Atlassian Cli

Jira Work Items

The primary command for working with Jira tickets is:

acli jira workitem [command]

Available Work Item Commands

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

Common Usage Examples

View a Ticket

acli jira workitem view IND-147

This displays:

• Key and Type (e.g., Sub-task)
• Summary and Status
• Assignee information
• Full description and acceptance criteria
• Technical notes and dependencies
• Links to related stories

Search for Work Items

acli jira workitem search --query "project=IND AND status='In Progress'"

Create a New Work Item

acli jira workitem create --project IND --type "Task" --summary "Your summary here"

Edit a Work Item

acli jira workitem edit IND-147 --status "Closed"

Assign a Work Item

acli jira workitem assign IND-147 --assignee "[email protected]"

Transition Status

acli jira workitem transition IND-147 --status "In Review"

Add a Comment

acli jira workitem comment add IND-147 --comment "Your comment here"

Authentication

The CLI is already configured, but if you need to authenticate:

acli auth login

Project Navigation

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

Help

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

Tips

• Ticket Keys: Always use the format PROJECT-NUMBER (e.g., IND-147)
• JSON Output: Most commands support --output json for programmatic processing
• Filtering: Use --query flag with JQL (Jira Query Language) for advanced filtering
• Configuration: View/change settings with acli config

Useful Jira Links

• Epic: IND-20: Media Asset Search
• Backlog: IND Board
• Active Sprint: Current Sprint
• Project Issues: IND Issues

Learn More: Use acli [command] --help for detailed command options and flags.