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Jira's MCP is so easy to setup and use in Cursor IDE

I tried to setup an MCP for Jira in my Cursor IDE, and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.

2025-06-13

Jira's MCP is so easy to setup and use

I tried to setup an MCP for Jira in my Cursor IDE, and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have bun installed globally.

Setup MCP in Cursor IDE

In Cursor IDE, open:

  • In Mac: Cursor > Settings > Cursor Settings > MCP Tools > New MCP Server
  • In Windows: File > Preferences > Cursor Settings > MCP Tools > New MCP Server

This should open a mcp.json file.

Edit it to add:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "jira": {
            "command": "bunx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/sse"
            ]
        }
    }
}

In Cursor Settings, restart the MCP tool and you should be redirected to an authentication page for Jira.

When done, restart the MCP tool again and you should see:

Jira MCP

Enjoy!

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