docs: Add initial changelog for project version 1.0.0 with highlights and key features

CHANGELOG.md

+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2026-03-08
+
+### OVERVIEW
+
+Initial release of Jira MCP Server - a comprehensive Model Context Protocol server for seamless Jira integration. Provides complete issue management, project administration, and workflow automation capabilities with user confirmation workflows for safety-critical operations.
+
+### HIGHLIGHTS
+
+✅ **Complete Issue Management** - Fetch, create, view, assign, and transition Jira issues with full support for stories, tasks, and subtasks.
+
+✅ **Advanced Issue Creation** - Create issues with subtasks in a single operation, supporting both Story and Task parent types with intelligent structuring.
+
+✅ **Bulk Operations** - Create multiple issues simultaneously with comprehensive support for complex issue hierarchies.
+
+✅ **Project & User Management** - List all Jira projects, manage active project context, and retrieve comprehensive user information for better collaboration.
+
+✅ **Issue Search & Filtering** - Powerful JQL-based search to query and filter issues across projects with advanced criteria.
+
+✅ **Work Tracking** - Log work, add comments to issues, and manage issue transitions with comprehensive workflow support.
+
+✅ **Context-Aware Tools** - Get active Jira context including known projects and users to enhance command accuracy and relevance.
+
+✅ **Safety-First Design** - Explicit user confirmation warnings on all state-modifying operations to prevent accidental changes.
+
+✅ **Markdown Link Support** - Automatically format Jira issue links as clickable Markdown for better integration with documentation.
+
+✅ **Multi-Platform Configuration** - Ready-to-use setup guides for Mac and Windows environments with clear configuration examples.
+
+### KEY FEATURES
+
+- **Issue Tools**: `create_issue`, `create_issue_advanced`, `create_issue_with_subtasks`, `get_issue_details`, `get_multiple_issues_details`, `assign_issue`, `transition_issue`, `add_issue_comment`, `log_work`
+- **Project Tools**: `get_all_projects`, `set_active_project`
+- **User Tools**: `get_jira_context`
+- **Search Tools**: `search_jira_issues`
+- **Confirmation Workflows**: Safety warnings on all creation, assignment, and transition operations
+- **Environment Support**: Mac and Windows with detailed configuration examples
+
+### COMMITS
+
+- 6b61c80 - docs: Update README section headers for improved clarity and organization
+- 08b7d74 - docs: Update README to reflect project name change and enhance example queries
+- c5513d2 - docs: Add Mac and Windows configuration examples and new example queries
+- 36b31d3 - feat: Add `assign_issue` tool and include `JIRA_QA_TESTER` in the context
+- 65093f9 - feat: add `get_jira_context` tool to provide known Jira projects and active users
+- 3c8b8df - feat: Add QA tester tracking and enhanced issue assignment documentation
+- 760d118 - docs: Update tool docstrings with markdown link formatting instructions
+- 9cbb732 - feat: Add explicit user confirmation warning to Jira tool docstrings
+- 6e57989 - feat: Add `get_multiple_issues_details` tool for batch issue retrieval
+- b69cd95 - feat: format Jira issue links in output messages as Markdown clickable links
+- 29a85ba - feat: Include issue URLs in various command outputs and success messages
+- 8415dbb - feat: Add bulk issue creation functionality and comprehensive README
+- 37d0890 - feat: Add `create_issue_advanced` MCP tool and initial README documentation
+- 0f46289 - feat: Add comprehensive README documentation and enhanced `create_issue_with_subtasks`
+- a66fca1 - feat: Add `create_story_with_subtasks` tool and comprehensive README documentation
+- f566467 - feat: add active project management, issue commenting, work logging
+- 7cdf77a - feat: Add `get_all_projects` tool to list Jira projects
+- fd65f80 - feat: Add JQL issue search functionality and document server setup
+- 32dbf8a - feat: introduce Jira MCP server with core issue management and setup guide
+
+### RELEASE ARTIFACTS
+
+- Jira MCP Server (`jira_mcp_server.py`)
+- Comprehensive test suite (`test_jira.py`, `test_mcp.py`, `test_mcp_create.py`)
+- Complete documentation (README with setup guides and example prompts)
+
+---
+
+## Versioning
+
+This project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/). Release format: `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`
+
+## Getting Started
+
+See [README.md](README.md) for setup instructions and usage examples.