Jira + Claude Fable: AI Picks Up Tasks on Its Own
A free step-by-step guide: get your own Jira API token, connect Claude Code with three prompts — and reach the level of "send a ticket number → the AI moves it to In Progress, does the work, passes review and closes it with a comment". No payments, no sign-ups with us — you set it all up yourself.
Get the free guide Manual — preorder, price rises dailyHow it will work
You will set up Level 1 yourself in one evening — the guide is below. Level 2 is the manual (preorder, the price rises daily until the September 20 release) or a turnkey setup with team training.
A task by its number
You type "pick up KAN-12" — the AI reads the description and comments from Jira itself, formulates an acceptance criterion if there is none, and gets to work. No copy-pasting specs into the chat.
Statuses move themselves
The AI moves the issue To Do → In Progress → Done through the Jira transitions API. You (or your client) look at the board and see live progress — as if a whole team is working.
Review before closing
Before Done, every task is checked by a separate reviewer subagent: acceptance criterion, bugs, edge cases, code style. Findings are fixed immediately — defects never reach the board.
A comment in every issue
When closing a ticket, the AI writes a report in Jira: what was done and which files were touched. Open the issue a month later — and instantly see what changed and where.
The skill persists forever
The workflow is written to CLAUDE.md — Claude Code's memory file. A new session, tomorrow, next week — the AI remembers how to work with your board, no retraining.
Safe for your secrets
The token lives in .env on your machine, hidden from git. The workflow explicitly forbids printing it to the chat, logs or code. You can revoke the token at any moment in your Atlassian settings.
Part 1: manual prep — 4 steps
Register Jira and create a project
The free Jira Cloud plan (up to 10 people) at atlassian.com. A regular Kanban board is fine. Add a couple of real tasks to the project — we will test the pipeline on them. Already on Jira — skip this step.
Get an API token
Go to id.atlassian.com → Security → Create API token. The token is shown once — copy it right away. This is the key the AI uses to work with your board; you can revoke it there at any moment.
Create .env in the project root
A four-line file: JIRA_BASE_URL=https://mycompany.atlassian.net, JIRA_EMAIL=your account email, JIRA_API_TOKEN=the token from step 2, JIRA_PROJECT=the project key (e.g. KAN). And immediately add an .env line to .gitignore — secrets must never reach git.
Install Claude Code
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code — and sign in to your Anthropic account. Open the project folder in the terminal, run claude and pick Fable with the /model command. Done — move on to the prompts.
Part 2: three prompts — and the AI works with your Jira
Send them one by one, waiting for each to finish. Prompt #1 teaches the AI your board, #2 locks the skill into the project settings, #3 is your daily working command.
1 Prompt #1 — teach the AI your Jira
Recon without changes: the AI verifies the connection using the token from .env and studies your board — statuses, transitions, tasks.
If step 1 shows your account name — the connection works. A 401 error — check the email and token in .env.
2 Prompt #2 — lock the skill into the project settings
The AI writes the Jira workflow into CLAUDE.md — Claude Code's memory file. The skill persists in every new session.
After this prompt, check: CLAUDE.md appeared (or got extended) in the project root with a "Working with Jira" section, and .env is listed in .gitignore.
3 Prompt #3 — daily mode: a task by its number
That's it. Your daily "prompt" is now one line with a ticket number. The AI does the rest by the CLAUDE.md workflow.
Replace KAN-12 with your issue key. Works in new sessions too: the workflow is already in CLAUDE.md.
Three levels of the pipeline — pick yours
The Manual: "An AI Pipeline With Your Own Hands"
The entire kitchen of the pipeline that builds CHATBOSS.PRO — as a step-by-step guide. Not a course "about prompts", but a working system: scripts, workflow, reviewer prompts and the rakes we have already stepped on for you.
- A separate branch and git worktree per task — agents work in parallel without stepping on each other
- Epics and waves: wave1/wave2 labels, a wave gate — the next wave starts only after the previous one is merged
- A commit check when closing a wave — protection against an "empty foundation" (our real incident)
- Two AI reviewers: code review with P0–P3 priorities and a security gate against secret leaks + architecture review: data flows, contracts, overengineering
- Ready-made reviewer system prompts and task templates — the same ones running in our production
- One command for everything: make task, make epic-queue, make review, make staged-deploy
- Staged deploy: build → automated tests → staging with health-check → production in maintenance mode
- Token savings: model routing and review cache — re-checking the same code is free
- A pipeline dashboard: epics, waves, task statuses and the commit feed on one screen
Payment in crypto (TON, USDT, Bitcoin) to the studio wallet — fast and from anywhere in the world. Once a TON payment is confirmed, access to the manual opens automatically. The price rises every day until the September 20 release (final — 29,900 ₽): pay now and you lock in today's price and get all the chapters first.
15% off a turnkey pipeline setup
Don't feel like doing it yourself, even with the manual? We set up the full pipeline turnkey: git worktrees, waves and wave gates, two AI reviewers, staging and production environments, team training. Came from LinkedIn — mention the promo code and get 15% off the Launch and Partner packages.
This pipeline is not theory
The full version of the pipeline builds CHATBOSS.PRO — a platform for creating Telegram bots in a visual block editor. Every feature travels the route: Fable decomposition → waves of tasks → two AI reviewers → staging → production.
💬 The AI consultant itself runs on the CHATBOSS.PRO platform — ask it about the pipeline, timelines and pricing right in Telegram.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the guide really free?
Yes. All four steps and three prompts are right here, no sign-up on our site and no hidden conditions. It is a working lite version of the same approach we use ourselves and roll out for clients in full.
Is it safe to give the AI a Jira key?
You put the token into a local .env file yourself and hide it from git via .gitignore — the AI only reads it from there. The workflow explicitly forbids printing the token to the chat, logs or code. And you can revoke the token at any moment at id.atlassian.com — the pipeline will simply ask for a new one.
What do I need to make it work?
Jira Cloud (the free plan for up to 10 people is enough), Claude Code, and an Anthropic subscription with access to the Fable model. Everything is laid out step by step above — the setup takes one evening, after that "pick up a task" takes seconds.
What is in the manual and when does it ship?
The manual is a step-by-step guide to the full version of the pipeline: a branch and git worktree per task, epics and waves with wave gates, two AI reviewers with ready prompts, staged deploy, token savings. Release — September 20; chapters ship as they are ready, preorder buyers get them first. The preorder price rises every day until release (final — 29,900 ₽): order now and you lock in today's price.
How do I preorder and pay?
Click "Pay and get access" — a crypto payment page opens (TON, USDT or Bitcoin). Payment goes to the studio wallet; a TON payment is confirmed automatically and access to the manual opens immediately. No crypto? TON, USDT and BTC can be bought in a couple of minutes on any exchange, in the Telegram wallet or an exchanger. Payment questions — @paul_cop on Telegram.
How is the manual different from the turnkey setup?
The manual — you do it yourself following our guide. The turnkey setup — we come to you: deploy the pipeline for your stack, train the team and give a warranty of up to 12 months. Packages from $2,000, full description on the pipeline page.
How do I get the 15% discount?
Write to us and mention the promo code LINKEDIN15. The discount applies to the turnkey pipeline setup — the Launch and Partner packages. The final quote is calculated after a free audit of your project.
Will this work for my project?
The Jira + Claude combo is universal: web, bots, mobile apps, legacy code. If you are unsure about the full pipeline — write to us, we will run a free audit and tell you honestly whether it will pay off for you.
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