/jira-pull

description: Pull latest changes from Jira (like git pull). Imports status, priority, sprint, and comments.

Jira Pull Command

**Usage**: `sw-jira:pull [increment-id]`

**Purpose**: Pull latest changes from Jira to your local increment (like `git pull`)

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Quick Start

# Pull for current/active increment
sw-jira:pull

# Pull for specific increment
sw-jira:pull 0005

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What Gets Pulled

| Field | Behavior | |-------|----------| | **Status** | External ALWAYS wins (QA/stakeholder decisions) | | **Priority** | External wins (stakeholder prioritization) | | **Sprint** | Updated if changed in Jira | | **Comments** | New team comments imported to notes | | **Assignee** | Updated if changed | | **Story Points** | Imported if set |

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Status Mapping

| Jira Status | SpecWeave Status | |-------------|------------------| | To Do | draft | | In Progress | in-progress | | Code Review | implemented | | In Review | implemented | | QA / Testing | in-qa | | Done / Closed | completed | | Blocked | blocked | | Cancelled | cancelled |

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Command Behavior

When user runs this command:

1. Resolve Increment

const incrementId = args.incrementId || await findActiveIncrement();

const metadata = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(
  `.specweave/increments/${incrementId}/metadata.json`, 'utf-8'
));

const jiraIssueKey = metadata?.external_sync?.jira?.issueKey;
if (!jiraIssueKey) {
  console.log(`Not linked to Jira. Link manually or use: sw-jira:sync ${incrementId}`);
  return;
}

2. Fetch and Apply

Use Skill tool: Skill({ skill: "sw-jira:jira-sync", args: "Pull changes from Jira for increment {increment-id}.

Issue: {jiraIssueKey}

Steps:
1. Fetch issue {jiraIssueKey} via Jira REST API
2. Compare Jira status vs local status
3. Apply conflict resolution (EXTERNAL WINS for status/priority)
4. Import new comments to increment notes
5. Update sprint/assignee in metadata
6. Display what changed"

3. Display Changes

Pulled from Jira

Issue: PROJ-123
Project: My Project

Changes Applied:
  Status: In Progress -> Done (mapped to: completed)
  Priority: Medium -> High
  Sprint: Sprint 23 -> Sprint 24
  Comments: 3 new imported

Last synced: 2025-12-04 10:30:00
URL: https://mycompany.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-123

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Conflict Resolution

**CRITICAL**: External tool status ALWAYS wins.

| Scenario | Winner | Reason | |----------|--------|--------| | Status differs | **External** | QA/stakeholder decisions | | Priority differs | **External** | Stakeholder prioritization | | Sprint differs | **External** | Sprint planning decisions |

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Examples

Example 1: Simple Pull

User: sw-jira:pull

Claude:
Pulling from Jira...
  Increment: 0005-payment-integration
  Issue: PROJ-123

Changes Applied:
  Status: In Progress -> Done (completed)

Pull complete!

Example 2: Already Up to Date

User: sw-jira:pull 0005

Claude:
Pulling from Jira...
  Increment: 0005-payment-integration
  Issue: PROJ-123

Already up to date!
Last synced: 5 minutes ago

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Related Commands

| Command | Purpose | |---------|---------| | `sw-jira:push` | Push local changes to Jira | | `sw-jira:sync` | Two-way sync (pull + push) | | `sw-jira:import-boards` | Import Jira boards |