Use ChatGPT to Talk to Your Jira Data via CData Connect AI
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer conversations through natural language processing. ChatGPT's developer mode, available to Plus and Pro subscribers, provides full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for connecting to external data sources and tools.
CData Connect AI offers a dedicated cloud-to-cloud interface for connecting to Jira data. The CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server enables secure communication between ChatGPT and Jira. This allows you to ask questions and take actions on your Jira data using ChatGPT, all without the need for data replication to a natively supported database. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect AI efficiently channels all supported SQL operations, including filters and JOINs, directly to Jira. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly deliver the requested Jira data.
About Jira Data Integration
CData simplifies access and integration of live Jira data. Our customers leverage CData connectivity to:
- Gain bi-directional access to their Jira objects like issues, projects, and workflows.
- Use SQL stored procedures to perform functional actions like changing issues status, creating custom fields, download or uploading an attachment, modifying or retrieving time tracking settings, and more.
- Authenticate securely using a variety of methods, including username and password, OAuth, personal access token, API token, Crowd or OKTA SSO, LDAP, and more.
Most users leverage CData solutions to integrate Jira data with their database or data warehouse, whether that's using CData Sync directly or relying on CData's compatibility with platforms like SSIS or Azure Data Factory. Others are looking to get analytics and reporting on live Jira data from preferred analytics tools like Tableau and Power BI.
Learn more about how customers are seamlessly connecting to their Jira data to solve business problems from our blog: Drivers in Focus: Collaboration Tools.
Getting Started
Step 1: Configure Jira Connectivity for ChatGPT
Connectivity to Jira from ChatGPT is made possible through CData Connect AI Remote MCP. To interact with Jira data from ChatGPT, we start by creating and configuring a Jira connection in CData Connect AI.
- Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
- Select "Jira" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Jira.
To connect to JIRA, provide the User and Password. Additionally, provide the Url; for example, https://yoursitename.atlassian.net.
- Click Save & Test
With the connection configured, we are ready to connect to Jira data from ChatGPT.
Step 2: Connect ChatGPT to CData Connect AI
Follow these steps to add a CData Connect AI connector in ChatGPT:
- Sign in to ChatGPT with a Plus or Pro subscription.
- Navigate to Settings > Connectors.
- Under the "Advanced settings" section, toggle on Developer mode.
- Once developer mode is enabled, return to the Connectors page and click Create.
- Enter a name for the connector (such as Connect AI MCP).
- In the Remote MCP server URL field, enter:
https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp
- Set Authentication to "OAuth."
- Check I trust this application and click Create
- You will be redirected to CData Connect AI's OAuth authorization page. Sign in with your Connect AI credentials.
- Review the permissions requested and click Authorize to grant ChatGPT access to your Connect AI resources.
- After successful authorization, you will be redirected back to ChatGPT.
- The Connect AI MCP Server will now appear in your available connectors list where you can manage the connector and enable/disable actions (tools).
Step 3: Explore Live Jira Data with ChatGPT
- Start a new conversation in ChatGPT.
- In the tool picker, enable "Developer Mode."
- Enable your Connect AI MCP Sever.
- You can now start exploring your data with natural language prompts. ChatGPT will use the Connect AI MCP server to query your live Jira data. Example prompts:
- "Show me all customers from the last 30 days"
- "What are my top performing products?"
- "Analyze sales trends for this quarter"
- "List all active projects and their current status"
- ChatGPT will translate your natural language queries into SQL and execute them against your Jira data through the Connect AI MCP server.
IMPORTANT: ChatGPT's developer mode provides full read/write MCP access. Be cautious when allowing write operations to your Jira data. Always review and confirm any data modifications before allowing them to proceed.
NOTE: Developer mode is in beta and only available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers. Refer to OpenAI's documentation for the latest setup information.
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