# Jira Blockers

> Blocking status and reasons for one Jira issue (status flags, unresolved "blocked by" links, flagged comments). Use for "what's blocking PAY-123" or "is PAY-123 blocked".

- Skill: `arfar-x/jira-blockers` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add arfar-x/jira-blockers`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/arfar-x/jira-blockers/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: arfar-x (https://skillmd.com/u/arfar-x)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/arfar-x/jira-blockers

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# Jira: Blockers

Read-only. Run from this skill's directory:

```bash
python3 ../jira/scripts/jira_tool.py blockers --issue_key PAY-123
```

(First-time setup, once per environment: `pip install -r ../jira/requirements.txt`.)

`--issue_key` is required. Prints `{"blocked": bool, "reasons": [...]}`.
Only report a blocker if `reasons` actually contains it -- if
`"blocked": false`, say so; don't invent a plausible one.

If the result contains `"error"`, tell the user what went wrong in
plain language instead of retrying silently or fabricating a result.

See `../jira/README.md` for architecture details and the full
environment-variable table.