jira

name: jira description: 'Jira issue workflows for search, issue updates, transitions, comments, and field discovery via the Jira REST API. Use when you need to search with JQL, inspect an issue, create or update work items, move an issue between statuses, post comments, or discover required fields for issue creation.' license: MIT compatibility: 'Requires Python 3.11+ and Jira credentials in environment variables' metadata: authors: "microsoft/hve-core" spec_version: "1.0" last_updated: "2026-03-24"

Jira Skill

Overview

This skill provides a Python CLI for common Jira REST API workflows:

• Search with JQL
• Get issue details
• Create and update issues with JSON payloads
• Transition issues by name or ID
• Add comments and list existing comments
• Discover issue types and required fields for creation

The skill supports Jira Cloud with email plus API token authentication and Jira Server or Data Center with a personal access token.

Use --fields on read commands by default to keep output concise. The script supports dot-notation such as fields.status.name and prints tab-separated output for lists.

Prerequisites

Set the required environment variables before running the script.

Authentication Variables

Authentication is selected automatically:

• If JIRA_PAT is set, the script uses bearer authentication for Jira Server or Data Center.
• Otherwise, the script expects JIRA_USER_EMAIL and JIRA_API_TOKEN for Jira Cloud.

Quick Start

Search for your current Jira issues and return a compact table:

python scripts/jira.py search 'assignee = currentUser() ORDER BY updated DESC' --fields key,fields.summary,fields.status.name

Inspect one issue with a compact field list:

python scripts/jira.py get PROJ-123 --fields key,fields.summary,fields.status.name,fields.assignee.displayName

Create an issue from JSON piped through stdin:

cat <<'EOF' | python scripts/jira.py create
{
  "fields": {
    "project": { "key": "PROJ" },
    "summary": "Fix login timeout on mobile",
    "issuetype": { "name": "Bug" }
  }
}
EOF

Parameters Reference

Script Reference

Search for Issues

Use bounded JQL for Jira Cloud queries. Include a project, assignee, sprint, or another filter instead of a bare ORDER BY query. See JQL Reference for the query patterns this skill expects.

python scripts/jira.py search 'project = PROJ AND status = "In Progress"' --fields key,fields.summary,fields.status.name
python scripts/jira.py search 'assignee = currentUser() ORDER BY updated DESC' 10 --fields key,fields.summary

Get One Issue

python scripts/jira.py get PROJ-123 --fields key,fields.summary,fields.priority.name,fields.status.name

Create an Issue

Discover valid issue types first:

python scripts/jira.py fields PROJ

Inspect required fields for one issue type:

python scripts/jira.py fields PROJ 10045

Create the issue:

python scripts/jira.py create '{
  "fields": {
    "project": { "key": "PROJ" },
    "summary": "Document rollout checklist",
    "issuetype": { "name": "Task" },
    "labels": ["docs", "release"]
  }
}'

Update an Issue

python scripts/jira.py update PROJ-123 '{
  "fields": {
    "summary": "Updated summary",
    "priority": { "name": "High" },
    "labels": ["backend", "urgent"]
  }
}'

Transition an Issue

Use a transition display name or a numeric transition ID:

python scripts/jira.py transition PROJ-123 'In Progress'
python scripts/jira.py transition PROJ-123 31

If a transition name is not found, the script returns the available transition names in the error output.

Comment on an Issue

python scripts/jira.py comment PROJ-123 'PR #42 addresses this issue.'
printf 'Deployed to staging.\n' | python scripts/jira.py comment PROJ-123

List Comments

python scripts/jira.py comments PROJ-123 PROJ-456 --fields _issue,author.displayName,created,body

Troubleshooting