Update issue
Change status, priority, assignee or other fields of an issue and optionally add a note.
MCP tool redmine_write → update_issue
write Confirm
Applies the fields you pass and leaves the rest as they are. A note passed with the change is saved in the same update. Changing subject or description needs the Edit Issues permission; get_issue shows which statuses you may set. Watchers of the issue can be notified. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| issue_id integer required | integer | Issue number, e.g. 4821 for #4821. |
| status_id integer | integer | Status ID from list_issue_options; must be one of allowed_statuses. |
| priority_id integer | integer | Priority ID from list_issue_options. |
| assigned_to_id integer | integer | User ID from list_project_members. |
| subject string | string | New title. |
| description string | string | New description. |
| notes string | string | Note saved with the update. |
| private_notes boolean | boolean | true marks the note private. Default: false. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "redmine_write",
"arguments": {
"operation": "update_issue",
"arguments": {
"issue_id": 4830,
"priority_id": 3,
"assigned_to_id": 31,
"notes": "Refund emails are a payments flow and customers wait on them, so High. Assigned to Priya."
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"issue_id": 4830,
"status": "New",
"priority": "High",
"assigned_to": "Priya Nair",
"note_added": true,
"updated_on": "2026-10-16T09:31:00Z"
},
"isError": false
}