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shepherdRunNow

Shepherd Run Now

Run Shepherd now for a repository, with one pull request as the immediate review focus.

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Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "Shepherd run now", and it calls shepherdRunNow.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "<owner>",
    "pullNumber": 1,
    "repo": "<repo>"
  },
  "name": "shepherdRunNow"
}

Arguments

• ownerstringrequiredRepository owner
• pullNumberintegerrequiredNo description is declared in the tool schema.
• repostringrequiredRepository name

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Declared limits

• pullNumber: greater than 0
• pullNumber: maximum 9007199254740991

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• Shepherd run now
• vet PR #N

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• shepherdStatus
• listShepherdLedger
• listGatekeepRules

Questions

• What does shepherdRunNow do?

  Run Shepherd now for a repository, with one pull request as the immediate review focus. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use shepherdRunNow 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 "Shepherd run now", and it calls shepherdRunNow.

• Is shepherdRunNow safe to let an AI call?

  shepherdRunNow deletes or sends, and calling it again does not undo it, so a careful client confirms with you before it runs. It reaches a system outside The Cloud on your behalf.

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.