Jira for Openclaw

A comprehensive integration for managing Jira Cloud issues, transitions, and time-tracking worklogs via a streamlined CLI interface.

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v1.0.0
Feb 21, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install jirametric

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install jirametric using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).

Prefer to download?

Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.

What is Jira?

The Jira skill for Openclaw Skills provides a high-performance bridge between your local development environment and Atlassian Jira Cloud. It leverages the Jira REST API v3 to allow developers and project managers to interact with their project boards without switching contexts. By incorporating this into your Openclaw Skills library, you enable AI agents to automate ticket creation, query issue statuses, and handle complex worklog management.

Built with reliability in mind, the skill handles everything from fuzzy issue searching within specific boards to validating workflow transitions before they are applied. This ensures that your project data remains consistent while significantly reducing the manual overhead of project administration.

Jira Use Cases

  • Automating ticket creation and assignment during the software development lifecycle.
  • Rapidly updating ticket statuses and adding comments from the command line.
  • Generating automated reports of logged hours across teams or specific date ranges.
  • Integrating Jira issue lookups into AI-driven debugging and research workflows.
  • Seamlessly logging work hours against specific issues to ensure accurate project tracking.

How Jira Works

  1. The skill authenticates with Jira Cloud using your email and a generated API token via environment variables.
  2. Commands are executed through a central shell script that utilizes curl to interact with the Jira REST API.
  3. Data processing tools like jq and python3 parse the API responses to return either human-readable text or structured JSON.
  4. For state changes, the skill queries the server for allowed transitions to ensure requested status updates are valid for the specific issue.
  5. Worklog commands aggregate data from updated worklog lists to provide real-time summaries of time spent on tasks.

Jira Setup

To use this within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure you have curl, jq, bc, and python3 installed. Then, follow these steps:

  1. Generate an API token at Atlassian Security.
  2. Configure your environment variables:
export JIRA_EMAIL="[email protected]"
export JIRA_API_TOKEN="your-api-token"
export JIRA_URL="https://your-domain.atlassian.net"
# Optional: Set a specific board for scoped searches
export JIRA_BOARD="ABC"

Jira Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill organizes and outputs data in the following formats to ensure compatibility with other Openclaw Skills components:

Data Component Format Purpose
Issue Metadata String/Object Contains summary, key, and status details.
Worklog Reports JSON Structured time-tracking data including account IDs and duration.
Transition Maps List Valid next-steps for the current issue's workflow.
User Mapping String Resolves fuzzy names or emails to unique Jira accountIds.

Jira Advanced Features

  • Fuzzy search capabilities to find issues by summary or key within defined boards.
  • Automated transition validation to prevent invalid state changes.
  • Comprehensive worklog reporting with the ability to filter by date, issue, or specific user.
  • Native JSON output for time-tracking commands, perfect for piping into other data analysis tools.
  • Self-assignment and team assignment shortcuts to accelerate project coordination.

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