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Connect GitHub to Jira
Automate GitHub and Jira with AI
Jira epics and GitHub repos drift when merges never update the board. Your Operator agent on OpenClaw watches pull requests and commits, transitions the linked Jira issue when a branch merges or a review requests changes, and can create a story from a GitHub issue with the repository attached. Tell it a ticket key and it summarizes code activity and sprint status in one reply.
It reaches both apps directly or through connectors like Composio MCP and Pipedream MCP, which handle the sign in and token refresh, so there is no Zap to build and no API keys to paste.
What your agent can do with GitHub and Jira
What your agent does in GitHub
Abort Repository Migration
Tool to abort a repository migration that is queued or in progress. Use when you need to cancel an ongoing migration operation.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a PENDING repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Add app access restrictions
Adds GitHub Apps to the list of apps allowed to push to a protected branch. The branch must already have protection rules with restrictions enabled. This endpoint only works for organization repositories, not personal repositories. Apps...
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a GitHub user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation ma...
Add assignees to an issue
Adds assignees to a GitHub issue. This action only adds users - it does not remove existing assignees. Changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's GitHub account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the...
What your agent does in Jira
Add Attachment
Uploads and attaches a file to a Jira issue.
Add Comment
Adds a comment using Atlassian Document Format (ADF) for rich text to an existing Jira issue.
Add Users to Project Role
Adds users and optionally groups to a project role.
Add User to Group
Adds a user to a Jira group.
Add Watcher to Issue
Adds a user to an issue's watcher list by account ID. Requires the authenticated user to have permission to view the issue and manage watchers; insufficient permissions may result in silent failure or an error response.
Add Worklog
Tool to add a worklog entry to a Jira issue. Use when logging time spent on an issue.
How it works
Tell the agent what you want to happen between GitHub and Jira, for example to watch one and act in the other, or to keep the two in step. It reads what it needs from GitHub, works out what to do, and runs the matching action in Jira without you mapping a single field.
You can have it run once, on a schedule, or whenever something changes. Ask it for a status any time and it reads the latest from both apps back to you in the same chat.
Common questions about GitHub and Jira
- How do I connect GitHub and Jira to Operator?
- You authorize GitHub and Jira once each from your Operator dashboard. Operator holds both connections and refreshes the access tokens for you, so your agent keeps working across them without you signing in again.
- What can my agent do across GitHub and Jira?
- Tell it the job and it moves between GitHub and Jira as one task, choosing which actions to run on each side. There is nothing to map and no trigger to configure; you give instructions the way you would to a person.
- Can my agent keep GitHub and Jira in sync?
- Yes. It can watch GitHub and act in Jira, or keep both in step, reading from one and running the matching update in the other. This runs on demand when you ask or on a schedule you set.
- Do I need to build a workflow or write code?
- No. There is no workflow to build, no fields to map, and no API keys to paste. Operator manages both connections, and you give the agent instructions in plain language.
GitHub and Jira integrations
Put your agent on GitHub and Jira
Sign in, connect both apps, and hand your agent the work. The same setup reaches every app in the catalog. Your first week is free.
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