Automate more in Jira: A guide to Forge Automation Actions

This post introduces Forge Automation Actions, a new capability within the Atlassian Automation Platform. These actions allow developers to build custom automation steps using Forge, which are then integrated directly into the Jira Automation rule builder. Key technical aspects include: defining custom actions as Forge apps, executing them as Forge functions, enabling calls to Atlassian and external APIs, and supporting smart values for dynamic inputs and outputs. The post highlights the benefits of direct integration, ease of configuration, and reusability, contrasting them with other Forge automation patterns like 'Send web request'. It also provides links to a tutorial, a Forge Automation template, and documentation.