Feature-rich MCP for controlling Jira through LLM clients. Safe for corporate environments.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add jira-xcollantes --env JIRA_API_TOKEN='<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' --env JIRA_AUTH_TYPE='<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>' -- uvx jira-tools-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.jira-xcollantes]
command = "uvx"
args = ["jira-tools-mcp"]
env = { JIRA_API_TOKEN = "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>", JIRA_AUTH_TYPE = "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>" }
# codex mcp add jira-xcollantes --env JIRA_API_TOKEN='<JIRA_API_TOKEN>' --env JIRA_AUTH_TYPE='<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>' -- uvx jira-tools-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-xcollantes": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"jira-xcollantes": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-xcollantes": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-xcollantes": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-xcollantes": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jira-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_AUTH_TYPE": "<JIRA_AUTH_TYPE>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
JIRA_API_TOKENJIRA_AUTH_TYPE
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.