Agent skill

Jira

Manages JIRA issues, projects, and workflows using Atlassian MCP.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Jira

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VixenLights/Vixen 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/VixenLights/Vixen.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "jira" agent skill from https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen/tree/master/.agents/skills/jira into .claude/skills/jira/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen/tree/master/.agents/skills/jira

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VixenLights/Vixen jira --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/jira .agents/skills/jira && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "jira" agent skill from https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen/tree/master/.agents/skills/jira into .agents/skills/jira/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VixenLights/Vixen jira --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/jira .cursor/skills/jira && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "jira" agent skill from https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen/tree/master/.agents/skills/jira into .cursor/skills/jira/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen.git --path .agents/skills/jira

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VixenLights/Vixen jira --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/jira .gemini/skills/jira && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "jira" agent skill from https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen/tree/master/.agents/skills/jira into .gemini/skills/jira/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VixenLights/Vixen jira

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/jira .github/skills/jira && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "jira" agent skill from https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen/tree/master/.agents/skills/jira into .github/skills/jira/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VixenLights/Vixen jira --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/jira .opencode/skills/jira && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "jira" agent skill from https://github.com/VixenLights/Vixen/tree/master/.agents/skills/jira into .opencode/skills/jira/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "jira", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: jira
GitHub stars: 114
Token cost: ~3.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 1,156 words
Files: 4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 45
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Custom licence

At a glance

Manages JIRA issues, projects, and workflows using Atlassian MCP.

Works in 12 steps: Issue Creation Workflow → Issue Search and Management → Workflow and Transitions → …
Asked to create JIRA ticket
SKILL.md covers Table of Contents, Overview, Prerequisites and User-Facing Issue Descriptions, plus 5 more sections
Needs JIRA_API_TOKEN

What it does

Jira is an agent skill from VixenLights/Vixen. Manages JIRA issues, projects, and workflows using Atlassian MCP. Use when asked to "create JIRA ticket", "search JIRA", "update JIRA issue", "transition issue", "sprint planning", or "epic management".

Its SKILL.md is about 3.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `references/custom_field_discovery.md`, `references/jql_guide.md` and `templates/issue_creation.json`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Sprint planning and agile and MCP servers. It works with Jira and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Vixen is a lighting sequencer for creating animated light shows.

When your agent uses it

Asked to create JIRA ticket
Update JIRA issue
Transition issue
Sprint planning

Example prompts

“create JIRA ticket”
“search JIRA”
“update JIRA issue”
“/jira”

Requirements

A credential in JIRA_API_TOKEN

Workflow steps

12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Issue Creation Workflow
Issue Search and Management
Workflow and Transitions
Agile/Scrum Operations
Linking and Relationships
Comments and Collaboration
Batch Operations
Project and Version Management
Always Validate Input
Use Appropriate Field Selection
JQL Query Construction
Error Handling

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 58242a1. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json, markdown and jql).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- JIRA_API_TOKEN
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Jira loads about 3.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~13k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,156 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~3.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~13k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,156 words (~3,376 tokens).

“A comprehensive Claude Code skill for managing JIRA issues, projects, and workflows using the Atlassian MCP server.”

— opening of SKILL.md by VixenLights, Custom licence

name: jira

Outline of SKILL.md

JIRA Management Skill
Table of Contents
Overview
Prerequisites
Required MCP Server
Environment Configuration
User-Facing Issue Descriptions
Skill Workflow
1. Issue Creation Workflow
2. Issue Search and Management
3. Workflow and Transitions
4. Agile/Scrum Operations
5. Linking and Relationships
6. Comments and Collaboration
7. Batch Operations
8. Project and Version Management
Best Practices
1. Always Validate Input
2. Use Appropriate Field Selection
3. JQL Query Construction
4. Error Handling
5. Efficiency
Common Use Cases
Create Story with Subtasks
Bug Triage Workflow
Sprint Planning
Release Management
References
Troubleshooting
Common Issues

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in .agents/skills/jira of VixenLights/Vixen.

SKILL.md
references/custom_field_discovery.md
references/jql_guide.md
templates/issue_creation.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 58242a1

Compare with similar skills

Jira next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Jira compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Jira this skillVixenLights/Vixen	114	—	~3.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	yesterday
Jira Natural Language Interfacejjmartres/opencode	133	3 repos	~1.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	5 mo ago
Daily Meeting Updatedavila7/claude-code-templates	32k	2 repos	~3k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Tapd Iteration PlanTencentBlueKing/bk-bcs	841	—	~1.6k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	yesterday
Atlassian MCP ExpertJeffallan/claude-skills	12k	—	~1.3k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	6 days ago
Atlassiansanjay3290/ai-skills	431	—	~1.6k	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	29 days ago

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Questions about Jira

What does Jira do?

Manages JIRA issues, projects, and workflows using Atlassian MCP. Jira is an agent skill from VixenLights/Vixen. Manages JIRA issues, projects, and workflows using Atlassian MCP.

When should I use Jira?

Jira fits situations like: asked to create JIRA ticket; update JIRA issue; transition issue; sprint planning.

How do I install Jira in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/jira in VixenLights/Vixen) 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 VixenLights/Vixen --skill jira -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/jira in VixenLights/Vixen) 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 VixenLights/Vixen --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 credentials named JIRA_API_TOKEN. Our summary lists: A credential in JIRA_API_TOKEN.

Does Jira access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. 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 has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Jira use?

About 3.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 9.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Jira?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Jira: Jira Natural Language Interface (jjmartres/opencode, 133 stars), Daily Meeting Update (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars), Tapd Iteration Plan (TencentBlueKing/bk-bcs, 841 stars) and Atlassian MCP Expert (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Jira?

VixenLights (a GitHub organization) maintains it in VixenLights/Vixen, which has 114 GitHub stars. The repository holds 45 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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

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When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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Install Jira

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

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