Jira Syntax

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jira-syntax

Jira Syntax is an Agent Skill for documents published in the majiayu000/claude-skill-registry repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Jira wiki markup syntax validation, templates, and formatting guidance. Use when: (1) Writing Jira issue descriptions or comments, (2) Converting Markdown to Jira wiki markup, (3) Requesting bug report or feature request templates, (4) Validating Jira syntax before submission, (5) Keywords like 'jira format', 'wiki markup', 'jira syntax', 'format for jira', (6) Ensuring content uses h2./h3. headings instead of Markdown ##, (7) Checking code blocks use {code:lang} not triple backticks, (8) Any task involving Jira text formatting

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Jira Syntax Validation Skill

Provides Jira wiki markup syntax validation, templates, and formatting guidance. For API operations, use the jira-communication skill.

Quick Syntax Reference

Jira Syntax	Purpose	NOT this (Markdown)
`h2. Title`	Heading	`## Title`
`bold`	Bold	`bold`
`_italic_`	Italic	`italic`
`{{code}}`	Inline code	`code`
`{code:java}...{code}`	Code block	java ```
`[text\|url]`	Link	`[text](url)`
`[PROJ-123]`	Issue link	-
`[~username]`	User mention	`@username`
`* item`	Bullet list	`- item`
`# item`	Numbered list	`1. item`
`\|\|Header\|\|`	Table header	`\|Header\|`

See references/jira-syntax-quick-reference.md for complete syntax documentation.

Available Templates

Bug Report

Path: templates/bug-report-template.md

Sections: Environment, Steps to Reproduce, Expected/Actual Behavior, Error Messages, Technical Notes

Feature Request

Path: templates/feature-request-template.md

Sections: Overview, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Technical Approach, Success Metrics

Syntax Validation

Run before submitting to Jira:

scripts/validate-jira-syntax.sh path/to/content.txt

Validation Checklist

Headings: h2. Title (space after period)
Bold: *text* (single asterisk)
Code blocks: {code:language}...{code}
Lists: * for bullets, # for numbers
Links: [label|url] or [PROJ-123]
Tables: ||Header|| and |Cell|
Colors: {color:red}text{color}
Panels: {panel:title=X}...{panel}

Common Mistakes

❌ Wrong	✅ Correct
`## Heading`	`h2. Heading`
`bold`	`bold`
`code`	`{{code}}`
`[text](url)`	`[text\|url]`
`- bullet`	`* bullet`
`h2.Title`	`h2. Title`

Integration with jira-communication Skill

Workflow:

Get template from jira-syntax
Fill content using Jira wiki markup
Validate with scripts/validate-jira-syntax.sh
Submit via jira-communication scripts (e.g., uv run scripts/workflow/jira-create.py)

References

references/jira-syntax-quick-reference.md - Complete syntax documentation
templates/bug-report-template.md - Bug report template
templates/feature-request-template.md - Feature request template
scripts/validate-jira-syntax.sh - Automated syntax checker
Official Jira Wiki Markup