The Jira Cloud platform REST API Claude Desktop Config
Add the The Jira Cloud platform REST API MCP server to Claude Desktop with this ready-to-use configuration.
Setup Instructions
- Open Claude Desktop
- Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config →
claude_desktop_config.json - Paste the JSON below into the file
- Set your credentials in the
envsection - Restart Claude Desktop
Configuration JSON
Copy the entire block into your claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"atlassian-com-jira": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcp/atlassian-com-jira"
],
"env": {
"THE_JIRA_CLOUD_PLATFORM_REST_API_API_KEY": "your_the_jira_cloud_platform_rest_api_api_key"
}
}
}
}Environment Variables
THE_JIRA_CLOUD_PLATFORM_REST_API_API_KEYReplace your_the_jira_cloud_platform_rest_api_api_key with your actual the jira cloud platform rest api api key
Endpoints
GET
/rest/api/3/announcementBannerGet announcement banner configuration
PUT
/rest/api/3/announcementBannerUpdate announcement banner configuration
POST
/rest/api/3/app/field/valueUpdate custom fields
GET
/rest/api/3/app/field/{fieldIdOrKey}/context/configurationGet custom field configurations
PUT
/rest/api/3/app/field/{fieldIdOrKey}/context/configurationUpdate custom field configurations
PUT
/rest/api/3/app/field/{fieldIdOrKey}/valueUpdate custom field value
GET
/rest/api/3/application-propertiesGet application property
GET
/rest/api/3/application-properties/advanced-settingsGet advanced settings
PUT
/rest/api/3/application-properties/{id}Set application property
GET
/rest/api/3/applicationroleGet all application roles