Commerce
readPlace
Read Place
Read a business on the map by its Google place id: our own Place record (name, location, categories, claim state) and whether the business is on The Cloud.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "is this business on The Cloud", and it calls readPlace.
Example call
The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.
{
"arguments": {
"googlePlaceId": "<googlePlaceId>"
},
"name": "readPlace"
}Arguments
googlePlaceIdstringrequiredThe Google place id of the business, as the map pin carries it.
Returns
When it is, returns its public Space, shop link, published forms, bookable services and requests channel; when it is not, says "unclaimed"; a Space that is not public says only "private".
Declared limits
googlePlaceId: minimum length 1googlePlaceId: maximum length 512
Ask for it
The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.
- is this business on The Cloud
- what can I do with this place
- open that place on the map
Pair it with
The verbs that finish the job.
Questions
What does readPlace do?
Read a business on the map by its Google place id: our own Place record (name, location, categories, claim state) and whether the business is on The Cloud. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use readPlace 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 "is this business on The Cloud", and it calls readPlace.
Is readPlace safe to let an AI call?
readPlace is read-only: it changes nothing.
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.