What software dependencies are required?

This skill requires 'curl' for making API requests and 'jq' for parsing and filtering the JSON data returned by Jira.

Why use PAT instead of Basic Auth for Jira?

Many enterprise Jira instances use SSO or SAML, which prevents standard username/password Basic Auth from working. Personal Access Tokens (PAT) provide a secure, API-compatible alternative for automation.

How do I find the correct transition IDs for my workflow?

Transition IDs are workflow-specific. This skill includes a 'jira-transitions' command to fetch the available IDs and names for any specific issue.

Does this skill work with Jira Cloud?

While this skill is optimized for self-hosted and Data Center instances, the patterns can be adapted for Jira Cloud, though Cloud typically uses Atlassian API Tokens rather than PATs.

Jira PAT Manager

Name: Jira PAT Manager
Author: dejanb

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Manages self-hosted Jira issues using Personal Access Tokens for seamless integration in SSO-enabled enterprise environments.

The Jira PAT skill provides a robust set of patterns and shell utilities for interacting with self-hosted or enterprise Jira instances via the REST API. It is specifically designed for environments using SSO or SAML authentication where standard Basic Auth methods often fail. By leveraging Personal Access Tokens (PAT), this skill enables developers to fetch issue details, perform complex JQL searches, manage issue transitions, and automate ticket updates directly from their terminal or Claude Code environment, streamlining project management workflows without leaving the command line.

Key Features

01Comprehensive issue management including creation, updates, and status transitions

02Pre-configured shell functions for common operations like closing issues or listing epic children

03Advanced searching using Jira Query Language (JQL) with URL encoding support

04Streamlined JSON processing using jq filters for readable terminal output

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06Secure authentication via Personal Access Tokens (PAT) for SSO/SAML environments

Use Cases

01Managing enterprise Jira instances that require SAML/SSO authentication

02Automating Jira ticket status updates during CI/CD or PR workflows

03Quickly querying issue details and child tasks without opening a web browser

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add dejanb/jira-pat-skill jira-pat

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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