Focus Sessions
startStopwatch
Start Stopwatch
Start a Stopwatch Focus Session: counts UP with no set end, for when the work's length isn't known in advance.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "start a stopwatch", and it calls startStopwatch.
Example call
The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.
{
"arguments": {},
"name": "startStopwatch"
}Arguments
labelstringoptionalWhat the session is for, e.g. "Apple Dev". Defaults to "Focus session".
Returns
The registry does not declare a return shape.
Ask for it
The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.
- start a stopwatch
- start timing me
- track how long this takes
- clock me on <thing>
Pair it with
The verbs that finish the job.
Questions
What does startStopwatch do?
Start a Stopwatch Focus Session: counts UP with no set end, for when the work's length isn't known in advance. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use startStopwatch 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 "start a stopwatch", and it calls startStopwatch.
Is startStopwatch safe to let an AI call?
startStopwatch 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.