Atlassian today announced that agents have been incorporated into Jira, allowing development teams to shift work to agents while maintaining visibility of tasks and progress.
“With both people and agents on the team, Jira is how you do 10x the work, without 10x the chaos. Instead of agents firing off work for individuals with no way to tie it back to the team’s broader plans and goals, Jira promises the center of gravity for who’s doing what, why, and when,” Atlassian wrote in a blog post.
Agents will now show up as assignees, and boards will clearly show which tasks an agent is working on, what state each task is in, and how it fits into the overall sprint, release, or incident timeline.
Admins will also be able to specify which agents are available to which user, where they can be used, and what “done” looks like.
Developers can also mention agents in comments for assistance with summarizing long threads, doing deep research, or generating follow-up plans. When an agent is invoked in this way, the entire exchange stays in the work item where everyone with permission can see it.
According to Atlassian, agents operate within Jira’s existing structures, and will respect permissions, project configurations, workflows, and audit trails.
“This is the first step in a new Jira for the AI era, and a natural continuation of how Atlassian has always championed teamwork. Between a System of Work purpose-built for human-AI collaboration, years spent developing powerful Rovo agents, and a decades-long commitment to an open ecosystem, Jira is ready to bring it all together,” Atlassian wrote.
Agents in Jira are currently in open beta, and the company welcomes users to try it out and provide feedback on the experience.
