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JIRA (Atlassian)

Stay on top of issues, sprints, and blockers. AI Mate can summarize progress and surface what needs attention.

OAuth scopes required (JIRA)

  • read:issue:jira, write:issue:jira, delete:issue:jira
  • read:jira-work, write:jira-work
  • write:board-scope:jira-software
  • read:epic:jira-software
  • read:issue:jira-software, write:issue:jira-software
  • read:field:jira, write:field:jira, delete:field:jira
  • read:field.default-value:jira, write:field.default-value:jira
  • read:field.option:jira, write:field.option:jira, delete:field.option:jira
  • read:sprint:jira-software, write:sprint:jira-software, delete:sprint:jira-software
  • read:space-info:jira, write:space-info:jira, delete:space-info:jira
  • read:comment:jira, write:comment:jira, delete:comment:jira
  • read:comment.property:jira, write:comment.property:jira, delete:comment.property:jira
  • read:project:jira, read:project.avatar:jira, read:project-category:jira
  • offline_access

Setup

  1. Integrations → JIRA
  2. Connect Atlassian → select site & project(s)
  3. Approve scopes

What you can do

  • See high-priority blockers with owners
  • Sprint summaries and burndown insights
  • Create/update issues from chat
  • Pre-meeting briefs with open tickets

Conversations

JIRA only
  • “Show high-priority blockers on Project X and owners.”
  • “Summarize sprint progress for Team Alpha.”
JIRA + Calendar/Gmail
  • “Prep for Product Sync: open tickets + latest email threads.”
JIRA + Internet
  • “Any public incidents related to library Y we use? Summarize + list tickets referencing it.”

Building a scheduled JIRA agent

  1. Go to Agents → Create Agent
  2. Fill in:
    • Title: e.g., Daily Blocker Scan
    • Instruction: e.g., “List critical blockers by project and owner. For each blocker, summarize the last issue comment and suggest the most likely next action. Surface dependencies if mentioned. Keep under 12 bullets.”
    • Schedule: e.g., every day at 9 AM
    • Tools: JIRA (optionally Calendar/Gmail for cross-references)
    • Destinations: Notes + WhatsApp (and/or Email)
  3. Tap Create
Create Agent - Instruction & ScheduleCreate Agent - Destinations
Tip: Keep outputs short and scannable; link to tickets for deep dives.

Ready-to-use scheduled agent templates

1) Daily Blocker Scan (9 AM)

Instruction “List critical blockers (Priority = High/Critical) grouped by project and owner. For each, show status, last comment summary, and the single next action that would unblock it.” Schedule every day at 9 AM Tools JIRA Destinations WhatsApp + Notes

2) Mid-Sprint Health (Wednesday 4 PM)

Instruction “Summarize current sprint: completed vs in progress vs not started; at-risk tickets (reasons); any scope change since Monday. Provide 3 bullets on how to improve odds of sprint delivery.” Schedule every Wednesday at 4 PM Tools JIRA Destinations Notes + Email

3) Sprint Wrap (Friday 5 PM)

Instruction “Summarize sprint end: closed tickets (with highlights), carry-over items with reasons, top learnings. Suggest 3 improvements for the next sprint.” Schedule every Friday at 5 PM Tools JIRA Destinations Notes

4) Weekly Project Summary (Friday 4 PM)

Instruction “By project, list tickets closed this week, high-priority open items, and top risks with proposed mitigations. Keep within one screen.” Schedule every Friday at 4 PM Tools JIRA Destinations Notes + Email

5) Monthly Velocity Review (1st, 11 AM)

Instruction “Analyze last month’s throughput and carried-over work. Identify bottlenecks (QA, backend, reviews) and propose process tweaks. Include a small trend note vs previous month.” Schedule on the 1st of every month at 11 AM Tools JIRA Destinations Notes

Timezone & delivery tips

  • Runs in your profile timezone (e.g., Asia/Kolkata)
  • Pair Daily Blocker Scan with Mid-Sprint Health for a complete rhythm
  • Use WhatsApp for blockers; keep Notes/Email for weekly/monthly reports

Managing scheduled JIRA agents

  • Track next/last run in Agents
  • Edit schedules, instructions, and destinations at any time
  • Pause/delete agents you no longer need
Agents list - next/last run

Best practices

  • Keep priorities and ticket fields consistent for clean filtering
  • Encourage concise ticket comments—your summaries will be sharper
  • Link outputs to Notes for searchable history and cross-team sharing
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