Jira Integration Service Gateway MCP Endpoint

This repository details an MCP server component designed for seamless interaction with Atlassian Jira.

Initial Setup Guide

To begin utilizing this service:

Prerequisite Installation

Secure an account on https://claude.ai and ensure an active Pro subscription is maintained.
Obtain and install the Claude Desktop application: https://claude.ai/download
Install the 'uv' package manager utility: bash brew install uv
Install the 'keyring' utility for secure credential storage: https://pypi.org/project/keyring/

Securing Jira Credentials

Store your credentials securely using the keyring utility: bash keyring set hh-jira-mcp-server v.pupkin

Claude Configuration File Location

Locate the configuration file for Claude Desktop based on your operating system: * macOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json * Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Configuration for Published Servers

Use the following structure in the published servers configuration to activate the service:

{ "mcpServers": { "hh-jira-mcp-server": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "hh-jira-mcp-server" ], "env": { "HH_JIRA_MCP_USER": "v.pupkin", "HH_JIRA_MCP_TEAM": "some-team", "HH_JIRA_MCP_SEARCH_FILTER": "status in \"Development: In progress\"" } } } }

Configuration for Development/Local Instances

For local development and testing environments:

{ "mcpServers": { "hh-jira-mcp-server": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/hh-jira-mcp-server", "run", "hh-jira-mcp-server" ], "env": { "HH_JIRA_MCP_USER": "v.pupkin", "HH_JIRA_MCP_TEAM": "some-team", "HH_JIRA_MCP_SEARCH_FILTER": "status in \"Development: In progress\"" } } } }

Operational Development Cycle

Building and Distribution Steps

To prepare this package for wider deployment:

Synchronize prerequisites and finalize the lockfile: bash uv sync
Generate the necessary distribution artifacts (source and wheel): bash uv build

This action places outputs within the dist/ folder.

Deploy the package to the PyPI repository: bash uv publish

Note: Authentication for PyPI deployment requires setting specific environment variables or utilizing command-line flags: * Token authentication: Use --token or the UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN variable. * Credential pair: Use --username/UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME and --password/UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD.

Troubleshooting and Inspection

Debugging interactions over standard I/O (stdio), which is how MCP servers communicate, can be complex. We highly advocate for the use of the MCP Inspector utility for the optimal debugging environment.

Launch the Inspector using Node Package Manager (npm): bash npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /hh-jira-mcp-server run hh-jira-mcp-server

Once initiated, the Inspector will provide a browser-accessible URL where you can monitor and interact with the server session for debugging purposes.

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