What is Cursor Jira Mcp

cursor-jira-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool designed for Cursor AI, enabling it to read Jira issue descriptions and comments directly within the coding environment.

Use cases

Use cases include retrieving issue details, checking comments on specific Jira tickets, and facilitating communication between development teams and project management.

How to use

To use cursor-jira-mcp, create a .env file with your Jira credentials, install dependencies, build the package, and register the tool in Cursor. You can then interact with Cursor AI using natural language to retrieve Jira information.

Key features

Key features include the ability to read issue descriptions and comments from Jira, seamless integration with Cursor AI, and support for natural language queries.

Where to use

cursor-jira-mcp is primarily used in software development environments where Jira is utilized for issue tracking and project management.

Jira MCP Tool for Cursor

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool that allows Cursor AI to read Jira issue descriptions and comments directly within your coding environment.

Setup in Cursor

1. Create .env file

   • Create a new file named .env in the root folder of this repo.
   • Copy the contents from .env.example into the .env
   • Enter your jira username and password for using the basic authentication flow
   • Try with jira.dev.corp.company.com first as the jira URL, if that doesn’t work then use jira.corp.comapny.com.

2. Install the dependencies and build the package:

   npm install
   npm run build
   

3. Configure your Jira credentials in the .env file:
   Make a copy of .env.example as .env and add all your credentials in that file

4. Register the tool in Cursor:

   • Open Cursor
   • Go to Settings > MCP Tools
   • Click “Add Tool”
   • Enter the command: node /<clone_repo_parennt>/cursor-jira-mcp/build/index.js
   • Click “Add”

Using with Cursor AI

Once configured, you can ask Cursor AI to retrieve Jira information using natural language:

• “Show me the description for PROJ-123”
• “What are the comments on JIRA-456?”
• “Get details about the bug in TEAM-789”

Available Commands

Cursor AI can use these commands through the MCP tool:

1. Read Issue Description: Retrieves the full description of a Jira issue
2. Read Issue Comments: Retrieves all comments on a Jira issue

Example Interactions

Asking about a Jira issue:

You: Can you tell me about PROJ-123?
Cursor AI: Let me check that Jira issue for you...
[Cursor AI retrieves and displays the issue description]

Asking about comments:

You: What feedback did the team leave on TEAM-456?
Cursor AI: Let me get the comments from that Jira issue...
[Cursor AI retrieves and displays the issue comments]

Troubleshooting

If the tool isn’t working properly in Cursor:

1. Verify your credentials are correctly set in your .env folder
2. Try running npm run start to check if JIRA authentication is successful.