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Generated from bd help --doc jira. Synchronize issues between beads and Jira. Configuration: bd config set jira.url “https://company.atlassian.net” bd config set jira.project “PROJ” bd config set jira.projects “PROJ1,PROJ2” # Multiple projects bd config set jira.api_token “YOUR_TOKEN” bd config set jira.username “your_email@company.com” # For Jira Cloud bd config set jira.push_prefix “hippo” # Only push hippo-* issues to Jira bd config set jira.push_prefix “proj1,proj2” # Multiple prefixes (comma-separated) Environment variables (alternative to config): JIRA_API_TOKEN - Jira API token JIRA_USERNAME - Jira username/email JIRA_PROJECTS - Comma-separated project keys Examples: bd jira sync —pull # Import issues from Jira bd jira sync —push # Export issues to Jira bd jira sync # Bidirectional sync (pull then push) bd jira sync —dry-run # Preview sync without changes bd jira status # Show sync status 
bd jira [command]

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bd jira pull

Pull one or more items from Jira. Accepts bead IDs or external references as positional arguments. Equivalent to: bd jira sync —pull —issues <refs> 
bd jira pull [refs...] [flags]
Flags: 
      --dry-run   Preview pull without making changes

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bd jira push

Push one or more beads issues to Jira. Accepts bead IDs as positional arguments. Equivalent to: bd jira sync —push —issues <ids> 
bd jira push [bead-ids...] [flags]
Flags: 
      --dry-run   Preview push without making changes

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bd jira status

Show the current Jira sync status, including:
  • Last sync timestamp
  • Configuration status
  • Number of issues with Jira links
  • Issues pending push (no external_ref)
bd jira status [flags]

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bd jira sync

Synchronize issues between beads and Jira. Modes: —pull Import issues from Jira into beads —push Export issues from beads to Jira (no flags) Bidirectional sync: pull then push, with conflict resolution Conflict Resolution: By default, newer timestamp wins. Override with: —prefer-local Always prefer local beads version —prefer-jira Always prefer Jira version Examples: bd jira sync —pull # Import from Jira bd jira sync —push —create-only # Push new issues only bd jira sync —dry-run # Preview without changes bd jira sync —prefer-local # Bidirectional, local wins 
bd jira sync [flags]
Flags: 
      --create-only       Only create new issues, don't update existing
      --dry-run           Preview sync without making changes
      --issues string     Comma-separated bead IDs to sync selectively (e.g., bd-abc,bd-def). Mutually exclusive with --parent.
      --parent string     Limit push to this bead and its descendants (push only). Mutually exclusive with --issues.
      --prefer-jira       Prefer Jira version on conflicts
      --prefer-local      Prefer local version on conflicts
      --project strings   Project key(s) to sync (overrides configured project/projects)
      --pull              Pull issues from Jira
      --push              Push issues to Jira
      --state string      Issue state to sync: open, closed, all (default "all")