Jira Project Management Skill

Purpose

Comprehensive project administration including CRUD operations, components, versions, roles, permissions, and configuration.

When to Use

• Creating/updating/deleting/archiving projects
• Managing project components (modules, teams)
• Managing versions/releases
• Configuring project roles and permissions
• Setting project properties and metadata
• Validating project keys and names

Prerequisites

• Authenticated JiraClient (see jira-auth skill)
• Jira admin or project admin permissions
• Project key format: 2-10 uppercase letters

Implementation Pattern

Step 1: Define Types

interface Project {
  id: string;
  key: string;
  name: string;
  self: string;
  projectTypeKey: 'software' | 'service_desk' | 'business';
  simplified: boolean;
  style: 'classic' | 'next-gen';
  isPrivate: boolean;
  lead: {
    accountId: string;
    displayName: string;
  };
  description?: string;
  url?: string;
  avatarUrls: Record<string, string>;
  projectCategory?: {
    id: string;
    name: string;
  };
}

interface Component {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  description?: string;
  lead?: { accountId: string; displayName: string };
  assigneeType: 'PROJECT_DEFAULT' | 'COMPONENT_LEAD' | 'PROJECT_LEAD' | 'UNASSIGNED';
  project: string;
  projectId: number;
}

interface Version {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  description?: string;
  archived: boolean;
  released: boolean;
  startDate?: string;
  releaseDate?: string;
  projectId: number;
  overdue?: boolean;
}

interface ProjectRole {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  description: string;
  actors: Array<{
    id: number;
    displayName: string;
    type: 'atlassian-user-role-actor' | 'atlassian-group-role-actor';
    actorUser?: { accountId: string };
    actorGroup?: { name: string; displayName: string };
  }>;
}

Step 2: Project CRUD Operations

// Create Project
interface CreateProjectInput {
  key: string;                    // 2-10 uppercase letters
  name: string;
  projectTypeKey: 'software' | 'service_desk' | 'business';
  leadAccountId: string;
  description?: string;
  assigneeType?: 'PROJECT_LEAD' | 'UNASSIGNED';
  categoryId?: number;
}

async function createProject(
  client: JiraClient,
  input: CreateProjectInput
): Promise<Project> {
  return client.request<Project>('/project', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      key: input.key,
      name: input.name,
      projectTypeKey: input.projectTypeKey,
      leadAccountId: input.leadAccountId,
      description: input.description,
      assigneeType: input.assigneeType || 'UNASSIGNED',
      categoryId: input.categoryId,
    }),
  });
}

// Update Project
async function updateProject(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  updates: Partial<{
    key: string;
    name: string;
    description: string;
    leadAccountId: string;
    assigneeType: string;
    categoryId: number;
  }>
): Promise<Project> {
  return client.request<Project>(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}`, {
    method: 'PUT',
    body: JSON.stringify(updates),
  });
}

// Delete Project (moves to trash, recoverable for 60 days)
async function deleteProject(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  enableUndo: boolean = true
): Promise<void> {
  await client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}?enableUndo=${enableUndo}`, {
    method: 'DELETE',
  });
}

// Archive Project
async function archiveProject(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string
): Promise<void> {
  await client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/archive`, {
    method: 'POST',
  });
}

// Restore Project
async function restoreProject(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string
): Promise<Project> {
  return client.request<Project>(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/restore`, {
    method: 'POST',
  });
}

Step 3: List and Search Projects

interface ProjectSearchOptions {
  startAt?: number;
  maxResults?: number;
  orderBy?: 'category' | '-category' | 'key' | '-key' | 'name' | '-name' | 'owner' | '-owner';
  query?: string;           // Search in name/key
  typeKey?: string;         // software, service_desk, business
  categoryId?: number;
  expand?: ('description' | 'lead' | 'issueTypes' | 'url' | 'projectKeys' | 'permissions' | 'insight')[];
}

async function searchProjects(
  client: JiraClient,
  options: ProjectSearchOptions = {}
): Promise<{ values: Project[]; total: number; isLast: boolean }> {
  const params = new URLSearchParams();
  if (options.startAt) params.set('startAt', String(options.startAt));
  if (options.maxResults) params.set('maxResults', String(options.maxResults));
  if (options.orderBy) params.set('orderBy', options.orderBy);
  if (options.query) params.set('query', options.query);
  if (options.typeKey) params.set('typeKey', options.typeKey);
  if (options.categoryId) params.set('categoryId', String(options.categoryId));
  if (options.expand) params.set('expand', options.expand.join(','));

  return client.request(`/project/search?${params.toString()}`);
}

// Get recent projects
async function getRecentProjects(
  client: JiraClient,
  maxResults: number = 20
): Promise<Project[]> {
  const params = new URLSearchParams();
  params.set('maxResults', String(maxResults));
  params.set('expand', 'description,lead');
  return client.request(`/project/recent?${params.toString()}`);
}

