MCP server exposing Jira, GitHub, .NET, and workspace tools for GitHub Copilot.

Installation

Option A: VS Code Extension (Recommended)

Open VS Code (1.101+)
Extensions → Search "Jira, GitHub & .NET MCP"
Install → Configure credentials in Settings:
- jiraGithubMcp.jiraBaseUrl — your Jira instance URL
- jiraGithubMcp.jiraBearerToken — Jira Bearer token (or use email + API token)
- jiraGithubMcp.githubToken — GitHub PAT (optional, falls back to gh CLI)

The MCP server auto-registers with Copilot Chat on activation.

Option B: Standalone via npx (Any MCP Client)

npx @man-solutions/jira-github-dotnet-mcp

Configure in your MCP client (.vscode/mcp.json, Claude Desktop, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jira-github-dotnet": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@man-solutions/jira-github-dotnet-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "JIRA_BASE_URL": "https://your-domain.atlassian.net",
        "JIRA_BEARER_TOKEN": "your-token",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_xxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option C: Local Development

git clone https://github.com/MNADEEM/jira-github-mcp.git
cd jira-github-mcp
npm install
npm run build
node dist/index.js

Authentication

Jira (one of):

JIRA_BEARER_TOKEN (preferred)
JIRA_EMAIL + JIRA_API_TOKEN

GitHub (priority order):

GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable
gh auth token (GitHub CLI)
git credential fill (Git Credential Manager)

Usage pattern

Use lower-cost tools first, then escalate only when needed.

Cost tiers:
- CHEAPER: default starting point for discovery and summaries
- EXPENSIVE: richer details for one item or focused context
- VERY EXPENSIVE: large/detail-heavy data that can grow quickly
- SUPER EXPENSIVE: heavy history/log/comment payloads; call only when strictly required
Optional flags: includeBody and verbose should stay false unless the extra text or metadata is actually needed.

Tools

Jira (Read-only)

jira_get_issue_summary (CHEAPER): Compact Jira issue summary by key (PROJ-123)
jira_search_issues (CHEAPER): Search Jira with JQL and return compact issue summaries
jira_get_issue_description (EXPENSIVE): Get plain-text description for an issue
jira_get_issue_attachments (EXPENSIVE): Get attachment metadata
jira_get_issue_links (EXPENSIVE): Get linked issues
jira_get_issue_subtasks (EXPENSIVE): Get subtasks
jira_get_issue_related (VERY EXPENSIVE): Get related items such as parent, hierarchy, epic/story context, and child items
jira_get_issue_comments_heavy (SUPER EXPENSIVE): Get issue comments
jira_get_issue_worklog_heavy (SUPER EXPENSIVE): Get issue worklog entries
jira_get_issue_changelog_heavy (SUPER EXPENSIVE): Get issue changelog entries

GitHub (Read-only)

github_get_repo (CHEAPER): Get compact GitHub repository metadata (verbose optional)
github_list_repo_issues (CHEAPER): List repository issues as compact summaries (includeBody optional)
github_search_pulls (CHEAPER): Search pull requests as compact summaries (includeBody optional)
github_list_branches (CHEAPER): List branches as compact summaries
github_search_code (CHEAPER): Search code across repositories with compact previews
github_search_code_in_repo (CHEAPER): Search code within a specific repository and branch
github_get_pr (EXPENSIVE): Get compact PR details including counts and branch refs (verbose and includeBody optional)
github_get_issue_detail (EXPENSIVE): Get metadata for a single issue (verbose and includeBody optional)
github_get_issue_comments (EXPENSIVE): Get issue comments (includeBody optional)
github_list_pr_comments (EXPENSIVE): Get PR review comments (includeBody optional)
github_get_pr_commits (EXPENSIVE): Get commit summaries for a pull request
github_get_pr_files_detail (VERY EXPENSIVE): Get changed files for a pull request
github_get_file_content (VERY EXPENSIVE): Get file content preview by default; with includeContent=true or includeRaw=true, this may become SUPER EXPENSIVE for large files

Workspace (Read-only)

workspace_get_repo_structure (CHEAPER): Get a shallow file/directory tree of the workspace root
workspace_detect_stack (CHEAPER): Detect technology stack from manifest files and conventions
workspace_find_manifests (CHEAPER): Locate all manifest/config files (package.json, tsconfig.json, Dockerfile, etc.)
workspace_find_entrypoints (CHEAPER): Identify likely application entry points
workspace_list_projects (CHEAPER): Detect monorepo structure or nested projects
workspace_get_config_inventory (CHEAPER): Summarize build, lint, CI, environment, and Docker config files
workspace_get_repo_snapshot (EXPENSIVE): Comprehensive repository orientation (stack, entry points, manifests, structure, README, file counts)
workspace_summarize_files (CHEAPER): Compress multiple files into bounded previews or summaries
workspace_get_feature_snapshot (EXPENSIVE): Summarize a directory or feature area (key files, purpose, tests)
workspace_deep_search_text (EXPENSIVE): Deep text/regex search across local repo files with line-level matches
workspace_rank_files_for_question (EXPENSIVE): Rank local files by relevance to a spike question

Research / Documentation (Read-only)

research_search_web (EXPENSIVE): Web search via DuckDuckGo HTML results with compact title/url output
research_fetch_web_document (EXPENSIVE): Fetch internet docs page text (uses jina-ai proxy by default)
research_fetch_multiple_documents (VERY EXPENSIVE): Fetch and bound content for multiple documentation URLs in one call

.NET / C# (Read-only)

dotnet_get_solution_overview (CHEAPER): Get solution overview with all projects, their types, target frameworks, and dependencies
dotnet_get_project_details (CHEAPER): Get detailed information for a .csproj file (dependencies, configuration, target framework)
dotnet_find_projects_by_type (CHEAPER): Find projects by type (test, web, console, library)
dotnet_list_nuget_dependencies (CHEAPER): List NuGet packages for a project with optional keyword filtering
dotnet_find_configuration_files (CHEAPER): Find .NET config files (appsettings.json, Program.cs, Startup.cs, web.config, etc.)
dotnet_detect_architecture_patterns (EXPENSIVE): Detect architecture patterns (layered, onion, microservices, DDD conventions)
dotnet_find_test_projects (CHEAPER): Find all test projects and map them to implementation projects
dotnet_find_dbcontexts (CHEAPER): Find Entity Framework DbContext files, entities, and migrations
dotnet_find_controllers_and_endpoints (EXPENSIVE): Find API controllers and minimal API endpoints with their routes
dotnet_trace_endpoint_lifecycle (EXPENSIVE): Given an endpoint, match controller/minimal API candidates and trace downstream request lifecycle through controller/service/repository/DbContext calls

Development

npm install
npm run build        # Build MCP server → dist/
npm run build:all    # Build server + extension
npm run package      # Create .vsix package
npm run dev          # Run with tsx (hot reload)