Jira Automation Comprehensive skill for automating Jira project management and agile workflows. Core Workflows 1. Issue Management Pipeline ISSUE LIFECYCLE: ┌─────────────────┐ │ Backlog │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ To Do │──────┐ └────────┬────────┘ │ ▼ │ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Blocked │ In Progress │◄─────┘ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ In Review │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Done │ └─────────────────┘ 2. Automation Rules automation_rules : - name : auto_assign_on_transition trigger : type : issue_transitioned to_status : "In Progress" condition : assignee : unassigned action : assign_to : trigger_user - name : add_label_on_priority trigger : type : issue_created priority : highest action : - add_label : "urgent" - send_slack : "#dev-alerts" - name : auto_close_subtasks trigger : type : issue_transitioned to_status : "Done" issue_type : Story action : transition_subtasks : "Done" - name : sla_warning trigger : type : scheduled cron : "0 9 * * 1-5" condition : jql : "status = 'In Progress' AND updated < -3d" action : - add_comment : "@assignee Please update this issue" - send_notification : assignee Sprint Management Sprint Planning Template sprint_planning : name : "Sprint {{sprint_number}}" duration : 14
days
capacity_planning : team_size : 6 hours_per_day : 6 total_capacity : 504
hours
story_points : target : 42 buffer : 10%
for unplanned work
ceremonies : - name : Sprint Planning day : 1 duration : 2h - name : Daily Standup day : "daily" duration : 15m - name : Sprint Review day : 14 duration : 1h - name : Retrospective day : 14 duration : 1h Sprint Board Configuration board_config : type : scrum columns : - name : Backlog statuses : [ "Backlog" ] - name : To Do statuses : [ "To Do" , "Selected for Development" ] wip_limit : null - name : In Progress statuses : [ "In Progress" ] wip_limit : 6 - name : In Review statuses : [ "Code Review" , "QA" ] wip_limit : 4 - name : Done statuses : [ "Done" ] swimlanes : type : assignee show_epics : true Issue Templates Bug Report bug_template : project : DEV issue_type : Bug fields : summary : "[BUG] {{title}}" description : |
Description
{{description}}
Steps to Reproduce
1. { { step1 } } 2. { { step2 } } 3. { { step3 } }
Expected Behavior
{ { expected } }
Actual Behavior
{ { actual } }
Environment
- Browser : { { browser } } - OS : { { os } } - Version : { { app_version } }
Screenshots
{ { attachments } } priority : { { severity } } labels : [ "bug" , "needs-triage" ] components : [ "{{component}}" ] Feature Request feature_template : project : DEV issue_type : Story fields : summary : "[FEATURE] {{title}}" description : |
User Story
As a {{user_type}}, I want to {{action}} so that {{benefit}}.
Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] { { criteria1 } } - [ ] { { criteria2 } } - [ ] { { criteria3 } }
Technical Notes
{ { tech_notes } }
Design Mockups
{ { mockups } } labels : [ "feature" , "needs-refinement" ] story_points : null
To be estimated
Epic Structure epic_template : project : DEV issue_type : Epic fields : summary : "{{epic_name}}" description : |
Overview
{{overview}}
Goals
- { { goal1 } } - { { goal2 } }
Success Metrics
| Metric | Current | Target | |
---
- |
---
|
---
- | | {{metric1}} | {{current1}} | {{target1}} |
Timeline
Start : { { start_date } } Target Completion : { { end_date } }
Dependencies
{ { dependencies } } child_issues : - type : Story count : "auto" JQL Queries Library Common Queries
My open issues
assignee = currentUser() AND resolution = Unresolved ORDER BY priority DESC
Sprint progress
project = DEV AND Sprint = "Sprint 15" ORDER BY status
Bugs by severity
project = DEV AND type = Bug AND resolution = Unresolved ORDER BY priority DESC, created ASC
Stale issues
