Connect Jira Cloud so the AI can reference your projects, issues, and work items.
This feature may need to be enabled for your workspace.
The Jira connection gives the AI access to your Jira Cloud instance. Once connected, the AI can answer questions about your projects, search issues, and use Jira data as context when generating briefs or responding to questions about your team's work.
Like Slack and Google Drive, Jira uses live search — the AI queries Jira at the time of your request rather than syncing all data upfront. This means the AI always works with current issue data.
The connection uses Atlassian OAuth, so you authorize through your Atlassian account.
Access is limited to projects your Atlassian account can see. The connection automatically discovers all projects accessible to your account at the time of authorization.
The connection is named after your Jira Cloud instance (for example, "Acme Corp").
Hamster requests read access to Jira work items and user information. Specifically:
read:jira-work — Read projects and issuesread:jira-user — Read user and team informationNo write permissions are requested. You cannot create, update, or delete issues through the Hamster connection.
If your Atlassian account has access to more than one Jira Cloud instance, Hamster connects to the first accessible instance. If you need to connect a specific instance, use an Atlassian account that has access only to that instance, or contact support.
Jira uses live federated search rather than upfront syncing. When the AI needs Jira context, it queries your Jira instance directly at that moment. The connection shows as active immediately after authorizing with no sync delay.
Because search is live, results always reflect the current state of your Jira board — including newly created issues, status changes, and reassignments.