Files & Drive
getFileContext
Get File Context
Get the full lightweight context for one indexed drive file: metadata plus extracted text / transcript, and whether its drive is plugged in right now.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "what's in that file", and it calls getFileContext.
Example call
The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.
{
"arguments": {
"fileId": "<fileId>"
},
"name": "getFileContext"
}Arguments
fileIdstringrequiredThe driveFiles id from searchFiles results
Returns
The registry does not declare a return shape.
Ask for it
The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.
- what's in that file
- read the transcript
- show details for X
- is that drive connected
Pair it with
The verbs that finish the job.
Questions
What does getFileContext do?
Get the full lightweight context for one indexed drive file: metadata plus extracted text / transcript, and whether its drive is plugged in right now. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use getFileContext 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 "what's in that file", and it calls getFileContext.
Is getFileContext safe to let an AI call?
getFileContext 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.