jira-collaborate

Collaboration features for JIRA issues - comments, attachments, watchers, and notifications.

Risk Levels

Operation	Risk	Notes
List comments/attachments	-	Read-only
List watchers	-	Read-only
View activity history	-	Read-only
Add comment	-	Easily reversible (can delete)
Upload attachment	-	Easily reversible (can delete)
Add watcher	-	Can remove watcher
Send notification	-	Cannot unsend but harmless
Update comment	!	Previous text lost
Update custom fields	!	Can be undone via edit
Remove watcher	!	Can re-add
Delete comment	!!	Comment text lost
Delete attachment	!!	File lost, must re-upload

Risk Legend: - Safe, read-only | ! Caution, modifiable | !! Warning, destructive but recoverable | !!! Danger, irreversible

When to use this skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Add, update, or delete comments on issues
• Upload or download attachments
• Manage watchers (add/remove)
• Send notifications to users or groups
• View issue activity and changelog

What this skill does

IMPORTANT: Always use the jira-as CLI. Never run Python scripts directly.

1. Comments: Add/edit/delete comments with rich text support
2. Attachments: Upload and download files
3. Watchers: Manage who tracks the issue
4. Notifications: Send targeted notifications
5. Activity History: View issue changelog
6. Custom Fields: Update custom field values

Available Commands

Comments

Command	Description
jira-as collaborate comment add	Add comment with visibility controls
jira-as collaborate comment update	Update existing comment
jira-as collaborate comment delete	Delete comment (with confirmation)
jira-as collaborate comment list	List and search comments

Attachments

Command	Description
jira-as collaborate attachment list	List attachments on issue
jira-as collaborate attachment upload	Upload file to issue
jira-as collaborate attachment download	Download attachments

Notifications & Activity

Command	Description
jira-as collaborate notify	Send notifications to users/groups
jira-as collaborate activity	View issue changelog

Watchers & Fields

Command	Description
jira-as collaborate watchers	Add/remove/list watchers
jira-as collaborate update-fields	Update custom fields

All commands support --help for full documentation.

Quick Start Examples

# Add a comment
jira-as collaborate comment add PROJ-123 --body "Starting work on this now"

# Rich text comment (--format supports: markdown, wiki, adf)
jira-as collaborate comment add PROJ-123 --body "**Bold** text" --format markdown

# Internal comment (role-restricted)
jira-as collaborate comment add PROJ-123 --body "Internal note" --visibility-role Administrators

# Internal comment (group-restricted)
jira-as collaborate comment add PROJ-123 --body "Team only" --visibility-group jira-developers

# List comments (supports --order asc or desc)
jira-as collaborate comment list PROJ-123
jira-as collaborate comment list PROJ-123 -l 10 --order desc

# Get specific comment by ID
jira-as collaborate comment list PROJ-123 --id 10001

# List comments with pagination
jira-as collaborate comment list PROJ-123 -l 10 --offset 20

# Update a comment (requires comment ID)
jira-as collaborate comment update PROJ-123 --id 10001 --body "Updated text"

# Delete a comment (preview first)
jira-as collaborate comment delete PROJ-123 --id 10001 --dry-run

# Delete a comment (confirmed)
jira-as collaborate comment delete PROJ-123 --id 10001 --yes

# Upload attachment (-f is short for --file)
jira-as collaborate attachment upload PROJ-123 -f screenshot.png
jira-as collaborate attachment upload PROJ-123 --file screenshot.png

# Upload attachment with custom name (-n is short for --name)
jira-as collaborate attachment upload PROJ-123 -f screenshot.png -n evidence-2024.png

# List attachments on issue
jira-as collaborate attachment list PROJ-123

# Download attachment by ID (-o is short for --output-dir)
jira-as collaborate attachment download PROJ-123 --id 12345 -o ./downloads/

# Download attachment by filename
jira-as collaborate attachment download PROJ-123 --name error.log -o ./downloads/

# Download all attachments from issue
jira-as collaborate attachment download PROJ-123 --all -o ./backups/

# List watchers (-l is short for --list)
jira-as collaborate watchers PROJ-123 -l
jira-as collaborate watchers PROJ-123 --list

# Add watcher (-a is short for --add)
jira-as collaborate watchers PROJ-123 -a user@example.com

# Remove watcher (-r is short for --remove)
jira-as collaborate watchers PROJ-123 -r user@example.com

# Send notification to watchers
jira-as collaborate notify PROJ-123 --watchers --subject "Update" --body "Issue resolved"

# Send notification to voters
jira-as collaborate notify PROJ-123 --voters --subject "Vote counted"

# Send notification to a group
jira-as collaborate notify PROJ-123 --group developers --subject "Team update"

# Send notification to specific users (requires account ID)
jira-as collaborate notify PROJ-123 --user 5b10ac8d82e05b22cc7d4ef5 --subject "Review needed"

# Send notification to assignee and reporter
jira-as collaborate notify PROJ-123 --assignee --reporter --subject "Please review"

# Preview notification without sending
jira-as collaborate notify PROJ-123 --watchers --dry-run

# View activity history
jira-as collaborate activity PROJ-123

# View activity with filters
jira-as collaborate activity PROJ-123 --field status --field assignee --output table
jira-as collaborate activity PROJ-123 --field-type custom --limit 10

# View activity with pagination
jira-as collaborate activity PROJ-123 --limit 10 --offset 20

# Update custom fields (JSON format)
jira-as collaborate update-fields PROJ-123 --fields '{"customfield_10014": "value"}'

# Update multiple fields
jira-as collaborate update-fields PROJ-123 --fields '{"customfield_10014": "Epic Name", "customfield_10016": 5}'

# Update with array values
jira-as collaborate update-fields PROJ-123 --fields '{"labels": ["urgent", "customer"]}'

Common Options

All commands support:

Option	Description
--help, -h	Show detailed help

Output Formats by Command

Command	Supported Formats
comment add	text, json
comment list	text, json, table
comment update	text, json
comment delete	text, json
attachment list	text, json, table
attachment upload	text, json
attachment download	text (status only)
watchers	text, json, table
notify	text, json
activity	text, json, table
update-fields	text, json

For command-specific options, use --help on any command:

jira-as collaborate comment add --help
jira-as collaborate notify --help

See references/SCRIPT_OPTIONS.md for full option matrix.

Exit Codes

Code	Description
0	Success
1	General error (validation, API error, network issue)

Troubleshooting

Error	Solution
"Comment not found"	Verify comment ID with jira-as collaborate comment list ISSUE-KEY
"Attachment not found"	Use --list to see available attachments
"Permission denied"	Check visibility role/group permissions
"User not found"	Use account ID (not email) for watchers
"Notification not received"	Use --dry-run to verify recipients

For debug mode: export JIRA_DEBUG=1

Documentation Structure

Getting Started: docs/GETTING_STARTED.md - First 5 minutes

Common Scenarios: docs/scenarios/ - Workflow examples

• Starting work
• Progress update
• Escalation
• Handoff
• Sharing evidence

Reference: docs/QUICK_REFERENCE.md - Commands and JQL

Templates: docs/TEMPLATES.md - Copy-paste ready

Advanced Topics: docs/DEEP_DIVES/ - Deep dive guides

Format Reference: references/adf_guide.md - Markdown to ADF

Related Skills

• jira-issue: For creating and updating issue fields
• jira-lifecycle: For transitioning with comments
• jira-search: For finding issues to collaborate on