[Extension]: Jira Integration (Sync Engine) v0.5.0 (version update of jira-sync)

Locate the existing jira-sync catalog entry and compare it with the proposed catalog entry in this issue. Update only the version, download URL, command count, and updated_at while preserving created_at, then run the catalog validation checks to confirm the entry remains valid.

Note for triage: version update of the existing catalog entry jira-sync → 0.5.0 (re-filed via this template per the maintainer process; direct-JSON catalog PRs are now redirected here).

Extension ID

jira-sync

Extension Name

Jira Integration (Sync Engine)

Version

0.5.0

Description

An idempotent, drift-aware, fail-closed reconcile engine that mirrors spec-kit specs into Jira (Epic per repo, Story per spec, Subtask per phase).

Author

Ash Brener

Repository URL

https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync

Download URL

https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.zip

License

MIT

Homepage (optional)

https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync

Documentation URL (optional)

https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync/blob/main/README.md

Changelog URL (optional)

https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

Required Spec Kit Version

=0.1.0

Number of Commands

4

Tags

issue-tracking, jira, tasks-sync, reconcile, drift-aware

Testing Checklist

• Extension installs successfully via download URL
• All commands execute without errors
• Documentation is complete and accurate
• No security vulnerabilities identified
• Tested on at least one real project

Submission Requirements

• Valid extension.yml manifest included
• README.md with installation and usage instructions
• LICENSE file included
• GitHub release created with version tag
• All command files exist and are properly formatted
• Extension ID follows naming conventions (lowercase-with-hyphens)

Testing Details

Released v0.5.0 with a published source archive (pre-flight verified HTTP 200 at the download URL). Full offline test suite (bats + shellcheck + yamllint + markdownlint) green in CI on macOS + Linux; dogfooded against a live Jira project.

Example Usage

specify extension add jira-sync --from https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.zip

Proposed Catalog Entry

{
  "jira-sync": {
    "name": "Jira Integration (Sync Engine)",
    "id": "jira-sync",
    "description": "An idempotent, drift-aware, fail-closed reconcile engine that mirrors spec-kit specs into Jira (Epic per repo, Story per spec, Subtask per phase).",
    "author": "Ash Brener",
    "version": "0.5.0",
    "download_url": "https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.zip",
    "repository": "https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync",
    "homepage": "https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync",
    "documentation": "https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync/blob/main/README.md",
    "changelog": "https://github.com/ashbrener/spec-kit-jira-sync/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md",
    "license": "MIT",
    "requires": { "speckit_version": ">=0.1.0" },
    "provides": { "commands": 4, "hooks": 0 },
    "tags": ["issue-tracking", "jira", "tasks-sync", "reconcile", "drift-aware"],
    "verified": false,
    "downloads": 0,
    "stars": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-08-12T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Additional Context

Version bump of the existing jira-sync entry; only version, download_url, provides.commands, and updated_at change. Preserve the existing created_at. Thanks for maintaining the catalog!