Use the Atlassian CLI (acli) to interact with Jira Cloud resources and retrieve ticket information.
The Atlassian CLI (acli) is installed and configured to seamlessly interact with Jira Cloud. This skill helps you work with Jira tickets, projects, and work items directly from the command line.
The acli tool is pre-installed and configured. To understand available commands, run:
acli --help
AVAILABLE COMMANDS:
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auth Authenticate to use Atlassian CLI
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jira Jira Cloud commands
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The primary command for working with Jira tickets is:
acli jira workitem [command]
COMMANDS:
view Retrieve information about Jira work items
search Search for work items
create Create a Jira work item
edit Edit a Jira work item
assign Assign a work item to an assignee
transition Transition a work item to a new status
comment Work item comments commands
link Link work items commands
delete Delete a work item
archive Archive a work item
watcher Work item watcher commands
attachment Work item attachments commands
clone Create a duplicate work item
acli jira workitem view IND-147
This displays:
acli jira workitem search --query "project=IND AND status='In Progress'"
acli jira workitem create --project IND --type "Task" --summary "Your summary here"
acli jira workitem edit IND-147 --status "Closed"
acli jira workitem assign IND-147 --assignee "[email protected]"
acli jira workitem transition IND-147 --status "In Review"
acli jira workitem comment add IND-147 --comment "Your comment here"
The CLI is already configured, but if you need to authenticate:
acli auth login
View boards, sprints, and dashboards:
acli jira board list # List all boards
acli jira sprint list # List sprints
acli jira dashboard list # List dashboards
acli jira project list # List all projects
Get detailed help for any command:
acli jira workitem --help # Show all workitem commands
acli jira workitem view --help # Show help for view command
acli --help # Show all acli commands
PROJECT-NUMBER (e.g., IND-147)--output json for programmatic processing--query flag with JQL (Jira Query Language) for advanced filteringacli configLearn More:
Use acli [command] --help for detailed command options and flags.