What does startTimer do?

Start a countdown Focus Session: a Timer that runs for a set duration and then completes. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

How do I use startTimer 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 timer for 20 minutes", and it calls startTimer.

Is startTimer safe to let an AI call?

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

Focus Sessions

`startTimer`

Start Timer

Start a countdown Focus Session: a Timer that runs for a set duration and then completes.

write

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "start a timer for 20 minutes", and it calls startTimer.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "duration": 1
  },
  "name": "startTimer"
}

Arguments

durationnumberrequiredHow long to run, in the given unit.
unitstringoptionalThe duration unit: "minutes" or "hours".
labelstringoptionalWhat the session is for, e.g. "Apple Dev". Defaults to "Focus session".

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Declared limits

duration: greater than 0

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

start a timer for 20 minutes
time me for 3 hours
set a 45 minute timer
start a focus session on <thing>

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

Questions

What does startTimer do?
Start a countdown Focus Session: a Timer that runs for a set duration and then completes. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use startTimer 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 timer for 20 minutes", and it calls startTimer.
Is startTimer safe to let an AI call?
startTimer 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.