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openDrawerSession

Open Drawer Session

Open a cash drawer session (a shift) at one register, with its opening float.

write

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "open the register with $150 in the drawer", and it calls openDrawerSession.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "openingFloatMinor": 1
  },
  "name": "openDrawerSession"
}

Arguments

• currencystringoptionalISO currency of the drawer. Defaults to "usd".
• notestringoptionalKept on the shift.
• openingFloatMinorintegerrequiredCash in the drawer at open, in minor units (15000 = $150).
• registerstringoptionalThe register (location) by id or name. Optional when the shop has one.
• spacestringoptionalSpace id or slug (see listPageSpaces) for a Space-owned shop. Omit for your personal shop.
• spaceIdstringoptionalSame as `space`: the Space id (see listPageSpaces) of a Space-owned shop. Pass either one. Omit both for your personal shop.

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Declared limits

• currency: minimum length 3
• currency: maximum length 3
• note: maximum length 500
• openingFloatMinor: minimum 0
• openingFloatMinor: maximum 9007199254740991

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• open the register with $150 in the drawer
• start the shift at the market stall
• open the drawer

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• readCounterTakings
• closeDrawerSession
• listLocations

Questions

• What does openDrawerSession do?

  Open a cash drawer session (a shift) at one register, with its opening float. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use openDrawerSession 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 "open the register with $150 in the drawer", and it calls openDrawerSession.

• Is openDrawerSession safe to let an AI call?

  openDrawerSession 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.