project = DEV AND status = "In Progress" AND updated < -7d
Ready for review
project = DEV AND status = "Code Review" AND "Code Reviewer" is EMPTY
Release scope
fixVersion = "v2.5.0" AND resolution = Unresolved
Team velocity
project = DEV AND type = Story AND Sprint in closedSprints() AND resolved >= -90d
Blockers
- project = DEV AND (priority = Blocker OR labels = blocked)
- AND resolution = Unresolved
- Reporting & Dashboards
- Sprint Dashboard
- SPRINT 15 DASHBOARD
- ═══════════════════════════════════════
- Progress:
- Day 8 of 14 │ ████████░░░░░░ 57%
- Story Points:
- Committed: 42
- Completed: 24 │ ████████████░░░░░░░░ 57%
- Remaining: 18
- Burndown:
- │ 42 ┤ ▪
- │ │ ▪▪
- │ │ ▪▪
- │ │ ▪▪▪
- │ 21 ┤ ▪ ← Ideal
- │ │ ▪▪
- │ │ ▪▪
- │ │ ▪▪
- │ 0 ┤ ▪
- └────┴────────────────────
- Day 1 Day 14
- Issue Status:
- To Do ███░░░░░░░ 6
- In Progress █████░░░░░ 8
- In Review ████░░░░░░ 5
- Done █████████░ 12
- Velocity Chart
- TEAM VELOCITY (Last 6 Sprints)
- ═══════════════════════════════════════
- │ 50 ┤
- │ │ ▓▓
- │ 40 ┤ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ │ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ 30 ┤ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ │ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ 20 ┤ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ │ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ 10 ┤ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ │ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓
- │ 0 ┴─────────────────────────────
- S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15
- Average: 38 points | Trend: +5%
- Integration Workflows
- GitHub Integration
- github_integration
- :
- branch_creation
- :
- trigger
- :
- issue_transitioned_to_in_progress
- pattern
- :
- "{{issue_type}}/{{issue_key}}-{{summary_slug}}"
- commit_linking
- :
- patterns
- :
- -
- "{{issue_key}}"
- -
- "#{{issue_key}}"
- action
- :
- add_comment_with_link
- pr_automation
- :
- on_pr_open
- :
- -
- transition_issue
- :
- "Code Review"
- -
- add_pr_link_to_issue
- on_pr_merge
- :
- -
- transition_issue
- :
- "Done"
- -
- add_comment
- :
- "Merged in {{pr_url}}"
- Slack Integration
- slack_integration
- :
- channels
- :
- dev_updates
- :
- "#dev-updates"
- alerts
- :
- "#dev-alerts"
- notifications
- :
- -
- event
- :
- blocker_created
- channel
- :
- alerts
- message
- :
- "🚨 Blocker: {{issue.key}} - {{issue.summary}}"
- -
- event
- :
- sprint_started
- channel
- :
- dev_updates
- message
- :
- "🏃 Sprint {{sprint.name}} has started! Goal: {{sprint.goal}}"
- -
- event
- :
- release_completed
- channel
- :
- dev_updates
- message
- :
- "🚀 Release {{version}} is live!"
- Workflow Customization
- Custom Workflow
- workflow
- :
- name
- :
- Development Workflow
- statuses
- :
- -
- Backlog
- -
- Ready for Dev
- -
- In Progress
- -
- Code Review
- -
- QA
- -
- Ready for Release
- -
- Done
- transitions
- :
- -
- from
- :
- Backlog
- to
- :
- Ready for Dev
- name
- :
- "Refine"
- conditions
- :
- -
- story_points_set
- -
- from
- :
- Ready for Dev
- to
- :
- In Progress
- name
- :
- "Start Work"
- post_functions
- :
- -
- assign_to_current_user
- -
- from
- :
- In Progress
- to
- :
- Code Review
- name
- :
- "Submit for Review"
- validators
- :
- -
- has_linked_pr
- -
- from
- :
- Code Review
- to
- :
- QA
- name
- :
- "Pass Review"
- conditions
- :
- -
- all_reviewers_approved
- -
- from
- :
- QA
- to
- :
- Done
- name
- :
- "Pass QA"
- post_functions
- :
- -
- resolve_issue
- Best Practices
- Keep Issues Small
-
- Break down to complete in 1-2 days
- Write Clear Descriptions
-
- Include all context needed
- Link Related Issues
-
- Use proper issue linking
- Update Status Regularly
-
- Move cards as work progresses
- Use Labels Consistently
-
- Establish team conventions
- Estimate in Points
-
- Use relative sizing
- Review Backlog Weekly
- Keep backlog groomed