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jira-easy-mcp

Name: jira-easy-mcp
Author: IamSAL

io.github.IamSAL · Updated 14d ago

Self-hosted Jira Server/Data Center 7-10 for AI agents with username + password. 42 tools.

At a glance

jira-easy-mcp is an MCP server in the Dev Tools & Git category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y jira-easy-mcp`, and needs JIRA_BASE_URL and JIRA_PASSWORD. It scores A (82/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source 4

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add jira-easy-mcp -e 'JIRA_BASE_URL=<JIRA_BASE_URL>' -e 'JIRA_PASSWORD=<JIRA_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y jira-easy-mcp

Fill in your credentials
Replace <JIRA_BASE_URL>, <JIRA_PASSWORD> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
3
Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-easy-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jira-easy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
        "JIRA_PASSWORD": "<JIRA_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <JIRA_BASE_URL>, <JIRA_PASSWORD> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-easy-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jira-easy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
        "JIRA_PASSWORD": "<JIRA_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <JIRA_BASE_URL>, <JIRA_PASSWORD> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.jira-easy-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "jira-easy-mcp"]
env = { JIRA_BASE_URL = "<JIRA_BASE_URL>", JIRA_PASSWORD = "<JIRA_PASSWORD>" }

Fill in your credentials
Replace <JIRA_BASE_URL>, <JIRA_PASSWORD> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-easy-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jira-easy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
        "JIRA_PASSWORD": "<JIRA_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <JIRA_BASE_URL>, <JIRA_PASSWORD> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-easy-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jira-easy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
        "JIRA_PASSWORD": "<JIRA_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <JIRA_BASE_URL>, <JIRA_PASSWORD> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.

How to install jira-easy-mcp in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "jira-easy-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jira-easy-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "<JIRA_BASE_URL>",
        "JIRA_PASSWORD": "<JIRA_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <JIRA_BASE_URL>, <JIRA_PASSWORD> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What does jira-easy-mcp need from you?

API key — Jira password (optional if stored in the OS keychain under JiraMCP)

JIRA_BASE_URLrequiredEnvironment variable
Jira Server/Data Center URL, including any context path (e.g. https://jira.example.com/jira)
JIRA_USERNAMEoptionalEnvironment variable
Jira username (optional if stored in the OS keychain under JiraMCP)
JIRA_PASSWORDoptionalsecretEnvironment variable
Jira password (optional if stored in the OS keychain under JiraMCP)
JIRA_PROJECTS_FILTERoptionalEnvironment variable
Comma-separated project keys the agent may access
JIRA_SSL_VERIFYoptionalEnvironment variable
Set to false to skip TLS verification (prefer NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS)

Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.

What tools does jira-easy-mcp expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

Read from the published package source — never executed. Parsed 23 of 23 source files.

This server can run other programs on your machine, read and write files and make network requests.

How it was published

Published by a verified CI identity (github trusted publishing) rather than a personal token.
Has a provenance attestation tying this artifact to the commit it was built from.
1 npm maintainer — a single point of compromise · last published by GitHub Actions.

Maintainer of this package and think something here is wrong? Tell us and we'll correct it.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit 2 days ago — Actively maintained.
4 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.
89 weekly downloads — Very few installs — you would be an early user.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

A · 82

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 2 days ago.
Adoption20%33%
4 stars, 89 weekly downloads.
Transparency20%75%
3/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%100%
Package and registry entry point at the same repository.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (2.0.1).

Documentation

Full README

jira-easy-mcp

Another Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Jira, without Auth token. Provides tools for complete Jira automation including issues, projects, boards, sprints, comments, worklogs, and more.

Tested on: Jira Server / Data Center 7.13, 8.20, 9.12 and 10.3 (every tool, automated, see Development & Testing)

🔑 Why This MCP?

Works with Basic Authentication (username + password) — no API tokens required!

Most Jira MCP servers require OAuth or API tokens, which many organizations restrict or don't allow. This MCP uses HTTP Basic Authentication, so you can connect using just your Jira username and password. Perfect for:

🏢 Enterprise environments where admins don't allow API token creation
🔒 Self-hosted Jira Server instances without OAuth configured
⚡ Quick setup without going through IT approval processes

Quick Start

VS Code (Workspace Configuration)

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace root:

json

{
  "servers": {
    "jira": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "jira-easy-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://your-jira-instance.com",
        "JIRA_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "JIRA_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "JIRA_PROJECTS_FILTER": "ABC,DEF,XYZ",
        "JIRA_RESPONSE_FORMAT": "JSON"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to your VS Code settings for accessing in all workspaces.

Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.

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