Search Jira work items with JQL

Search Jira work items with JQL

Returns the Jira work items that match a JQL query, with the fields you ask for, one page at a time.

Pass the query as jql, such as project = TEAM, and page with nextPageToken. For a query too long for a URL, use POST /rest/api/3/search/jql; the older /rest/api/3/search is deprecated and being removed. The CLI takes --jql and can print --json or --csv.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "atlassian": { "url": "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp" } } }

Call the MCP tool searchJiraIssuesUsingJql.

Server URL: https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp

CLI (official)

Install the command, then confirm it runs.

brew tap atlassian/homebrew-acli && brew install acli
acli --version

Run acli jira workitem search.

API (official)

• Base URL: https://{your-domain}.atlassian.net
• Endpoint: GET /rest/api/3/search/jql
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Basic $ATLASSIAN_API_KEY
• Get a key: https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
• Docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
• Never print API keys.