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Tasks & My Day

readTask

Read Task

Read one Task in full by id.

read

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "read this task", and it calls readTask.

Example call

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

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

Arguments

• taskIdstringrequiredTask ID from listTasks

Returns

Returns its text, both notes, resolved workflow status, labels, list, parent task, and the Pages and pull requests linked to it, each with its own URL.

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• read this task
• show the full task
• what does this task say
• is anything already working this task
• plate review
• what is on my plate
• review every list

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• listTasks
• updateTask
• runAgent

Questions

• What does readTask do?

  Read one Task in full by id. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use readTask 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 "read this task", and it calls readTask.

• Is readTask safe to let an AI call?

  readTask 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.