Agents & Machines
setMemoryGuard
Set Memory Guard
Read or adjust the memory guard on one of your machines: the rule that stops a box CLAIMING new agents while it has no memory to give.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "stop that box taking work when it is out of memory", and it calls setMemoryGuard.
Example call
The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.
{
"arguments": {
"machineId": "<machineId>"
},
"name": "setMemoryGuard"
}Arguments
availableHoldPctnumberoptionalHold new claims while free memory is under this percent (3-40). Omit to leave it as it is.honorPressurebooleanoptionalWhether kernel memory pressure (warn or critical) also holds claims. Omit to leave it as it is.machineIdstringrequiredWhich machine to read or calibrate (from listMachines).
Returns
The registry does not declare a return shape.
Declared limits
availableHoldPct: minimum 3availableHoldPct: maximum 40
Ask for it
The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.
- stop that box taking work when it is out of memory
- the Mini is holding my queue
- why is nothing claiming on this machine
- let it run closer to the line
- ignore memory pressure on this box
Pair it with
The verbs that finish the job.
Questions
What does setMemoryGuard do?
Read or adjust the memory guard on one of your machines: the rule that stops a box CLAIMING new agents while it has no memory to give. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use setMemoryGuard from Claude or ChatGPT?
Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "stop that box taking work when it is out of memory", and it calls setMemoryGuard.
Is setMemoryGuard safe to let an AI call?
setMemoryGuard changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it.
Connect
One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.