Jira

Gives Claude natural language access to your Jira workspace through either the jira-cli or Atlassian MCP. It detects which backend you have available and adapts automatically. The skill is thoughtfully paranoid about destructive operations: it won't transition issues without checking current state first, won't assign by display name in MCP (account IDs only), and always shows you what it's about to change before running commands. Best for creating tickets from conversation, checking sprint status, or moving issues through your workflow without context switching to the browser. The guard rails around bulk operations and irreversible edits are genuinely useful if you've ever accidentally notified an entire team.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit --skill jira --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Jira

Natural language interaction with Jira. Supports multiple backends.

Backend Detection

Run this check first to determine which backend to use:

1. Check if jira CLI is available:
   → Run: which jira
   → If found: USE CLI BACKEND

2. If no CLI, check for Atlassian MCP:
   → Look for mcp__atlassian__* tools
   → If available: USE MCP BACKEND

3. If neither available:
   → GUIDE USER TO SETUP

Backend	When to Use	Reference
CLI	`jira` command available	`references/commands.md`
MCP	Atlassian MCP tools available	`references/mcp.md`
None	Neither available	Guide to install CLI