diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0548e66..78de725 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         files: ^surfsense_backend/
-        additional_dependencies: []
+        additional_dependencies: ['types-requests']
         args: [--ignore-missing-imports, --disallow-untyped-defs]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: bandit
         files: ^surfsense_backend/
-        args: ['-r', '.', '-f', 'json']
+        args: ['-r', '-f', 'json']
         exclude: ^surfsense_backend/(tests/|alembic/)
 
   # Frontend/Extension Hooks (TypeScript/JavaScript)
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/connectors/jira_connector.py b/surfsense_backend/app/connectors/jira_connector.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f23453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/connectors/jira_connector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+"""
+Jira Connector Module
+
+A module for retrieving data from Jira.
+Allows fetching issue lists and their comments, projects and more.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+import requests
+
+
+class JiraConnector:
+    """Class for retrieving data from Jira."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        base_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        personal_access_token: Optional[str] = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize the JiraConnector class.
+
+        Args:
+            base_url: Jira instance base URL (e.g., 'https://yourcompany.atlassian.net') (optional)
+            personal_access_token: Jira personal access token (optional)
+        """
+        self.base_url = base_url
+        self.personal_access_token = personal_access_token
+        self.api_version = "3"  # Jira Cloud API version
+
+    def set_personal_access_token(self, personal_access_token: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Set the Jira personal access token.
+
+        Args:
+            personal_access_token: Jira personal access token
+        """
+        self.personal_access_token = personal_access_token
+
+    def get_headers(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """
+        Get headers for Jira API requests.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary of headers
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If personal_access_token or base_url have not been set
+        """
+        if not all([self.base_url, self.personal_access_token]):
+            raise ValueError("Jira personal access token or base URL not initialized.")
+
+        return {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.personal_access_token}",
+            "Accept": "application/json",
+        }
+
+    def make_api_request(
+        self, endpoint: str, params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Make a request to the Jira API.
+
+        Args:
+            endpoint: API endpoint (without base URL)
+            params: Query parameters for the request (optional)
+
+        Returns:
+            Response data from the API
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If personal_access_token or base_url have not been set
+            Exception: If the API request fails
+        """
+        if not all([self.base_url, self.personal_access_token]):
+            raise ValueError("Jira personal access token or base URL not initialized.")
+
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/rest/api/{self.api_version}/{endpoint}"
+        headers = self.get_headers()
+
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params, timeout=500)
+
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            return response.json()
+        else:
+            raise Exception(
+                f"API request failed with status code {response.status_code}: {response.text}"
+            )