Open a Jira work item in an AI coding tool
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Deep linking opens your Jira work item in your local coding tool and automatically passes the summary and description. This allows you to move from planning to coding without manually copying details between apps.
Before you begin
Install a supported coding tool on your device.
Connect the Atlassian Rovo MCP to your coding tool (optional). This allows your local agent to gather context from Jira and Confluence and update work items as work progresses. Read more about Atlassian Rovo MCP Server
Open a work item in your local coding tool
To open a Jira work item in your preferred local coding tool:
Open any Jira work item and scroll to the Development panel.
Select Open in coding tool.
Select your preferred coding agent from the dropdown menu. Jira remembers your most recent selection and will select it automatically next time.
Follow the prompt for your tool type:
In desktop apps: Your agent opens with the work item context pre-filled.
In Terminal/CLI tools: Copy the command with your work item context pre-filled and paste it into your terminal.
Supported agentic coding tools
Desktop apps:
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
VS Code
Terminal/CLI tools:
Claude Code
Rovo CLI
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