---
title: "Jira / Atlassian Cloud Validation input removed from Jira MCP tools: 2026-09-26 | Harbyn"
description: "Jira / Atlassian Cloud Validation input removed from Jira MCP tools, announced Sep 26, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/atlassian-jira/2026-09-26-validation-input-removed-from-jira-mcp-tools"
last-updated: 2026-09-29
---

# Jira / Atlassian Cloud Validation input removed from Jira MCP tools

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/atlassian-jira/2026-09-26-validation-input-removed-from-jira-mcp-tools>.

Behavior change - Jira / Atlassian Cloud. low severity. Announced.

The optional validation input field was removed from the Atlassian Rovo MCP tools searchJiraIssuesUsingJql and getJiraBoardIssueData. Requests that still include it continue to work, but the field is ignored.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [Jira / Atlassian Cloud](https://harbyn.com/vendors/atlassian-jira.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | low |
| Status | Announced |
| Announced | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Symbols | `searchJiraIssuesUsingJql`, `getJiraBoardIssueData` |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

This change names no identifier the scanner can match line by line, so the scan tells you whether your repository uses Jira / Atlassian Cloud, from its packages and API hosts. Nothing leaves your machine.

## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://developer.atlassian.com/changelog/> (changelog, fetched 2026-09-29 02:31 UTC, sha256 `8c41090e2fababc7a3631600521056e8272392ab0a0f2c8c6588dc9cd7252871`)

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