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attachFileToTask

Attach File to Task

Attach a file to a Task, the same Attachments row a person drops a file on in the task detail.

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Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "attach this file to the task", and it calls attachFileToTask.

Example call

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

{
  "arguments": {
    "taskId": "<taskId>"
  },
  "name": "attachFileToTask"
}

Arguments

• fileIdstringoptionalCloud File id from listFiles or searchFiles
• namestringoptionalName for the attachment; defaults to the source's own name
• taskIdstringrequiredTask ID from listTasks
• urlstringoptionalPublic http(s) URL of the file to fetch

Returns

The registry does not declare a return shape.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• attach this file to the task
• put the export on the task
• add the zip to TEKA-42
• drop this link's file on the task

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• listTaskAttachments
• listFiles
• searchFiles
• readTask

Questions

• What does attachFileToTask do?

  Attach a file to a Task, the same Attachments row a person drops a file on in the task detail. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use attachFileToTask 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 "attach this file to the task", and it calls attachFileToTask.

• Is attachFileToTask safe to let an AI call?

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