jira-cli — CLI reference

Global flags

Persistent flags accepted by every command.

Flag	Default	Description
`--allow-writes`	`false`	override read-only mode (defaults.read_only / JIRA_CLI_READ_ONLY) for this invocation
`--base-url`		Jira site URL (overrides config)
`--config`		config directory (default ~/.angelmsger/jira)
`--fields`		comma-separated dot-path fields to keep
`--flavor`		backend flavor: cloud, datacenter or auto
`--format, -f`		output format: json, table or ndjson
`--pretty`	`false`	human-friendly mode for interactive terminal use only (agents/scripts should omit): TUI in `config init`, colorized JSON elsewhere; errors without a TTY
`--timeout`		request timeout, e.g. 30s
`--use-context`		use a named context for this invocation
`--verbose, -v`	`false`	verbose diagnostics on stderr

jira-cli auth

Inspect and manage stored credentials

jira-cli auth

jira-cli auth login

Store a credential for the configured server

jira-cli auth login

Prompt for a secret and store it securely. Run `config init` first if the server URL is not set.

Examples

  jira-cli auth login
  jira-cli --use-context staging auth login

jira-cli auth logout

Remove the stored credential for the configured server

jira-cli auth logout

jira-cli auth status

Show whether a usable credential is configured

jira-cli auth status

jira-cli comment

Read and post issue comments

jira-cli comment

jira-cli comment add

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--body`		comment body text
`--body-file`		read body from a file ('-' for stdin)
`--dry-run`	`false`	preview the HTTP request without sending it

Examples

  jira-cli comment add PROJ-123 --body "Deployed to staging."
  echo "Done." | jira-cli comment add PROJ-123 --body-file -

jira-cli comment delete

Delete one or more comments

jira-cli comment delete <comment-id>... --issue <key> [flags]

Delete a comment by ID. Pass several IDs to delete them in one run, or a single '-' to read newline-separated IDs from stdin. Deletion requires --yes (or an interactive confirmation when stdin is a terminal); --yes applies to the whole batch.

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--dry-run`	`false`	preview the HTTP request without sending it
`--issue`		the issue the comments belong to (required)
`--yes`	`false`	skip the deletion confirmation

Examples

  jira-cli comment delete 10042 --issue PROJ-123 --yes
  jira-cli comment delete 10042 10043 --issue PROJ-123 --yes

jira-cli comment list

List an issue's comments (oldest first)

jira-cli comment list <issue-key|url> [flags]

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--all`	`false`	fetch every page of results
`--cursor`		start from this pagination cursor (the 'next' of a prior page)
`--limit`	`0`	page size (default from config)

Examples

  jira-cli comment list PROJ-123
  jira-cli comment list PROJ-123 --all

jira-cli comment update

Replace a comment's body

jira-cli comment update <comment-id> --issue <key> [flags]

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--body`		new comment body text
`--body-file`		read body from a file ('-' for stdin)
`--dry-run`	`false`	preview the HTTP request without sending it
`--issue`		the issue the comment belongs to (required)

Examples

  jira-cli comment update 10042 --issue PROJ-123 --body "Revised."
  echo "Revised." | jira-cli comment update 10042 --issue PROJ-123 --body-file -

jira-cli config

Manage jira-cli configuration

jira-cli config

jira-cli config delete-context

Delete a context and its stored credential

jira-cli config delete-context <name>

Examples

  jira-cli config delete-context staging

jira-cli config get-contexts

List the configured contexts

jira-cli config get-contexts

List every context in the config file. The current context — the one used when --use-context is not given — is marked.

Examples

  jira-cli config get-contexts
  jira-cli config get-contexts --format table

jira-cli config init

Interactively set up server URL and credentials

jira-cli config init

Run the interactive setup wizard. It collects a server URL, detects the flavor, validates a credential and stores it. The wizard can also configure additional named contexts for working with several servers.

