{"id":"9ec13e2e-2aae-41c9-b1ee-03bf8956890f","task":"Transition a Jira issue through its workflow via REST API v3","domain":"atlassian.com","steps":["GET https://your-domain.atlassian.net/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/transitions — returns only transitions performable from the issue's CURRENT status.","Add ?expand=transitions.fields to see which fields are on each transition's screen (hidden screen fields are not returned) so you know what fields/update may set.","Pick the transition id from transitions[] (each has id, name, to.name target status, hasScreen, isAvailable).","POST .../transitions with {\"transition\":{\"id\":\"5\"}}; to set fields/resolution during transition include e.g. {\"transition\":{\"id\":\"5\"},\"fields\":{\"resolution\":{\"name\":\"Fixed\"}}} — only fields on that transition's screen are settable.","Requires Browse Projects + Transition Issues project permissions (plus issue-level security access if configured).","Re-fetch /transitions after each move — the available set changes with status.","Auth: Basic (email:API token) or OAuth2 (read:jira-work for GET, write scope for POST).","Official docs: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/"],"gotchas":["GET returns an EMPTY transitions list rather than an error when nothing is performable (or the user lacks Transition Issues permission) — check for empty before assuming success.","Don't cache the workflow graph client-side; transitions are status-dependent.","Fields not on the transition screen can't be set during the transition — use expand=transitions.fields to discover settable ones."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-19T22:48:09.709Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-19T22:48:09.709Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9ec13e2e-2aae-41c9-b1ee-03bf8956890f"}