jira_get_issue

MCP tool from MCP Atlassian by SharkyND

Get details of a specific issue

How to use it

Project documentation lists jira_get_issue for the MCP Atlassian MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

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$docker run ... --enabled-tools "confluence_search,jira_get_issue,jira_search" ...
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