Step 4: Component Management

// List Components
async function getProjectComponents(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string
): Promise<Component[]> {
  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/components`);
}

// Create Component
interface CreateComponentInput {
  project: string;        // Project key
  name: string;
  description?: string;
  leadAccountId?: string;
  assigneeType?: 'PROJECT_DEFAULT' | 'COMPONENT_LEAD' | 'PROJECT_LEAD' | 'UNASSIGNED';
}

async function createComponent(
  client: JiraClient,
  input: CreateComponentInput
): Promise<Component> {
  return client.request<Component>('/component', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      project: input.project,
      name: input.name,
      description: input.description,
      leadAccountId: input.leadAccountId,
      assigneeType: input.assigneeType || 'PROJECT_DEFAULT',
    }),
  });
}

// Update Component
async function updateComponent(
  client: JiraClient,
  componentId: string,
  updates: Partial<{
    name: string;
    description: string;
    leadAccountId: string;
    assigneeType: string;
  }>
): Promise<Component> {
  return client.request<Component>(`/component/${componentId}`, {
    method: 'PUT',
    body: JSON.stringify(updates),
  });
}

// Delete Component
async function deleteComponent(
  client: JiraClient,
  componentId: string,
  moveIssuesTo?: string  // Component ID to move issues to
): Promise<void> {
  const query = moveIssuesTo ? `?moveIssuesTo=${moveIssuesTo}` : '';
  await client.request(`/component/${componentId}${query}`, {
    method: 'DELETE',
  });
}

// Get Component Issue Counts
async function getComponentIssueCounts(
  client: JiraClient,
  componentId: string
): Promise<{ issueCount: number }> {
  return client.request(`/component/${componentId}/relatedIssueCounts`);
}

Step 5: Version/Release Management

// List Versions
async function getProjectVersions(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  options: {
    startAt?: number;
    maxResults?: number;
    orderBy?: 'description' | '-description' | 'name' | '-name' | 'releaseDate' | '-releaseDate' | 'sequence' | '-sequence' | 'startDate' | '-startDate';
    status?: 'released' | 'unreleased' | 'archived';
    expand?: string;
  } = {}
): Promise<{ values: Version[]; total: number; isLast: boolean }> {
  const params = new URLSearchParams();
  if (options.startAt) params.set('startAt', String(options.startAt));
  if (options.maxResults) params.set('maxResults', String(options.maxResults));
  if (options.orderBy) params.set('orderBy', options.orderBy);
  if (options.status) params.set('status', options.status);
  if (options.expand) params.set('expand', options.expand);

  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/version?${params.toString()}`);
}

// Create Version
interface CreateVersionInput {
  projectId: number;
  name: string;
  description?: string;
  startDate?: string;     // YYYY-MM-DD
  releaseDate?: string;   // YYYY-MM-DD
  released?: boolean;
  archived?: boolean;
}

async function createVersion(
  client: JiraClient,
  input: CreateVersionInput
): Promise<Version> {
  return client.request<Version>('/version', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify(input),
  });
}

// Update Version
async function updateVersion(
  client: JiraClient,
  versionId: string,
  updates: Partial<{
    name: string;
    description: string;
    startDate: string;
    releaseDate: string;
    released: boolean;
    archived: boolean;
    moveUnfixedIssuesTo: string;  // Version ID when releasing
  }>
): Promise<Version> {
  return client.request<Version>(`/version/${versionId}`, {
    method: 'PUT',
    body: JSON.stringify(updates),
  });
}

// Release Version (mark as released)
async function releaseVersion(
  client: JiraClient,
  versionId: string,
  moveUnfixedIssuesTo?: string
): Promise<Version> {
  return updateVersion(client, versionId, {
    released: true,
    releaseDate: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0],
    moveUnfixedIssuesTo,
  });
}

// Delete Version
async function deleteVersion(
  client: JiraClient,
  versionId: string,
  options: {
    moveFixedIssuesTo?: string;
    moveAffectedIssuesTo?: string;
  } = {}
): Promise<void> {
  const params = new URLSearchParams();
  if (options.moveFixedIssuesTo) params.set('moveFixedIssuesTo', options.moveFixedIssuesTo);
  if (options.moveAffectedIssuesTo) params.set('moveAffectedIssuesTo', options.moveAffectedIssuesTo);

  const query = params.toString() ? `?${params.toString()}` : '';
  await client.request(`/version/${versionId}${query}`, {
    method: 'DELETE',
  });
}

