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Tools

The MCP Jira server exposes the following tools to the AI assistant:

Read Tools

Tool Name Description
jira_search Search for Jira issues using JQL (Jira Query Language).
jira_get_issue Get a specific Jira issue by its key (e.g., 'PROJ-123').
jira_get_comments Get comments for a specific Jira issue.
jira_get_project Get a specific Jira project by its key.
jira_get_transitions Get available transitions for a specific Jira issue.

Write Tools

(These tools are disabled if READONLY_MODE is set to true)

Tool Name Description
jira_create_issue Create a new Jira issue using a JSON payload.
jira_update_issue Update fields on an existing Jira issue.
jira_add_comment Add a comment to an existing Jira issue.
jira_transition_issue Transition an issue to a new status using a transition ID.