Thing Ledger
readThing
Read Thing
Read a Thing by id: returns its identity (canonical name, aliases, type, external refs) plus its Facts, newest first, each flagged if a later Fact supersedes it.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "what do we know about X", and it calls readThing.
Example call
The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.
{
"arguments": {
"thingId": "<thingId>"
},
"name": "readThing"
}Arguments
thingIdstringrequiredThe Thing's id.
Returns
Read a Thing by id: returns its identity (canonical name, aliases, type, external refs) plus its Facts, newest first, each flagged if a later Fact supersedes it.
Ask for it
The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.
- what do we know about X
- show the facts on this repo/person
- read that Thing
Pair it with
The verbs that finish the job.
Questions
What does readThing do?
Read a Thing by id: returns its identity (canonical name, aliases, type, external refs) plus its Facts, newest first, each flagged if a later Fact supersedes it. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.
How do I use readThing 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 do we know about X", and it calls readThing.
Is readThing safe to let an AI call?
readThing 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.