jira
jira is an agent skill published by softaworks. It lives in the softaworks/agent-toolkit repository, which has 2,592 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
This tool connects to Jira for managing issues, checking sprint status, and handling workflow tasks. It requires the issue key for specific actions.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads softaworks/agent-toolkit’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit
Maintenance
Use when the user mentions Jira issues (e.g., "PROJ-123"), asks about tickets, wants to create/view/update issues, check sprint status, or manage their Jira workflow. Triggers on keywords like "jira", "issue", "ticket", "sprint", "backlog", or issue key patterns.
Common questions about jira
- What does jira do?
- This tool connects to Jira for managing issues, checking sprint status, and handling workflow tasks. It requires the issue key for specific actions.
- How do I install jira?
- Run npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes jira?
- softaworks.
- Is jira maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 2,592 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-03-05. The repository declares the MIT licence.