Xray FAQs

Question 1

What is the Xray service (mcp-xray)?

Accepted Answer

This Xray service is a lightweight Python server designed to bridge the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with the Atlassian Jira Xray API. It simplifies proxying and managing Xray API requests using an OpenAPI schema.

Question 2

Which Xray configurations does this tool support?

Accepted Answer

This service is primarily intended for use with Xray Server and Data Center (DC) configurations. For Xray Cloud environments, it's recommended to use the GraphQL API and the `mcp-graphql` integration instead.

Question 3

What are the core features of this Xray API service?

Accepted Answer

Key features include a FastMCP server for Jira Xray API, secure Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication, dynamic OpenAPI spec loading from files, and support for multiple transports like stdio, SSE, and streamable HTTP. It also offers simple CLI and environment variable configuration.

Question 4

How does this Xray service handle authentication?

Accepted Answer

The service uses Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication for secure access to the Jira Xray API. Users need to generate a PAT from their Jira instance and provide it during the server configuration, ensuring sensitive credentials are not stored in plain text.

Question 5

Is an OpenAPI spec file required to use this service?

Accepted Answer

Yes, an OpenAPI (Swagger) spec file for your specific Xray version is required. The service loads this file to properly expose and manage the Xray API endpoints via the FastMCP protocol.

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