What does updateContact do?

Update one of the caller's personal contacts by id. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

How do I use updateContact 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 "move Jane to customer", and it calls updateContact.

Is updateContact safe to let an AI call?

updateContact changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it.

Contacts & CRM

`updateContact`

Update Contact

Update one of the caller's personal contacts by id.

write

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "move Jane to customer", and it calls updateContact.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "contactId": "<contactId>"
  },
  "name": "updateContact"
}

Arguments

addressstringoptionalNew address.
birthdaystringoptionalBirthday as a calendar date: "YYYY-MM-DD", or "--MM-DD" when the year is unknown (e.g. "--07-29" for July 29). Never shifts across timezones.
contactIdstringrequiredThe contact id to update (from listContacts / resolveContact).
emailstringoptionalNew email.
iconDataobjectoptionalSet an emoji (or named lucide icon) as the contact's avatar.
isArchivedbooleanoptionalSet true to archive, false to restore.
jobTitlestringoptionalNew job title.
linksobject[]optionalReplacement list of social links (replaces existing). Each is the platform/handle as a title + url, e.g. Telegram, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp.
namestringoptionalNew name.
notesstringoptionalNew notes.
phonestringoptionalNew phone.
propertiesobject[]optionalReplacement list of arbitrary custom key/value properties (replaces existing).
stagestringoptionalMove the contact to this lifecycle stage (status).
tagsstring[]optionalReplacement tag list (replaces existing tags).

Returns

Returns not-found if the contact is not the caller's.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

move Jane to customer
add her Telegram link
set a 🦊 avatar
add a custom property
archive this contact

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

Questions

What does updateContact do?
Update one of the caller's personal contacts by id. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use updateContact 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 "move Jane to customer", and it calls updateContact.
Is updateContact safe to let an AI call?
updateContact 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.