SpecWeave JIRA Plugin Hooks
Plugin: specweave-jira
Location: plugins/specweave-jira/hooks/
Purpose
This hook automatically syncs SpecWeave increment progress to JIRA Issues after each task completion.
Key Features:
- ✅ Updates JIRA issue status based on increment progress
- ✅ Syncs task completion state to JIRA
- ✅ Bidirectional sync (local → JIRA)
- ✅ Non-blocking (failures don't stop core workflow)
- ✅ Self-contained (no dependencies on core plugin)
Available Hooks
1. post-task-completion.sh
Triggers: After ANY task is marked complete (via TodoWrite tool)
Preconditions:
- ✅ Active increment exists (
.specweave/increments/####/) - ✅
metadata.jsonhas.jira.issuefield - ✅ Node.js installed
- ✅ JIRA sync script exists (
dist/commands/jira-sync.js) - ✅ JIRA API credentials in
.env
Actions:
- Reads increment metadata
- Calls JIRA sync script (Node.js)
- Updates JIRA issue status
- Logs all actions to
.specweave/logs/hooks-debug.log
Example Flow:
Task T-003 completed in tasks.md
↓
Hook fires (PostToolUse + TodoWrite matcher)
↓
JIRA sync script updates issue PROJ-123
↓
Log: "[JIRA] ✅ JIRA sync complete"
Dependencies:
- Node.js 18+
- JIRA API credentials (
.env) jqfor JSON parsing
Configuration
Hook Registration (hooks.json)
{
"hooks": {
"PostToolUse": [
{
"matcher": "TodoWrite",
"hooks": [
{
"type": "command",
"command": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/post-task-completion.sh"
}
]
}
]
}
}
Metadata Format
Increments must have metadata.json with JIRA issue link:
{
"jira": {
"issue": "PROJ-123",
"url": "https://company.atlassian.net/browse/PROJ-123",
"project": "PROJ"
}
}
Environment Variables
Required in .env:
JIRA_HOST=https://company.atlassian.net
JIRA_EMAIL=user@company.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your_api_token_here
Installation
Automatic (Recommended)
npx specweave init my-project
# Installs all plugins including specweave-jira
# Hooks auto-register via hooks.json
Manual (Development)
# Install plugin
/plugin install specweave-jira
# Verify hook registration
cat ~/.claude/settings.json | grep specweave-jira
Testing
Test Hook Independently
# Test syntax
bash -n plugins/specweave-jira/hooks/post-task-completion.sh
# Test execution (requires active increment + JIRA issue)
./plugins/specweave-jira/hooks/post-task-completion.sh
Logging
All JIRA sync actions are logged to:
.specweave/logs/hooks-debug.log
Example Log Output:
[2025-11-10] [JIRA] 🔗 JIRA sync hook fired
[2025-11-10] [JIRA] 🔄 Syncing to JIRA issue PROJ-123
[2025-11-10] [JIRA] ✅ JIRA sync complete
Log Prefixes:
[JIRA]- All messages from this hook🔗- Hook fired🔄- Syncing started✅- Success⚠️- Warning (non-blocking failure)ℹ️- Info (skipped due to precondition)
Architecture
Separation from Core Plugin
Before (v0.12.x):
Core hook (500+ lines)
├── JIRA sync ← Embedded in core!
After (v0.13.0+):
Core hook (330 lines) JIRA plugin hook (150 lines)
├── Core concerns ├── Check for JIRA issue
├── Call Node.js sync script
└── Log actions
Key Benefits:
- ✅ Optional plugin: JIRA sync only runs if
specweave-jirainstalled - ✅ Independent testing: Test JIRA sync in isolation
- ✅ No core dependencies: Core plugin doesn't depend on JIRA API
Related Documentation
- Core Plugin Hooks:
plugins/specweave/hooks/README.md - Architecture Analysis:
.specweave/increments/0018-strict-increment-discipline-enforcement/reports/HOOKS-ARCHITECTURE-ANALYSIS.md - JIRA Sync Command:
plugins/specweave-jira/commands/specweave-jira-sync.md
Version: v0.13.0+ Last Updated: 2025-11-10