API_TOKEN='<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' -- uvx jira-admin-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-admin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-admin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"jira-admin": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-admin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-admin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-admin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-admin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-admin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-admin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-admin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_EMAIL": "<JIRA_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
JIRA_BASE_URLJIRA_EMAILJIRA_API_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.