Examples

  jira-cli config init --pretty   # interactive TUI (recommended)
  jira-cli config init             # plain line-by-line wizard (scripts, non-TTY)

jira-cli config path

Print the config file path

jira-cli config path

jira-cli config show

Show the resolved configuration

jira-cli config show [flags]

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--explain`	`false`	annotate each value with its source

jira-cli config use-context

Switch the current context

jira-cli config use-context <name>

Set the current context — the server used by default. Override it for a single command with the global --use-context flag instead.

Examples

  jira-cli config use-context staging

jira-cli doctor

Diagnose configuration, credentials and connectivity

jira-cli doctor [flags]

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--no-update-check`	`false`	skip the check for a newer jira-cli release

Examples

  jira-cli doctor
  jira-cli doctor --no-update-check

jira-cli issue

Read, search and write Jira issues

jira-cli issue

jira-cli issue assign

Change or clear an issue's assignee

jira-cli issue assign <key|url> [flags]

Assign an issue. --to accepts a Cloud accountId, a Data Center username, or a display-name/email query resolved to a unique user (see `jira-cli user resolve`).

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--dry-run`	`false`	preview the HTTP request without sending it
`--to`		the new assignee
`--unassign`	`false`	clear the assignee

Examples

  jira-cli issue assign PROJ-123 --to alice@example.com
  jira-cli issue assign PROJ-123 --unassign

jira-cli issue create

Create an issue

jira-cli issue create [flags]

Create an issue. --project falls back to defaults.project when configured. Descriptions are plain text on both flavors; on Cloud the text becomes ADF paragraphs, on Data Center it is sent verbatim (wiki markup is rendered server-side).

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--assignee`		assignee (accountId, username, or display-name/email query)
`--description`		description text
`--description-file`		read the description from a file ('-' for stdin)
`--dry-run`	`false`	preview the HTTP request without sending it
`--label`	`[]`	label to set (repeatable)
`--parent`		parent issue key (for subtasks / epic children)
`--priority`		priority name (e.g. High)
`--project`		project key (default from defaults.project)
`--summary`		issue summary (required)
`--type`	`Task`	issue type name (e.g. Task, Bug, Story)

Examples

  jira-cli issue create --project ENG --type Task --summary "Fix login crash"
  jira-cli issue create --project ENG --type Bug --summary "..." \
      --description-file report.txt --assignee alice@example.com --label urgent

jira-cli issue edit

Update issue fields

jira-cli issue edit <key|url> [flags]

Update an issue's summary, description, priority or labels. Only the flags you pass change; everything else keeps its value.

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--add-label`	`[]`	label to add (repeatable)
`--description`		new description text
`--description-file`		read the new description from a file ('-' for stdin)
`--dry-run`	`false`	preview the HTTP request without sending it
`--priority`		new priority name
`--remove-label`	`[]`	label to remove (repeatable)
`--summary`		new summary

Examples

  jira-cli issue edit PROJ-123 --summary "New title"
  jira-cli issue edit PROJ-123 --add-label triaged --remove-label urgent

jira-cli issue get

Show one issue

jira-cli issue get <key|url> [flags]

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--expand`		extra sections to request, comma-separated (e.g. changelog)

Examples

  jira-cli issue get PROJ-123
  jira-cli issue get https://acme.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-123

jira-cli issue search

Search issues with JQL or filter flags

jira-cli issue search [jql] [flags]

Search issues. Pass a raw JQL string, or compose one from filter flags (--project, --assignee, --status, --type, --label, --text; AND-joined). --assignee/--reporter accept "me" (the authenticated user) and "unassigned".

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--all`	`false`	fetch every page of results
`--assignee`		filter by assignee ("me", "unassigned", or a user)
`--cursor`		start from this pagination cursor (the 'next' of a prior page)
`--field`	`[]`	issue fields to return (repeatable; default is a curated set)
`--label`		filter by label
`--limit`	`0`	page size (default from config)
`--order-by`		sort clause, e.g. "updated DESC"
`--project`		filter by project key
`--reporter`		filter by reporter ("me" or a user)
`--status`		filter by status name
`--text`		free-text match
`--type`		filter by issue type name

Examples

  jira-cli issue search 'project = ENG AND status = "In Progress"'
  jira-cli issue search --project ENG --assignee me --order-by "updated DESC"
  jira-cli issue search --text "login crash" --all

jira-cli issue transition

Move an issue through a workflow transition

jira-cli issue transition <key|url> --to <name-or-id> [flags]

Transition an issue. --to accepts a transition ID or name (matched case-insensitively against the transitions currently available; see `issue transitions`). Target status names also match when unambiguous.

