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Feature-rich interactive Jira CLI. Version 1.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with zypper: sudo zypper install jira-cli.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jira-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install jira-cli

MacPorts ports tree · devel/jira-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install jira-cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · jira-cli · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/jira-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/jira-cli.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Feature-rich interactive Jira CLI

Commands and aliases

  • jira

history

Project history and usage

jira-cli is an interactive command-line client for Atlassian Jira. It brings common issue, epic, sprint, board, project, and workflow actions into the terminal with interactive lists, POSIX-style flags, JQL support, browser opening, clipboard helpers, and machine-readable output modes.

Project history

The project README says the tool began with the idea of making Jira issue search and navigation straightforward, then evolved into a fuller day-to-day Jira workflow tool with issue creation, cloning, linking, transitions, and more. It also states that the project was heavily inspired by GitHub CLI, which explains its command-group structure and terminal-first ergonomics.

Public GitHub releases start in 2021. Version 1.0.0 in 2022 marked a major compatibility point and added or stabilized features such as custom fields, `.netrc`, keychain support, personal access tokens, issue deletion, non-interactive init, custom-field editing, and a broader contributor base. Later releases kept tracking Jira API changes and terminal automation needs, including CSV and raw JSON output in v1.7.0.

Adoption history

jira-cli has adoption signals typical of a workhorse developer-productivity CLI: GitHub release binaries, Docker usage, Homebrew and other package-manager entries, sponsor/supporter badges, and README documentation for Jira Cloud and Jira Server. Its usefulness increases in organizations where developers live in terminals but still need to search, update, transition, and inspect Jira tickets.

How it is used

The tool is initialized with `jira init`, uses `JIRA_API_TOKEN` for cloud or on-premise authentication, supports `.netrc` and keychains for credentials, and stores configuration under the XDG config path by default. Day-to-day use includes `jira issue list`, raw JQL through `--jql`, interactive navigation, issue view, transitions, browser opening, clipboard copying, issue creation and editing, and output in plain, raw JSON, or CSV forms.

Why package nerds care

jira-cli fills a packaging niche left by web-heavy enterprise tooling: it turns Jira into a scriptable and interactive terminal program. Package nerds care because it is a Go CLI with standalone releases, package-manager coverage, and a tight feedback loop with upstream API churn, all for a service many developers are required to use whether they like the browser UI or not.

Timeline

  • 2021: v0.0.0 and v0.1.0 began the public release series.
  • 2022: v1.0.0 marked a major release with custom fields, `.netrc`, keychains, personal access tokens, issue deletion, non-interactive init, and broader issue-editing support.
  • 2023: v1.3.0 and v1.4.0 continued the 1.x line of Jira workflow features.
  • 2024: v1.5.x releases continued maintenance of the command suite.
  • 2025: v1.7.0 added raw JSON and CSV issue-listing output and updated deprecated Jira endpoints.

Related projects

  • jira-cli is related to GitHub CLI by inspiration and to other terminal project-management tools such as gh, glab, linear-cli, and taskwarrior-style workflows. It is also adjacent to Atlassian's Jira Cloud and Jira Server/Data Center APIs.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.jira/.config.yml~/.config/.jira/.config.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.netrc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
jiraexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.7.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jira-cli
Version1.7.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli
Repositoryhttps://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli
Last updated2026-07-26T04:08:07+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

zypper95%

jira-cli 1.6.0-1.7

CLI tool for Atlassian JIRA inspired by the Github CLI tool

https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli

sudo zypper install jira-cli
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: jira-cli
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jira Cli
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jira-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

jira-cli-bash-completion 1.6.0-1.7

Bash Completion for jira-cli

https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli

sudo zypper install jira-cli-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: jira-cli
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jira Cli
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jira-cli-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

jira-cli-fish-completion 1.6.0-1.7

Fish Completion for jira-cli

https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli

sudo zypper install jira-cli-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: jira-cli
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jira Cli
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jira-cli-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

jira-cli-zsh-completion 1.6.0-1.7

Zsh Completion for jira-cli

https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli

sudo zypper install jira-cli-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: jira-cli
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jira Cli
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: jira-cli-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

jira-cli

sudo port install jira-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jira Cli
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/jira-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

extras/jira-cli

scoop install extras/jira-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Jira Cli
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jira-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop92%

main/jira

scoop install main/jira
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Jira
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jira.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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