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checkSecretExists

Check Secret Exists

Check whether a Studio app secret is set: returns a BOOLEAN only, never the value.

read

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "is my STRIPE_SECRET set", and it calls checkSecretExists.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "key": "<key>"
  },
  "name": "checkSecretExists"
}

Arguments

• appIdstringoptionalThe Studio app ID. Required when scope is 'app'.
• environmentstringoptionalDeploy environment. 'prod' (default): the production value; 'preview': the value injected into preview deploys. A key can hold an independent value per environment.
• keystringrequiredSecret key to check (UPPER_SNAKE_CASE).
• scopestringoptionalScope. 'app' (default): scoped to one Studio app, the safe default; requires appId. 'account': a shared secret apps opt into via attachSecretToApp.

Returns

Check whether a Studio app secret is set: returns a BOOLEAN only, never the value.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• is my STRIPE_SECRET set
• does this app have an ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• setStudioAppSecret

Questions

• What does checkSecretExists do?

  Check whether a Studio app secret is set: returns a BOOLEAN only, never the value. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use checkSecretExists 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 "is my STRIPE_SECRET set", and it calls checkSecretExists.

• Is checkSecretExists safe to let an AI call?

  checkSecretExists 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.