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Use when working with Jira using Atlassian's Command Line Interface (acli), to get information about Jira, create and manage tickets and issues.
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Ultra-compressed communication mode. Slash token usage ~75% by speaking like caveman while keeping full technical accuracy. Use when user says "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", or invokes /caveman. Also auto-triggers when token efficiency is requested.
Use when working with Github using the Github CLI (gh), to get information about Github, create and manage repositories, issues, and pull requests.
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code - write the test first, watch it fail, write minimal code to pass; ensures tests actually verify behavior by requiring failure first
| name | acli |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| description | Use when working with Jira using Atlassian's Command Line Interface (acli), to get information about Jira, create and manage tickets and issues. |
Utilize Atlassian Command Line Interface (CLI) to effortlessly engage with our suite of products through a streamlined command-line interface. Atlassian CLI provides a powerful toolset that allows users to automate tasks, integrate processes, and interact with various Atlassian products such as Jira, all from the comfort of your terminal.
acli --help
Check to see if acli is installed:
acli --version
It not installed, install it:
brew tap atlassian/homebrew-acli
brew install acli
It installed, verify it:
acli --version
To connect to your Atlassian account, you need to authenticate.
Check if you are already authenticated:
acli jira auth status
If you are not authenticated, authenticate:
acli jira auth login --web
acli jira workitem create
# Create work item by supplying a summary, project name and work item type
acli jira workitem create --summary "New Task" --project "TEAM" --type "Task"
# Create work item from file and supplying all work item details
acli jira workitem create --from-file "workitem.txt" --project "PROJ" --type "Bug" --assignee "user@atlassian.com" --label "bug,cli"
# Generate a JSON file that could be used for workitem creation via --from-json flag
acli jira workitem create --generate-json
# Create work item from a JSON file
acli jira workitem create --from-json "workitem.json"
acli jira workitem view
acli jira workitem edit
acli jira workitem edit
# Edit work item with work item keys
acli jira workitem edit --key "KEY-1,KEY-2" --summary "New Summary"
# Edit work item with JQL query
acli jira workitem edit --jql "project = TEAM" --assignee "user@atlassian.com"
# Edit work item with Filter ID
acli jira workitem edit --filter 10001 --description "Updated description" --yes
# Generate a JSON file that could be used for workitem edit via --from-json flag
acli jira workitem edit --generate-json
# Edit work item from a JSON file
acli jira workitem edit --from-json "workitem.json"
acli jira workitem transition
acli jira workitem transition
# Transition work item with work item keys
acli jira workitem transition --key "KEY-1,KEY-2" --status "Done"
# Transition work item with JQL query
acli jira workitem transition --jql "project = TEAM" --status "In Progress"
# Transition work item with filter ID
acli jira workitem transition --filter 10001 --status "To Do" --yes