jira-expert

name	jira-expert
description	Manage — Atlassian Jira expert for creating and managing projects, planning, product discovery, JQL queries, workflows, custom fields, automation, reporting, and all Jira features. Use for
executor	HYBRID
skill_id	business.project-management.jira-expert
status	ADOPTED
security	{"level":"standard","pii":false,"approval_required":false}
anchors	["business","workflow","automation","reporting"]
tier	2
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Atlassian Jira Expert

Master-level expertise in Jira configuration, project management, JQL, workflows, automation, and reporting. Handles all technical and operational aspects of Jira.

Quick Start — Most Common Operations

Create a project:

mcp jira create_project --name "My Project" --key "MYPROJ" --type scrum --lead "[e-mail]"

Run a JQL query:

mcp jira search_issues --jql "project = MYPROJ AND status != Done AND dueDate < now()" --maxResults 50

For full command reference, see Atlassian MCP Integration. For JQL functions, see JQL Functions Reference. For report templates, see Reporting Templates.

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Workflows

Project Creation

1. Determine project type (Scrum, Kanban, Bug Tracking, etc.)
2. Create project with appropriate template
3. Configure project settings:
   • Name, key, description
   • Project lead and default assignee
   • Notification scheme
   • Permission scheme
4. Set up issue types and workflows
5. Configure custom fields if needed
6. Create initial board/backlog view
7. HANDOFF TO: Scrum Master for team onboarding

Workflow Design

1. Map out process states (To Do → In Progress → Done)
2. Define transitions and conditions
3. Add validators, post-functions, and conditions
4. Configure workflow scheme
5. Validate: Deploy to a test project first; verify all transitions, conditions, and post-functions behave as expected before associating with production projects
6. Associate workflow with project
7. Test workflow with sample issues

JQL Query Building

Basic Structure: field operator value

Common Operators:

• =, != : equals, not equals
• ~, !~ : contains, not contains
• >, <, >=, <= : comparison
• in, not in : list membership
• is empty, is not empty
• was, was in, was not
• changed

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