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shareFolder

Share Folder with Space

Request sharing a folder with a Space.

writeconsent

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "share that folder with Y", and it calls shareFolder.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "folderId": "<folderId>",
    "team": "<team>"
  },
  "name": "shareFolder"
}

Arguments

• folderIdstringrequiredThe ID of the folder to share
• includeChildrenbooleanoptionalWhether the grant reaches the folder's contents. Defaults to true: a folder is a tree, and sharing one without its contents is the surprising reading.
• rolestringoptionalviewer (read-only, the default) or editor (can change files)
• teamstringrequiredSpace team id or name (e.g. 'Cake Ann' or the team id)

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• share that folder with Y
• give the team access to my files
• let Y edit this folder

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• moveFolderToSpace
• listFiles
• listSpaceContents

Questions

• What does shareFolder do?

  Request sharing a folder with a Space. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use shareFolder 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 "share that folder with Y", and it calls shareFolder.

• Is shareFolder safe to let an AI call?

  shareFolder 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.