Jira Time Tracking
This skill automatically tracks time spent in Jira issues, boosting productivity and accurate project billing for teams.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add jira-time-tracking npx -- -y @trustedskills/jira-time-tracking
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jira-time-tracking": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/jira-time-tracking"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows AI agents to interact with Jira for time tracking purposes. It can start and stop timers against specific Jira issues, record manual time entries, and retrieve existing time log data. The agent can also create new Jira issues pre-populated with estimated time.
When to use it
- A developer needs to quickly start a timer on their current task in Jira without leaving their workflow.
- A project manager wants the AI to estimate the effort required for a new user story and automatically create a Jira issue with that estimation.
- An analyst requires a summary of time spent on specific Jira issues over a given period.
- A consultant needs to record billable hours directly into Jira from a meeting or phone call.
Key capabilities
- Start/stop timers against Jira issues
- Record manual time entries in Jira
- Retrieve existing time log data
- Create new Jira issues with estimated time
Example prompts
- "Start a timer for 2 hours on issue JIRA-123."
- "Log 30 minutes of work against JIRA-456, describing it as 'Bug fix'."
- “How much time has been logged against JIRA-789 this week?”
Tips & gotchas
- Requires appropriate Jira API credentials and permissions for the AI agent.
- The skill's accuracy depends on correct issue keys (e.g., "JIRA-123") being provided in prompts.
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