Agent skill

Jira

by sd0xdev in sd0xdev/sd0x-harness

Jira integration — view issues, generate branches, create tickets, transition status.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Jira

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sd0xdev/sd0x-harness --skill jira -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sd0xdev/sd0x-harness jira --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sd0xdev/sd0x-harness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/jira .claude/skills/jira && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
jira
GitHub stars
192
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
485 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
91
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Jira integration — view issues, generate branches, create tickets, transition status.

  • : user mentions Jira ticket key (XX-123)
  • SKILL.md covers Trigger, When NOT to Use, Input Parsing and CloudId Resolution, plus 6 more sections
  • Calls git
  • Wants to create branch from ticket

What it does

Jira is an agent skill from sd0xdev/sd0x-harness. Jira integration — view issues, generate branches, create tickets, transition status. Use when: user mentions Jira ticket key (XX-123), says /jira, wants to create branch from ticket, create a new ticket, or update Jira status. Not for: GitHub issues (use issue-analyze).

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/branch-policy.md`, `references/create-policy.md` and `references/transition-mapping.md`).

It sits in Development, covering Git workflow. It works with Jira and GitHub. The repository describes itself as: The harness layer for Claude Code — a reference implementation of harness engineering with hook-enforced dual review, state-machine gates that survive context compaction, and… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • : user mentions Jira ticket key (XX-123)
  • Wants to create branch from ticket
  • Create a new ticket
  • Update Jira status

Example prompts

  • “/jira”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getAccessibleAtlassianResources, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getTransitionsForJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__transitionJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__addCommentToJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__searchJiraIssuesUsingJql, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__createJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata, Bash(git:*), AskUserQuestion

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c9a2036. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getAccessibleAtlassianResources
    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraIssue
    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getTransitionsForJiraIssue
    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__transitionJiraIssue
    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__addCommentToJiraIssue
    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__searchJiraIssuesUsingJql
    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__createJiraIssue
    • mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata
    • Bash(git:*)
    • AskUserQuestion

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Jira loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 485 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from sd0xdev/sd0x-harness at commit c9a2036, republished under its MIT licence (© sd0xdev). 485 words, ~1,853 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/jira/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
jira
description
Jira integration — view issues, generate branches, create tickets, transition status. Use when: user mentions Jira ticket key (XX-123), says /jira, wants to create branch from ticket, create a new ticket, or update Jira status. Not for: GitHub issues (use issue-analyze).
allowed-tools
mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getAccessibleAtlassianResources, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getTransitionsForJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__transitionJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__addCommentToJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__searchJiraIssuesUsingJql, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__createJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata, Bash(git:*), AskUserQuestion

Jira Skill

View Jira issues, generate branch names from tickets, transition issue status — all via Atlassian MCP.

Trigger

  • Keywords: jira, ticket, issue key ([A-Z][A-Z0-9]+-\d+), branch from ticket, transition status, start work, pr opened, pr merged
  • User says /jira

When NOT to Use

  • GitHub Issues → use /issue-analyze
  • Searching Jira issues → v1.1 (deferred)
  • Generic project management

Input Parsing

Extract issueKey and optional host from user input:

Input FormatExampleExtraction
Bare keyOK-51513key=OK-51513
Full URLhttps://foo.atlassian.net/browse/OK-51513key=OK-51513, host=foo.atlassian.net
Software URLhttps://foo.atlassian.net/jira/software/.../OK-51513key=OK-51513, host=foo.atlassian.net
Branch context(auto from git branch --show-current)key via {TICKET_PATTERN} regex

Regex:

  • Issue key: ([A-Z][A-Z0-9]+-\d+)
  • Host: https?://([^/]+\.atlassian\.net)

CloudId Resolution

1. Call getAccessibleAtlassianResources()
2. 0 results → error: "Atlassian MCP not configured or unauthorized"
3. 1 result  → use its cloudId automatically
4. N results →
     Host provided and matches?    → use matching cloudId
     Host provided but no match?   → warn: "Host '<host>' not found. Available: ..." → AskUserQuestion to select or abort
     No host?                      → AskUserQuestion to choose instance

Do NOT persist cloudId. Resolve at runtime each time; Claude context naturally caches within a session.

Subcommand: view

StepAction
1Parse input → issueKey (+ host if URL)
2Resolve cloudId
3getJiraIssue(cloudId, issueKey)
4Format output

Output format:

markdown
## KEY: Summary

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Status | ... |
| Assignee | ... |
| Priority | ... |
| Type | ... |
| Created | ... |

### Description
(first 500 chars, truncated if longer)

Subcommand: branch

StepAction
1Parse input → issueKey
2Resolve cloudId
3getJiraIssue → get summary + issuetype
4Map issue type → branch prefix (see references/branch-policy.md)
5Apply --type override if provided
6Generate slug from summary
7Assemble branch name: ${prefix}/${issueKey}-${slug}
8Check collision (local + remote)
9Plan mode: output branch name + command. Execute mode: run git checkout -b

See references/branch-policy.md for full mapping table, slug algorithm, and collision detection.

