From internal tool to Marketplace: How ScriptFabric built on Forge

This post details the journey of ScriptFabric, an internal Jira scripting tool built on Atlassian Forge, which was later productized as a Marketplace app. It highlights the decision to use JavaScript/TypeScript over Groovy for broader accessibility, the advantages of Forge's managed platform for reducing infrastructure overhead, and the learning curve associated with the Forge development lifecycle. The team's experience progressed from using Forge Studio for rapid prototyping to the Forge CLI for a feature-rich product. The post also touches on the challenges encountered during the publishing process and outlines future development directions, including AI-assisted scripting and deeper integrations with developer tools like GitHub and Bitbucket.