PR-Jira Linker Skill | Agent Skills

PR-Jira Linker

Detects PRs/MRs missing Jira references, finds or creates the matching Jira issue, and links them bidirectionally.

Required Tools

GitHub (MCP: user-github): list_pull_requests, pull_request_read, update_pull_request
GitLab (MCP: plugin-gitlab-GitLab): get_merge_request, get_merge_request_commits, search, create_workitem_note
Jira (MCP: user-mcp-atlassian): jira_search, jira_add_comment, jira_create_issue
Shell — git commands, curl for GitLab API fallback (constrained; see safety rules below)

Configuration

The skill reads repository lists and project defaults from a user-provided config.yaml file. A minimal example:

defaults:
  project_key: "MYPROJECT"
  issue_type: "Task"
  security_level: "Red Hat Employee"
  priority: "Normal"
  component: "Engineering"
  team: "My Team"
  team_id: "your-team-id-here"

repos:
  gitlab:
    - project: "my-org/my-repo"
      host: "gitlab.example.com"
  github:
    - owner: "my-org"
      repo: "my-repo"

Jira Key Detection

Scan for pattern [A-Z][A-Z0-9]+-[0-9]+ in: (1) PR/MR title, (2) description, (3) branch name, (4) commit messages. If found, mark as candidate key detected and verify bidirectional linkage (PR/MR references Jira key and Jira issue has PR/MR URL comment) before classifying as linked.

Mode 1: Single PR/MR

Trigger: User provides a PR/MR URL or says "link this PR to Jira".

Step 1: Read the PR/MR

Use pull_request_read (GitHub) or get_merge_request (GitLab). If GitLab MCP is down, fall back to curl --negotiate -u: against the GitLab REST API under the following mandatory safety constraints:

Host allowlist: Only issue requests to hostnames explicitly listed in config.yaml under repos.gitlab[].host. Reject any target not in the allowlist.
No raw IPs: Reject URLs containing raw IP addresses (IPv4 or IPv6). Resolve hostnames and reject any that resolve to private/reserved ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16, 127.0.0.0/8, 169.254.0.0/16, ::1, fc00::/7, fe80::/10) to prevent SSRF.
URL canonicalization: Parse the URL, verify scheme is https://, and reconstruct from validated components. Do not pass user-supplied URLs directly to shell commands.
Safe argument passing: Pass URL, host, and path as separate, safely shell-quoted arguments. Never string-concatenate untrusted input into commands. Pass credentials via environment variables (e.g., GITLAB_TOKEN), not interpolated into command strings.
Resource limits: Always use --max-time 30 --max-redirs 3 to enforce timeouts and limit redirects.
Protocol restriction: Use --proto '=https' to prevent protocol downgrade or scheme switching.

Extract title, description, branch name, author.

Step 2: Detect Jira Reference

Scan title, description, branch, and commits for Jira key.

Found: Report candidate key and verify bidirectional link status before deciding skip/fix.
Not found: Proceed to Step 3.

Step 3: Find Matching Jira

Search Jira with escaped/sanitized keywords from the PR/MR title (treat user text as data, not query syntax). Strip or escape JQL/Lucene operators (+ - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \ /) before constructing the query. If sanitized tokens are empty, fall back to prompting the user for manual input. Show matches and let user pick, or offer to create new / enter key manually / skip.

Step 4: Link Bidirectionally

After user selects or creates a Jira issue:

4a. Add Jira ref to PR/MR: Use update_pull_request (GitHub) to append to description. For GitLab, use create_workitem_note to add a comment with the Jira link.

4b. Add PR/MR link to Jira: Use jira_add_comment with MR/PR URL, repo, branch, and author.

4c. Report success: Show both URLs and confirm what was linked.

Never modify a PR/MR or Jira issue without showing a preview and getting user confirmation.

Mode 2: Batch Audit

Trigger: "scan PRs for missing Jira links", "PR audit", "check repos for unlinked PRs".

Load repos from config.yaml
Scan open PRs/MRs in each repo, run Jira key detection on each
Report: List missing vs. linked (verified bidirectionally), offer to fix individually or fix all
Fix: Run the Single PR/MR flow for each selected item

Creating New Jira Issues

When no matching Jira exists, the skill can create one:

Gather context from PR/MR content (title, description, diff)
Read defaults from config.yaml
Show defaults, ask for modifications
Draft issue with What/Why/What Changed sections
Preview and confirm
Create via jira_create_issue
Return to the linking step

IMPORTANT: Every issue MUST include "security": {"name": "Red Hat Employee"} and "customfield_10001": "[TEAM_ID]" in additional_fields. Never omit these fields.

Error Handling

| Error | Action | |-------|--------| | GitLab MCP down | Fall back to curl --negotiate -u: only for hosts allowlisted in config.yaml; reject non-allowlisted targets and raw IPs; enforce --max-time 30 --max-redirs 3 --proto '=https'; pass credentials via env vars | | GitHub MCP not available | Skip GitHub repos, process GitLab only | | PR/MR already linked | Verify bidirectional linkage, report and skip if confirmed | | Jira search returns nothing | Offer to create new or enter key manually | | PR/MR description update fails | Fall back to adding a comment | | Permission denied | Inform user, suggest checking repo access |

Examples

Single PR Linking

User: Link this PR to Jira https://github.com/my-org/my-repo/pull/42
Assistant: [Reads PR, scans for Jira key, searches Jira, links bidirectionally]

Single MR Linking

User: Link this MR to Jira https://gitlab.example.com/my-org/my-repo/-/merge_requests/15
Assistant: [Reads MR via API, scans for Jira key, creates or finds Jira issue, links both]

Batch Audit

User: Scan my repos for PRs missing Jira links
Assistant: [Loads repos from config, scans all open PRs/MRs, reports linked vs missing]

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