// Get Version Issue Counts
async function getVersionIssueCounts(
  client: JiraClient,
  versionId: string
): Promise<{
  issuesFixedCount: number;
  issuesAffectedCount: number;
  issueCountWithCustomFieldsShowingVersion: number;
}> {
  return client.request(`/version/${versionId}/relatedIssueCounts`);
}

// Get Unresolved Issue Count
async function getUnresolvedIssueCount(
  client: JiraClient,
  versionId: string
): Promise<{ issuesUnresolvedCount: number; self: string }> {
  return client.request(`/version/${versionId}/unresolvedIssueCount`);
}

Step 6: Project Roles

// Get Project Roles
async function getProjectRoles(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string
): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
  // Returns map of role name -> role URL
  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/role`);
}

// Get Role Details
async function getProjectRole(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  roleId: number
): Promise<ProjectRole> {
  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/role/${roleId}`);
}

// Add User to Role
async function addUserToRole(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  roleId: number,
  accountId: string
): Promise<ProjectRole> {
  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/role/${roleId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      user: [accountId],
    }),
  });
}

// Add Group to Role
async function addGroupToRole(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  roleId: number,
  groupName: string
): Promise<ProjectRole> {
  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/role/${roleId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      group: [groupName],
    }),
  });
}

// Remove Actor from Role
async function removeActorFromRole(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  roleId: number,
  actorType: 'user' | 'group',
  actorValue: string  // accountId or groupName
): Promise<void> {
  const param = actorType === 'user' ? 'user' : 'group';
  await client.request(
    `/project/${projectKeyOrId}/role/${roleId}?${param}=${encodeURIComponent(actorValue)}`,
    { method: 'DELETE' }
  );
}

Step 7: Project Properties

// List Project Properties
async function getProjectProperties(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string
): Promise<{ keys: Array<{ key: string; self: string }> }> {
  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/properties`);
}

// Get Property
async function getProjectProperty(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  propertyKey: string
): Promise<{ key: string; value: any }> {
  return client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/properties/${propertyKey}`);
}

// Set Property
async function setProjectProperty(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  propertyKey: string,
  value: any
): Promise<void> {
  await client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/properties/${propertyKey}`, {
    method: 'PUT',
    body: JSON.stringify(value),
  });
}

// Delete Property
async function deleteProjectProperty(
  client: JiraClient,
  projectKeyOrId: string,
  propertyKey: string
): Promise<void> {
  await client.request(`/project/${projectKeyOrId}/properties/${propertyKey}`, {
    method: 'DELETE',
  });
}

Step 8: Project Validation

// Validate Project Key
async function validateProjectKey(
  client: JiraClient,
  key: string
): Promise<{ errorMessages: string[]; errors: Record<string, string> }> {
  return client.request(`/projectvalidate/key?key=${encodeURIComponent(key)}`);
}

// Get Valid Project Key Suggestion
async function getValidProjectKey(
  client: JiraClient,
  key: string
): Promise<string> {
  return client.request(`/projectvalidate/validProjectKey?key=${encodeURIComponent(key)}`);
}

// Get Valid Project Name
async function getValidProjectName(
  client: JiraClient,
  name: string
): Promise<string> {
  return client.request(`/projectvalidate/validProjectName?name=${encodeURIComponent(name)}`);
}

// Get Project Types
async function getProjectTypes(
  client: JiraClient
): Promise<Array<{
  key: string;
  formattedKey: string;
  descriptionI18nKey: string;
  icon: string;
  color: string;
}>> {
  return client.request('/project/type');
}

Step 9: High-Level Helpers

// Full project setup with components and version
async function setupProject(
  client: JiraClient,
  config: {
    key: string;
    name: string;
    leadAccountId: string;
    description?: string;
    components?: string[];
    initialVersion?: string;
  }
): Promise<{
  project: Project;
  components: Component[];
  version?: Version;
}> {
  // Create project
  const project = await createProject(client, {
    key: config.key,
    name: config.name,
    projectTypeKey: 'software',
    leadAccountId: config.leadAccountId,
    description: config.description,
  });

  // Create components
  const components: Component[] = [];
  for (const compName of config.components || []) {
    const comp = await createComponent(client, {
      project: project.key,
      name: compName,
    });
    components.push(comp);
  }

