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name: jira
description: Operate Jira as an agent using public APIs, CLIs, and docs. Twin Score agent 84.
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# Jira skill

Jira is the default enterprise work item database. The human UI is powerful and easy to make miserable with custom fields. The REST APIs, JQL, and automation are how serious orgs actually move tickets, which is why agents score far above humans. We are not cute about this: Jira remains in the catalog because it is globally famous and operationally real, not because it is pleasant. Twin Score on this directory is 61 for humans and 84 for agents, using the public rubric (interface, onboarding, human docs, collaboration, support, pricing fairness, accessibility, reliability versus API quality, MCP or tool surface, CLI, structured docs, machine auth, quotas, determinism, and skill packaging). Jira is sold by Atlassian, founded 2002, headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Pricing in public materials: Free small teams; Standard, Premium, Enterprise. Cloud or Data Center. Machine capabilities we record: API excellent, MCP none, CLI basic, docs strong, auth Atlassian OAuth, API tokens. This page is editorial, not a star rating scraped from users.

## When to use

Use this skill when a user asks to integrate, script, or evaluate Jira (Atlassian).

## When not to use

Do not claim an MCP server exists unless the capability matrix says so (current MCP level: none). Do not invent user-count ratings.

## Capability matrix

| Surface | Level |
|---|---|
| API | excellent |
| MCP | none |
| CLI | basic |
| Docs | strong |
| Auth | Atlassian OAuth, API tokens |
| Webhooks | strong |
| SDKs | http, java |

## Auth

Atlassian OAuth, API tokens

## Pricing (public)

Free small teams; Standard, Premium, Enterprise. Cloud or Data Center.

## Official site

https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira

## Twin Score

Human 61. Agent 84. Updated 2026-08-01. Rubric: https://buildsomethingagentswant.com/scorecard

## Alternatives

- linear
- asana
- github