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bd jira

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bd 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

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

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

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

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")