Jira CLI Skill

This skill enables natural language interaction with Jira via the jira CLI tool (https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli).

Quick Reference

Intent	Command
View issue	`jira issue view ISSUE-KEY`
List my issues	`jira issue list -a$(jira me)`
My in-progress	`jira issue list -a$(jira me) -s"In Progress"`
Create issue	`jira issue create -tType -s"Summary" -b"Description"`
Move/transition	`jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "State"`
Assign to me	`jira issue assign ISSUE-KEY $(jira me)`
Unassign	`jira issue assign ISSUE-KEY x`
Add comment	`jira issue comment add ISSUE-KEY -b"Comment text"`
Open in browser	`jira open ISSUE-KEY`
Current sprint	`jira sprint list --state active`
Who am I	`jira me`

Command Details

Viewing Issues

bash

# View single issue
jira issue view ISSUE-KEY

# View with more comments
jira issue view ISSUE-KEY --comments 5

# Get raw JSON
jira issue view ISSUE-KEY --raw

Listing Issues

bash

# List all issues in project
jira issue list

# List my issues
jira issue list -a$(jira me)

# Filter by status (use quotes for multi-word statuses)
jira issue list -s"In Progress"
jira issue list -s"To Do"
jira issue list -sDone

# Filter by type
jira issue list -tBug
jira issue list -tStory
jira issue list -tTask
jira issue list -tEpic

# Filter by priority
jira issue list -yHigh
jira issue list -yCritical

# Filter by label
jira issue list -lurgent -lbug

# Combine filters
jira issue list -a$(jira me) -s"In Progress" -yHigh

# Search with text
jira issue list "login error"

# Recently accessed
jira issue list --history

# Issues I'm watching
jira issue list -w

# Created/updated filters
jira issue list --created today
jira issue list --created week
jira issue list --updated -2d

# Plain output for scripting
jira issue list --plain --no-headers

# Specific columns
jira issue list --plain --columns key,summary,status,assignee

# Raw JQL query
jira issue list -q"status = 'In Progress' AND assignee = currentUser()"

# Paginate results
jira issue list --paginate 20
jira issue list --paginate 10:50 # start:limit

Creating Issues

bash

# Interactive creation
jira issue create

# Non-interactive with all fields
jira issue create \
	-tBug \
	-s"Login button not working" \
	-b"Users cannot click the login button on Safari" \
	-yHigh \
	-lbug -lurgent

# Create and assign to self
jira issue create -tTask -s"Summary" -a$(jira me)

# Create subtask (requires parent)
jira issue create -tSub-task -P"PROJ-123" -s"Subtask summary"

# Create with custom fields
jira issue create -tStory -s"Summary" --custom story-points=3

# Skip prompts for optional fields
jira issue create -tTask -s"Quick task" --no-input

# Open in browser after creation
jira issue create -tBug -s"Bug title" --web

# Read description from file
jira issue create -tStory -s"Summary" --template /path/to/template.md

# Read description from stdin
echo "Description here" | jira issue create -tTask -s"Summary"

Transitioning Issues

bash

# Move to a state
jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "In Progress"
jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "Done"
jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "To Do"

# Move with comment
jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "Done" --comment "Completed the implementation"

# Move and set resolution
jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "Done" -R"Fixed"

# Move and reassign
jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "In Review" -a"reviewer@example.com"

# Open in browser after transition
jira issue move ISSUE-KEY "Done" --web

Assigning Issues

bash

# Assign to specific user
jira issue assign ISSUE-KEY "user@example.com"
jira issue assign ISSUE-KEY "John Doe"

# Assign to self
jira issue assign ISSUE-KEY $(jira me)

# Assign to default assignee
jira issue assign ISSUE-KEY default

# Unassign
jira issue assign ISSUE-KEY x

Comments

bash

# Add comment
jira issue comment add ISSUE-KEY -b"This is my comment"

# Add comment from file
jira issue comment add ISSUE-KEY --template /path/to/comment.md

Sprints

bash

# List sprints
jira sprint list

# Active sprint only
jira sprint list --state active

# Add issue to sprint
jira sprint add SPRINT-ID ISSUE-KEY

# Close sprint
jira sprint close SPRINT-ID

Other Commands

bash

# Open issue in browser
jira open ISSUE-KEY

# Show current user
jira me

# Server info
jira serverinfo

# List projects
jira project list

# List boards
jira board list

Natural Language Mapping

When interpreting user requests, map these patterns:

User says	Interpret as
"my issues", "my tickets"	`-a$(jira me)`
"in progress", "working on"	`-s"In Progress"`
"todo", "to do", "backlog"	`-s"To Do"`
"done", "completed", "finished"	`-sDone`
"bugs", "defects"	`-tBug`
"stories", "features"	`-tStory`
"tasks"	`-tTask`
"epics"	`-tEpic`
"high priority", "urgent"	`-yHigh` or `-yCritical`
"blocked"	`-s"Blocked"` or search for "blocked"
"this week"	`--created week` or `--updated week`
"today"	`--created today`
"recent", "recently"	`--history`
"watching"	`-w`
"assign to me"	`$(jira me)`
"unassign"	`x`
"open it", "show in browser"	`jira open`

Issue Key Detection

Issue keys follow the pattern: [A-Z]+-[0-9]+ (e.g., PROJ-123, ABC-1).

When a user mentions an issue key in conversation:

•Offer to view it: jira issue view KEY
•Or open it: jira open KEY

Tips

•Always show the command before running it
•Use --plain for scripting or when output is too wide
•Use $(jira me) to reference the current user
•Quote multi-word status names: -s"In Progress"
•Combine filters to narrow results
•Use --raw when you need to parse JSON output
•The -p flag can override the default project

Error Handling

Common issues:

•"Issue does not exist" - verify the issue key
•"Transition not allowed" - check current status and available transitions
•"User not found" - use exact email or display name