Apps & Assets
setAppearanceTransparency
Set Surface Transparency
Set how see-through every workspace surface is, one dial the whole OS follows at once: the page surface, panels, dialogs, popovers and the page icon picker all move together.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "make my windows less see-through", and it calls setAppearanceTransparency.
Example call
The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.
{
"arguments": {},
"name": "setAppearanceTransparency"
}Arguments
levelstringoptionalOne of the three tiers: solid (near matte), medium (the default), clear (most see-through, still readable).valuenumberoptionalAn exact position on the dial, 0 (most opaque) to 1 (most see-through). Use when a tier is not close enough.
Returns
The registry does not declare a return shape.
Declared limits
value: minimum 0value: maximum 1
Ask for it
The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.
- make my windows less see-through
- the icon picker is too transparent
- I want more of the wallpaper showing
- turn the glass up
- set transparency to clear
- give me the solid tier
Pair it with
The verbs that finish the job.
Questions
What does setAppearanceTransparency do?
Set how see-through every workspace surface is, one dial the whole OS follows at once: the page surface, panels, dialogs, popovers and the page icon picker all move together. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use setAppearanceTransparency 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 "make my windows less see-through", and it calls setAppearanceTransparency.
Is setAppearanceTransparency safe to let an AI call?
setAppearanceTransparency 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.