Focus Sessions
readSession
Read Session
Read the Focus Session running right now: its mode (Timer, Stopwatch or Pomodoro), label, state (active, paused, on a break), time elapsed, and time remaining: plus any other sessions being carried.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "what's left on my timer", and it calls readSession.
Example call
The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.
{
"arguments": {},
"name": "readSession"
}Arguments
This tool takes no arguments.
Returns
Returns current: null when nothing is running.
Ask for it
The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.
- what's left on my timer
- how long have I been going
- am I still timing
- what am I working on
Pair it with
The verbs that finish the job.
Questions
What does readSession do?
Read the Focus Session running right now: its mode (Timer, Stopwatch or Pomodoro), label, state (active, paused, on a break), time elapsed, and time remaining: plus any other sessions being carried. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use readSession 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 left on my timer", and it calls readSession.
Is readSession safe to let an AI call?
readSession 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.