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computeSummary

Compute Summary

Summarize one column of a table you own: count, filled, and for number/currency columns sum + average + min + max (min + max for dates).

read

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "what's my total spend", and it calls computeSummary.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "tableId": "<tableId>",
    "column": "<column>"
  },
  "name": "computeSummary"
}

Arguments

• tableIdstringrequiredThe table id.
• tabIdstringoptionalOptional tab (sheet) id from listTabs/createTab. Omit to use the table's default tab.
• columnstringrequiredThe column name to summarize.

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• what's my total spend
• average cost
• how many rows are filled

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• queryTable
• readTable

Questions

• What does computeSummary do?

  Summarize one column of a table you own: count, filled, and for number/currency columns sum + average + min + max (min + max for dates). It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use computeSummary 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 my total spend", and it calls computeSummary.

• Is computeSummary safe to let an AI call?

  computeSummary 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.