Plan output (default):

Branch: feat/OK-51513-add-user-profile-page
From: OK-51513 "Add user profile page" (Story)

To create: git checkout -b feat/OK-51513-add-user-profile-page

Execute mode (--execute): run git checkout -b <branch> directly.

Subcommand: transition

StepAction
1Parse input → issueKey + --event value
2Resolve cloudId
3getJiraIssue → current status
4getTransitionsForJiraIssue → available transitions
5Match event → target transition (see references/transition-mapping.md)
6Plan mode: show plan. Execute mode: AskUserQuestion → transitionJiraIssue

See references/transition-mapping.md for event vocabulary, regex patterns, and resolution algorithm.

Plan output (default):

markdown
## Transition Plan

- Issue: OK-51513 "Add user profile page"
- Current: To Do
- Event: start_work
- Target: In Progress (transition id: 21)

Execute? /jira transition OK-51513 --event start_work --execute
Show full SKILL.md (215 more words)Show less

Subcommand: create

StepAction
1Extract project key from input (bare key like OK, or from issue key prefix)
2Resolve cloudId
3getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata(cloudId, projectKey) → list available types
4Validate issue type against available types (case-insensitive match)
5Format description as markdown (see references/create-policy.md)
6Plan mode: display creation plan. Execute mode: AskUserQuestion → createJiraIssue

Input sources (both supported):

  • --summary and --description flags: explicit values
  • Context inference: extract summary and description from user's prompt (structured content like Background, Items, etc.)

MCP call (createJiraIssue):

ParameterSource
cloudIdResolved via step 2
projectKeyFrom input
issueTypeNameValidated against available types
summaryFrom --summary or context
descriptionFormatted markdown from --description or context
contentFormatAlways "markdown"

Plan output (default):

markdown
## Create Issue Plan

- Project: OK
- Type: Task
- Summary: P1 Hardening — Quote state machine + Recovery Worker
- Description: (preview first 200 chars...)

Execute? /jira create OK --summary "..." --type Task --execute

Execute output:

✅ Created: OK-51514
https://yourorg.atlassian.net/browse/OK-51514

See references/create-policy.md for description format guidelines, project key extraction, and issue type validation.

Graceful Degradation

FailureMessage
MCP tools not available"Atlassian MCP not connected. Enable Atlassian integration in claude.ai settings."
OAuth expired"Atlassian authorization expired. Please re-authorize."
Issue not found"Issue <KEY> not found. Verify the key and your access permissions."
Transition not available"Cannot execute <event> from current status <status>. Available transitions: ..."
Network error"Atlassian API unreachable. Please retry later."
Project not found"Project '<KEY>' not accessible. Check key and permissions."
Issue type not available"Type '<type>' not in project '<KEY>'. Available: [list from metadata]"

Examples

/jira view OK-51513
→ Displays issue details (summary, status, assignee, priority, type, description)

/jira branch OK-51513
→ Plan: feat/OK-51513-add-user-profile-page

/jira branch OK-51513 --type fix --execute
→ Executes: git checkout -b fix/OK-51513-add-user-profile-page

/jira transition OK-51513 --event start_work
→ Plan: To Do → In Progress

/jira transition OK-51513 --event pr_merged --execute --comment "Merged via PR #42"
→ Executes transition + adds comment

/jira create OK --summary "Fix login timeout" --type Bug
→ Plan: Create Bug in OK

/jira create OK --summary "Add user dashboard" --type Story --description "## Background\nDashboard needed for..." --execute
→ ✅ Created: OK-51515

© sd0xdev, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in skills/jira of sd0xdev/sd0x-harness.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/branch-policy.md
  • references/create-policy.md
  • references/transition-mapping.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c9a2036

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Questions about Jira

What does Jira do?

Jira integration — view issues, generate branches, create tickets, transition status. Jira is an agent skill from sd0xdev/sd0x-harness. Jira integration — view issues, generate branches, create tickets, transition status.

When should I use Jira?

Jira fits situations like: : user mentions Jira ticket key (XX-123); wants to create branch from ticket; create a new ticket; update Jira status.

How do I install Jira in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sd0xdev/sd0x-harness --skill jira -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/jira in sd0xdev/sd0x-harness) into .claude/skills/jira in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Jira in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sd0xdev/sd0x-harness --skill jira -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/jira in sd0xdev/sd0x-harness) into .agents/skills/jira in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Jira in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sd0xdev/sd0x-harness --skill jira -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/jira, .gemini/skills/jira, .github/skills/jira and .opencode/skills/jira in your project.

What does Jira need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Jira needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getAccessibleAtlassianResources, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getTransitionsForJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__transitionJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__addCommentToJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__searchJiraIssuesUsingJql, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__createJiraIssue, mcp__claude_ai_Atlassian__getJiraProjectIssueTypesMetadata, Bash(git:*), AskUserQuestion.

Does Jira access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Jira safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Jira use?

Jira is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Jira use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Jira?

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Who maintains Jira?

sd0xdev (a GitHub user) maintains it in sd0xdev/sd0x-harness, which has 192 GitHub stars. The repository holds 91 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: sd0xdev/sd0x-harness on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.