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redhat-ai-tools/jira-mcp

A containerized Python MCP server for Cursor to provide access to Jira.

[!IMPORTANT] This project is experimental and was initially created as a learning exercise. Be aware there are more capable and mature Jira MCP solutions available, such as sooperset/mcp-atlassian, and Atlassian's own MCP Server.

See also redhat-ai-tools/jira-mcp-snowflake which provides another way to access Red Hat Jira data.

Prerequisites

  • podman - Install with sudo dnf install podman (Fedora/RHEL) or brew install podman (macOS)
  • make - Usually pre-installed on most systems

Quick Start

  1. Get the code
git clone git@github.com:redhat-ai-tools/jira-mcp.git
cd jira-mcp
  1. Build the image & configure Cursor This also creates a ~/.rh-jira-mcp.env file like this.
make setup
  1. Prepare a Jira token

To confirm it's working, run Cursor, go to Settings and click on "Tools & Integrations". Under MCP Tools you should see "jiraMcp" with 20 tools enabled.

Available Tools

This MCP server provides the following tools:

Issue Search

  • get_jira - Get details for a specific Jira issue by key.
  • search_issues - Search issues using JQL

Project Management

  • list_projects - List all projects
  • get_project - Get project details by key
  • get_project_components - Get components for a project
  • get_project_versions - Get versions for a project
  • get_project_roles - Get roles for a project
  • get_project_permission_scheme - Get permission scheme for a project
  • get_project_issue_types - Get issue types for a project

Board & Sprint Management

  • list_boards - List all boards
  • get_board - Get board details by ID
  • list_sprints - List sprints for a board
  • get_sprint - Get sprint details by ID
  • get_issues_for_board - Get issues for a board
  • get_issues_for_sprint - Get issues for a sprint

User Management

  • search_users - Search users by query
  • get_user - Get user details by account ID
  • get_current_user - Get current user info
  • get_assignable_users_for_project - Get assignable users for a project
  • get_assignable_users_for_issue - Get assignable users for an issue

Development Commands

  • make build - Build the image
  • make run - Run the container
  • make clean - Clean up the built image
  • make cursor-config - Modify ~/.cursor/mcp.json to install this MCP Server
  • make setup - Builds the image, configures Cursor, and creates ~/.rh-jira-mcp.env if it doesn't exist

Troubleshooting

Server Not Starting

  • Confirm that make run works
  • Check that the JIRA_API_TOKEN is correct
  • Verify the image was built successfully with podman images jira-mcp
  • Go to the "Output" tab in Cursor's bottom pane, choose "MCP Logs" from the drop-down select and examine the logs there

Connection Issues

  • Restart Cursor after configuration changes
  • Check Cursor's developer console for error messages
  • Verify the Jira URL is accessible from your network

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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