Jira MCP Server
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add jira-server-tbreeding --env JIRA_BASE_URL='<JIRA_BASE_URL>' --env JIRA_USERNAME='<JIRA_USERNAME>' --env JIRA_API_TOKEN='<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' -- npx @timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest '--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}' '--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}' '--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.jira-server-tbreeding]
command = "npx"
args = ["@timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest", "--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}", "--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}", "--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}"]
env = { JIRA_BASE_URL = "<JIRA_BASE_URL>", JIRA_USERNAME = "<JIRA_USERNAME>", JIRA_API_TOKEN = "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add jira-server-tbreeding --env JIRA_BASE_URL='<JIRA_BASE_URL>' --env JIRA_USERNAME='<JIRA_USERNAME>' --env JIRA_API_TOKEN='<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' -- npx @timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest '--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}' '--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}' '--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}'~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-server-tbreeding": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest",
"--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}",
"--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}",
"--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_USERNAME": "<JIRA_USERNAME>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"jira-server-tbreeding": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest",
"--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}",
"--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}",
"--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_USERNAME": "<JIRA_USERNAME>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-server-tbreeding": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest",
"--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}",
"--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}",
"--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_USERNAME": "<JIRA_USERNAME>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-server-tbreeding": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest",
"--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}",
"--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}",
"--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_USERNAME": "<JIRA_USERNAME>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-server-tbreeding": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@timbreeding/jira-mcp-server@latest",
"--jira-base-url={{config.JIRA_BASE_URL}}",
"--jira-username={{config.JIRA_USERNAME}}",
"--jira-api-token={{config.JIRA_API_TOKEN}}"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_USERNAME": "<JIRA_USERNAME>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
JIRA_BASE_URLJIRA_USERNAMEJIRA_API_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.