  // Create initial version
  let version: Version | undefined;
  if (config.initialVersion) {
    version = await createVersion(client, {
      projectId: parseInt(project.id),
      name: config.initialVersion,
    });
  }

  return { project, components, version };
}

// Clone project structure (components + unreleased versions)
async function cloneProjectStructure(
  client: JiraClient,
  sourceProjectKey: string,
  targetProjectKey: string
): Promise<{
  componentsCloned: number;
  versionsCloned: number;
}> {
  // Get source components
  const sourceComponents = await getProjectComponents(client, sourceProjectKey);

  // Get source versions (unreleased only)
  const sourceVersions = await getProjectVersions(client, sourceProjectKey, {
    status: 'unreleased',
  });

  // Get target project
  const targetProject = await client.request<Project>(`/project/${targetProjectKey}`);

  // Clone components
  for (const comp of sourceComponents) {
    await createComponent(client, {
      project: targetProjectKey,
      name: comp.name,
      description: comp.description,
    });
  }

  // Clone versions
  for (const ver of sourceVersions.values) {
    await createVersion(client, {
      projectId: parseInt(targetProject.id),
      name: ver.name,
      description: ver.description,
      startDate: ver.startDate,
      releaseDate: ver.releaseDate,
    });
  }

  return {
    componentsCloned: sourceComponents.length,
    versionsCloned: sourceVersions.values.length,
  };
}

curl Examples

Create Project

curl -X POST "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "key": "NEWPROJ",
    "name": "New Project",
    "projectTypeKey": "software",
    "leadAccountId": "5b10a2844c20165700ede21g",
    "description": "Project description"
  }'

Update Project

curl -X PUT "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project/SCRUM" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Updated Project Name",
    "description": "Updated description"
  }'

Delete Project

curl -X DELETE "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project/SCRUM?enableUndo=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)"

Search Projects

curl -X GET "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project/search?query=scrum&expand=description,lead" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Create Component

curl -X POST "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/component" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "project": "SCRUM",
    "name": "Backend",
    "description": "Backend services"
  }'

Create Version

curl -X POST "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/version" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "projectId": 10000,
    "name": "v1.0.0",
    "description": "First release",
    "releaseDate": "2025-01-15"
  }'

Release Version

curl -X PUT "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/version/10001" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "released": true,
    "releaseDate": "2025-12-10"
  }'

Get Project Roles

curl -X GET "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project/SCRUM/role" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Add User to Role

curl -X POST "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project/SCRUM/role/10002" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "user": ["5b10a2844c20165700ede21g"]
  }'

Validate Project Key

curl -X GET "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/projectvalidate/key?key=NEWPROJ" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Set Project Property

curl -X PUT "$JIRA_BASE_URL/rest/api/3/project/SCRUM/properties/custom-config" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'email:token' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"setting1": "value1", "setting2": true}'

API Endpoints Summary

Operation	Method	Path
Create project	POST	/project
Get project	GET	/project/{projectIdOrKey}
Update project	PUT	/project/{projectIdOrKey}
Delete project	DELETE	/project/{projectIdOrKey}
Archive project	POST	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/archive
Restore project	POST	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/restore
Search projects	GET	/project/search
Recent projects	GET	/project/recent
List components	GET	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/components
Create component	POST	/component
Update component	PUT	/component/{id}
Delete component	DELETE	/component/{id}
List versions	GET	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/version
Create version	POST	/version
Update version	PUT	/version/{id}
Delete version	DELETE	/version/{id}
Get roles	GET	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role
Get role	GET	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role/{roleId}
Add to role	POST	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role/{roleId}
Remove from role	DELETE	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role/{roleId}
List properties	GET	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/properties
Get property	GET	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/properties/{key}
Set property	PUT	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/properties/{key}
Delete property	DELETE	/project/{projectIdOrKey}/properties/{key}
Validate key	GET	/projectvalidate/key
Valid key	GET	/projectvalidate/validProjectKey
Project types	GET	/project/type

Common Patterns

Project Key Rules

• 2-10 uppercase letters only
• Must be unique across instance
• Cannot be reused for 60 days after deletion

Permission Requirements

Operation	Required Permission
Create project	Jira admin
Update project	Project admin
Delete project	Jira admin
Manage components	Project admin
Manage versions	Project admin
Manage roles	Project admin

Project Types

Type	Use Case
software	Scrum/Kanban dev projects
service_desk	Customer support projects
business	Simple task tracking

Common Mistakes

• Using lowercase in project keys
• Forgetting to get projectId (numeric) for version creation
• Not handling 404 for deleted/archived projects
• Assuming role IDs are consistent (query first)
• Not using enableUndo=true for safe deletion

References

• Projects API
• Project Components
• Project Versions
• Project Roles
• Project Properties

Version History

• 2025-12-10: Created comprehensive project management skill