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--comment`		comment to add as part of the transition
`--dry-run`	`false`	preview the HTTP request without sending it
`--to`		target transition name or ID

Examples

  jira-cli issue transition PROJ-123 --to "In Progress"
  jira-cli issue transition PROJ-123 --to 31 --comment "Deployed to staging."

jira-cli issue transitions

List the workflow transitions currently available on an issue

jira-cli issue transitions <key|url>

List the transitions the issue can take from its current status — the values `issue transition --to` accepts.

Examples

  jira-cli issue transitions PROJ-123

jira-cli project

Browse Jira projects

jira-cli project

jira-cli project get

Show one project

jira-cli project get <key|url>

Examples

  jira-cli project get ENG

jira-cli project list

List projects visible to the authenticated user

jira-cli project list [flags]

List projects. On Jira Cloud the listing paginates and --query filters server-side; on Data Center the API returns every project in one response (a single page) and --query filters client-side.

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--all`	`false`	fetch every page of results
`--cursor`		start from this pagination cursor (the 'next' of a prior page)
`--limit`	`0`	page size (default from config)
`--query`		filter by name/key substring

Examples

  jira-cli project list
  jira-cli project list --query platform

jira-cli skill

Install the companion Skill for coding agents (Claude Code, Codex)

jira-cli skill

jira-cli skill install

Deploy the embedded Skill into a coding agent's skills directory

jira-cli skill install [flags]

Write the companion `jira` Skill — bundled inside this binary — into a coding agent's skills directory. With no flags it probes for installed agents (Claude Code, Codex) and installs into each one found. Re-run it after upgrading the CLI to refresh the Skill to the matching version.

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--agent`	`[]`	target agents instead of auto-detecting (claude-code, codex)
`--dir`		explicit skills base directory; installs into <dir>/jira
`--project`	`false`	install into the project (./.claude/skills, ./.agents/skills) instead of $HOME

jira-cli skill path

Print where the Skill would be installed, and whether it is

jira-cli skill path [flags]

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--agent`	`[]`	limit to specific agents (claude-code, codex)
`--dir`		explicit skills base directory
`--project`	`false`	use the project skills directories instead of $HOME

jira-cli skill show

Print the embedded SKILL.md to stdout

jira-cli skill show

jira-cli skill status

Report whether the companion Skill is loaded and installed

jira-cli skill status [flags]

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--project`	`false`	check the project skills dirs (./.claude/skills, ./.agents/skills) instead of $HOME

jira-cli skill uninstall

Remove the companion Skill from a coding agent's skills directory

jira-cli skill uninstall [flags]

Delete a previously installed `jira` Skill. With no flags it probes for installed agents (Claude Code, Codex) and removes the Skill from each one found.

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--agent`	`[]`	target agents instead of auto-detecting (claude-code, codex)
`--dir`		explicit skills base directory; removes <dir>/jira
`--project`	`false`	remove from the project (./.claude/skills, ./.agents/skills) instead of $HOME

jira-cli user

Discover Jira users — the values assignee flags accept

jira-cli user

jira-cli user me

Print the user the configured credentials authenticate as (alias for whoami)

jira-cli user me

jira-cli user resolve

Resolve a user selector to a unique user

jira-cli user resolve <selector>

Resolve a user selector to a unique user. Cloud: an accountId is passed through; anything else is searched by display name / email and must match exactly one active user. DC: the selector is the username and is echoed back verbatim.

jira-cli version

Print version information

jira-cli version

jira-cli whoami

Print the user the configured credentials authenticate as

jira-cli whoami

Examples

  jira-cli whoami