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Search and analyze Jira tickets, sprints, and project analytics. Use this skill when the user asks about tickets, bugs, sprint tracking, or engineering work.

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Jira Integration

Connection

  • Base URL: $JIRA_BASE_URL (e.g. https://yourorg.atlassian.net)
  • Auth: Basic auth — Base64($JIRA_USER_EMAIL:$JIRA_API_TOKEN)
  • Env vars: JIRA_BASE_URL, JIRA_USER_EMAIL, JIRA_API_TOKEN
  • Caching: 10-minute in-memory cache, max 100 entries
  • API versions: REST API v3 (/rest/api/3), Agile API (/rest/agile/1.0)

Server Lib & API Routes

  • File: server/lib/jira.ts

Exported Functions

FunctionDescription
searchIssues(jql, fields?, maxResults?)Search via JQL
getIssue(issueKey)Get single issue detail
getProjects()List all projects
getStatuses(projectKey?)List statuses (optionally by project)
getBoards()List agile boards
getSprints(boardId)List sprints for a board
getAnalytics(projects, days)Aggregate ticket analytics

API Routes

RouteDescription
GET /api/jira/searchSearch tickets via JQL
GET /api/jira/issueGet issue detail
GET /api/jira/projectsList projects
GET /api/jira/statusesList statuses
GET /api/jira/boardsList boards
GET /api/jira/sprintsList sprints
GET /api/jira/analyticsTicket analytics

Dashboard

  • /adhoc/jira — Jira Tickets dashboard with Overview, Search, and Sprints tabs

Script Usage

# Search tickets
pnpm action jira-search --jql="summary ~ SSO ORDER BY created DESC" --fields=key,summary,status,assignee

# Ticket analytics
pnpm action jira-analytics --days=30
pnpm action jira-analytics --projects=ENG,PROD --days=30

Key Patterns & Gotchas

  • IMPORTANT: The old /rest/api/3/search endpoint was removed by Atlassian (returns 410). Must use /rest/api/3/search/jql instead.
  • JQL for duplicate detection: project = X AND summary ~ "keyword" ORDER BY created DESC
  • Always use markdown links for tickets: [ENG-1234](https://yourorg.atlassian.net/browse/ENG-1234)
  • getStatuses with a projectKey returns an array of issue type entries; the code flattens nested statuses
  • getAnalytics runs multiple search queries and aggregates client-side