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Jira Project Management Expert

Guides the agent to write Jira issues, plan sprints, write JQL queries and set up workflows.

Stars
18,243
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill gives the agent a set of Jira best practices and ready-made query patterns. Once installed, when you ask for help with Jira, the agent answers as a project management specialist: it structures work as Epics, Stories, Tasks and Sub-tasks, writes issues with clear outcome-focused titles and acceptance criteria, suggests sprint sizing based on team velocity, and writes JQL (Jira's search language) for filtering and reports. It is guidance and instruction text only; it does not connect to your Jira account by itself.

Great for

  • Scrum teams or product managers who want cleaner backlogs and sprint plans
  • People new to Jira who need help writing issues or JQL queries
  • Team leads drafting workflow or board configuration plans

Skip it if

  • Teams that need the agent to actually create, edit or read live Jira issues: the file contains no API integration, so it only gives advice unless paired with a separate Jira tool
  • Organisations with a specific internal process that conflicts with the generic practices here (for example fixed sprint lengths or workflow states), since the advice is generic and may need adapting

Try asking

  • “Write a well-formed user story with acceptance criteria for a password reset feature”
  • “Give me a JQL query for open bugs assigned to me in the current sprint”
  • “Help me plan a sprint for a team with an average velocity of 40 story points”
  • “Review my backlog and tell me which issues lack enough context to be picked up”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Jira Project Management ExpertInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    jira.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip jira.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip jira.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Paste your real issues or team velocity numbers so the advice fits your context rather than generic examples.
  • Ask for JQL with your own project key, sprint names and field names, since the examples use placeholders like Sprint 23 and an engineering group.
  • Check the suggested workflow states against your Jira admin's configuration before changing boards.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from RightNow-AI/openfang under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.