Claude Code How to use Jira with Claude Code
You want Jira inside Claude Code so it can triage sprint work, prepare issue updates, move work into a sprint, and close the loop on completed work — without you copy-pasting between tabs. Here is the whole setup, once.
Create your Jira gateway
The gateway is the thing Claude Code connects to, and it is where you decide which Jira tools an agent may use. You create it once and every client reuses it.
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Create an Arcade account
Sign up and open the dashboard. The free tier is enough to follow this through.
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Create an MCP Gateway and select your Jira tools
In the dashboard, create a gateway and pick the Jira tools you want to expose. The gateway is what your client connects to, and it is where tool access is decided.
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Copy your gateway URL
Every client below needs it.
https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>
Connect the gateway to Claude Code
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Add the gateway as a remote HTTP MCP server
claude mcp add arcade --transport http "<YOUR_ARCADE_GATEWAY_URL>"
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Verify it was added
claude mcp get arcade claude mcp list
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Try it out
Open Claude Code in your project and ask it to use one of your Jira tools.
Full Claude Code guide in the docs steps verified 2026-08-13
Try these Jira prompts
Claude Code can now act on your Jira account. Click a prompt to copy it.
Control write access so an agent can read issues without being able to update tickets, move sprint work, or add comments. Pair it with Contextual Access policies to require approval for changes that affect project status.
