---
name: tracker/jira-official:comment-read
description: Read comments on a JIRA issue
version: "0.5.0"
---

# Comment Read

> **Backend:** jira-official (atlassian@claude-plugins-official)

> **Note:** Requires `atlassian@claude-plugins-official` plugin. Install: `/plugin install atlassian@claude-plugins-official`

Retrieves all comments posted on the specified JIRA issue.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| issue_key | string | Yes | JIRA issue key (e.g., `<PROJECT_KEY>-123`) |

## Implementation

Uses MCP JIRA tool: `mcp__atlassian__getJiraIssue`

Retrieve issue details including the comments field:

```
mcp__atlassian__getJiraIssue({
  issue_key: "<issue_key>"
})
```

Extract the `fields.comment.comments` array from the response.

## Output

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| comments | array | List of comment objects |
| comments[].id | string | Comment ID |
| comments[].body | string | Comment text |
| comments[].author | object | Author account ID and display name |
| comments[].created | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of creation |
| comments[].updated | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of last edit |
| total | number | Total number of comments on the issue |

## Errors

| Code | Cause | Recovery |
|------|-------|----------|
| 404 | Issue key not found | Verify the issue key exists and the project key is correct |
| 403 | Insufficient permissions to view the issue | Confirm the JIRA user has browse permissions on the project |
| MCP | Plugin unavailable | Verify the `atlassian@claude-plugins-official` plugin is installed and connected |

## Used By

- dev-task (reviewing prior discussion before updating an issue)
