Jira MCP server with scoped API tokens via api.atlassian.com gateway
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add mcp-jira-scoped -e JIRA_INSTANCE=<JIRA_INSTANCE> -e JIRA_USER_EMAIL=<JIRA_USER_EMAIL> -e JIRA_API_TOKEN=<JIRA_API_TOKEN> -e JIRA_SCOPES=<JIRA_SCOPES> -e JIRA_CLOUD_ID=<JIRA_CLOUD_ID> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-jira-scoped": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_INSTANCE": "<JIRA_INSTANCE>",
"JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "<JIRA_USER_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_SCOPES": "<JIRA_SCOPES>",
"JIRA_CLOUD_ID": "<JIRA_CLOUD_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-jira-scoped": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_INSTANCE": "<JIRA_INSTANCE>",
"JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "<JIRA_USER_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_SCOPES": "<JIRA_SCOPES>",
"JIRA_CLOUD_ID": "<JIRA_CLOUD_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-jira-scoped": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"JIRA_INSTANCE": "<JIRA_INSTANCE>",
"JIRA_USER_EMAIL": "<JIRA_USER_EMAIL>",
"JIRA_API_TOKEN": "<JIRA_API_TOKEN>",
"JIRA_SCOPES": "<JIRA_SCOPES>",
"JIRA_CLOUD_ID": "<JIRA_CLOUD_ID>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
JIRA_INSTANCERequired | Jira instance name (e.g. 'mycompany' for mycompany.atlassian.net) |
JIRA_USER_EMAILRequired | Email associated with the API token |
JIRA_API_TOKENRequired, secret | Scoped API token from https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens |
JIRA_SCOPESOptional | Comma-separated scopes: read:jira-work, write:jira-work, read:jira-user, read:me. Defaults to read:jira-work |
JIRA_CLOUD_IDOptional | Atlassian Cloud ID (auto-fetched if not set). Find at https://yoursite.atlassian.net/_edge/tenant_info |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 28 Mar 2026 |
| Last updated | 28 Mar 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.deepwired/mcp-jira-scoped |
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