MCP server for connecting AI assistants to your own Jira instance
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add jira --env JIRA_BASE_URL='<JIRA_BASE_URL>' --env JIRA_PAT='<JIRA_PAT>' -- npx -y mcp-jira-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.jira]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-jira-server"]
env = { JIRA_BASE_URL = "<JIRA_BASE_URL>", JIRA_PAT = "<JIRA_PAT>" }
# codex mcp add jira --env JIRA_BASE_URL='<JIRA_BASE_URL>' --env JIRA_PAT='<JIRA_PAT>' -- npx -y mcp-jira-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-jira-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_PAT": "<JIRA_PAT>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"jira": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-jira-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_PAT": "<JIRA_PAT>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-jira-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_PAT": "<JIRA_PAT>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-jira-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_PAT": "<JIRA_PAT>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-jira-server"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
"JIRA_PAT": "<JIRA_PAT>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
JIRA_BASE_URLJIRA_PAT
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.