generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/reference/commands/jira/ +
  https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/cli-reference/
description: >-
  Atlassian ships two first-party CLIs relevant to Jira: ACLI (Atlassian Command Line Interface) for
  operating on Jira Cloud data, and the Forge CLI for building/deploying Atlassian-hosted apps.
clis:
- name: acli
  purpose: Operate Jira Cloud from the terminal (create/view/search/edit work items, boards, sprints, projects).
  docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/
  install_docs:
    macos: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/guides/install-macos/
    windows: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/guides/install-windows/
    linux: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/acli/guides/install-linux/
  distribution: OS-native binary (macOS, Windows, Linux)
  command_groups:
  - group: acli jira auth
    description: Authenticate to Jira Cloud.
  - group: acli jira workitem
    description: Create, view, search, edit, assign, and transition work items (issues).
  - group: acli jira board
    description: Manage boards.
  - group: acli jira sprint
    description: Manage sprints.
  - group: acli jira project
    description: Manage projects.
  - group: acli jira filter
    description: Manage saved filters.
  - group: acli jira dashboard
    description: Manage dashboards.
  - group: acli jira field
    description: Manage fields.
  key_flows:
  - Bulk operations across multiple sites and scripts run in parallel from the terminal.
  - Handles authentication, retries, and error handling for Atlassian public APIs.
- name: forge
  package: "@forge/cli"
  purpose: Build, deploy, tunnel, and manage Atlassian-hosted (Forge) apps.
  docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/cli-reference/
  install: npm install -g @forge/cli@latest
  key_commands: [login, create, deploy, install, tunnel, build, lint, logs, register]
  support_window: Each CLI version supported ~6 months after release.