What does setSpendPolicy do?

Ask to change the spending limits on the user's wallet. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

How do I use setSpendPolicy 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 "let you spend up to fifty dollars", and it calls setSpendPolicy.

Is setSpendPolicy safe to let an AI call?

setSpendPolicy widens who can see or receive something, so the owner approves every call explicitly. An AI cannot approve it for itself.

Commerce

`setSpendPolicy`

Set Spend Policy

Ask to change the spending limits on the user's wallet.

writeconsent

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "let you spend up to fifty dollars", and it calls setSpendPolicy.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "name": "setSpendPolicy"
}

Arguments

allowedCategoriesstring[]optionalThe kinds of purchase an agent may make: travel, supplies, software, cloudNumbers, ads, other. Omit to keep what is stored.
alwaysAskbooleanoptionalTrue asks the user before every purchase whatever the amount; the limits still apply. Omit to keep what is stored.
askAbovenumberoptionalAbove this amount the agent asks the user first, every time. In whole currency units. Required when enabling.
currencystringoptionalISO currency code for the limits (e.g. USD). Defaults to the wallet's existing currency, or USD.
dailyLimitnumberoptionalThe most that may be spent across a whole day, in whole currency units. Required when enabling. A refund does not restore the day's allowance.
enabledbooleanrequiredWhether an agent may spend from this wallet at all. False switches it off and keeps the amounts.
maxPerOrdernumberoptionalThe most that may be spent on one order, in whole currency units, counting tax, shipping and fees. Required when enabling.

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Declared limits

allowedCategories: minimum items 1
askAbove: greater than 0
currency: minimum length 3
currency: maximum length 3
dailyLimit: greater than 0
maxPerOrder: greater than 0

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

let you spend up to fifty dollars
raise my daily limit to two hundred
stop agent spending
ask me about anything over twenty
only let you book travel
ask me before every purchase

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

readSpendPolicy

Questions

What does setSpendPolicy do?
Ask to change the spending limits on the user's wallet. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use setSpendPolicy 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 "let you spend up to fifty dollars", and it calls setSpendPolicy.
Is setSpendPolicy safe to let an AI call?
setSpendPolicy widens who can see or receive something, so the owner approves every call explicitly. An AI cannot approve it for itself.

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.