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name: jira-integration description: "Agent Skill: Comprehensive Jira integration through lightweight Python scripts. AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER when user mentions Jira URLs like 'https://jira.*/browse/', 'https://.atlassian.net/browse/*', or issue keys like 'PROJ-123'. Use when searching issues (JQL), getting/updating issue details, creating issues, transitioning status, adding comments, logging worklogs, managing sprints and boards, creating issue links, or formatting Jira wiki markup. If authentication fails, offer to configure credentials interactively. Supports both Jira Cloud and Server/Data Center with automatic authentication detection. By Netresearch."

Jira Integration Skill

Comprehensive Jira integration through lightweight Python CLI scripts.

Auto-Trigger Patterns

AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE when user mentions:

• Jira URLs: https://jira.*/browse/*, https://*.atlassian.net/browse/*, https://*/jira/browse/*
• Issue keys: Pattern like PROJ-123, NRS-4167, ABC-1 (uppercase letters + hyphen + numbers)
• Keywords: "Jira issue", "Jira ticket", "search Jira", "open this ticket"

Example triggers:

• "I want to work on https://jira.netresearch.de/browse/NRS-4167" → Extract NRS-4167, fetch issue
• "What's the status of PROJ-123?" → Fetch issue PROJ-123
• "Search Jira for my open issues" → Run JQL search

Authentication Failure Handling

CRITICAL: When authentication fails, DO NOT just display the error. Instead:

1. Detect failure - Look for "Missing required variable", "Configuration errors", or 401/403 responses
2. Offer help - Ask: "Jira credentials aren't configured. Would you like me to help set them up?"
3. Run interactive setup - Execute: uv run skills/jira-communication/scripts/core/jira-setup.py
4. The script will:
   • Prompt for Jira URL
   • Auto-detect Cloud vs Server/DC
   • Ask for credentials (API token or Personal Access Token)
   • Validate credentials before saving
   • Create ~/.env.jira with secure permissions (600)

Sub-Skills

This plugin contains two specialized skills:

Skill	Purpose
jira-communication	API operations via Python CLI scripts
jira-syntax	Wiki markup syntax, templates, validation

Quick Start

# Install uv (Python package runner)
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Configure credentials in ~/.env.jira
JIRA_URL=https://your-instance.atlassian.net
JIRA_USERNAME=your-email@example.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token

# Validate setup
uv run scripts/core/jira-validate.py --verbose

Common Operations

# Search issues
uv run scripts/core/jira-search.py query "project = PROJ AND status = 'In Progress'"

# Get issue details
uv run scripts/core/jira-issue.py get PROJ-123

# Add worklog
uv run scripts/core/jira-worklog.py add PROJ-123 "2h 30m" -c "Code review"

# Create issue
uv run scripts/workflow/jira-create.py issue PROJ "Fix bug" --type Bug --priority High

# Transition issue
uv run scripts/workflow/jira-transition.py PROJ-123 "In Progress"

Features

• Zero MCP overhead - Scripts invoked via Bash, no tool descriptions loaded
• Fast execution - No Docker container spin-up
• Full API coverage - All common Jira operations supported
• Jira Server/DC + Cloud - Works with both deployment types
• Automatic auth detection - API token, PAT, or basic auth

Sub-Skill Documentation

• skills/jira-communication/SKILL.md - API operations (scripts, JQL, worklogs)
• skills/jira-syntax/SKILL.md - Wiki markup syntax, templates, validation

Scripts Reference

Core Operations

Script	Purpose
jira-setup.py	Interactive credential setup (run when auth fails)
jira-validate.py	Verify connection and credentials
jira-issue.py	Get or update issue details
jira-search.py	Search with JQL queries
jira-worklog.py	Time tracking entries
jira-comment.py	Add/list comments

Workflow Operations

Script	Purpose
jira-create.py	Create new issues
jira-transition.py	Change issue status
jira-link.py	Create/list issue links
jira-sprint.py	Sprint management
jira-board.py	Board operations

Jira Syntax Quick Reference

Important: Jira uses wiki markup, NOT Markdown.

Jira Syntax	Purpose
h2. Title	Heading (NOT ## Title)
*bold*	Bold (NOT **bold**)
{code:java}...{code}	Code block (NOT triple backticks)
[text|url]	Link
[PROJ-123]	Issue link

See skills/jira-syntax/SKILL.md for complete syntax guide.

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Contributing: Improvements to this skill should be submitted to the source repository: https://github.com/netresearch/jira-skill