diff --git a/dvc/api.py b/dvc/api.py
index ffb26cd90..390ea029d 100644
--- a/dvc/api.py
+++ b/dvc/api.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def _make_repo(repo_url, rev=None):
 
 def summon(name, repo=None, rev=None):
     # 1. Read grimoire.yaml
-    # 2. Pull dependencies (TODO)
+    # 2. Pull dependencies
     # 3. Get the call and parameters
     # 4. Invoke the call with the given parameters
     # 5. Return the result
@@ -85,15 +85,30 @@ def summon(name, repo=None, rev=None):
         grimoire_path = os.path.join(_repo.root_dir, "grimoire.yaml")
 
         with open(grimoire_path, "r") as fobj:
-            spells = ruamel.yaml.load(fobj.read()).get("spells")
+            spells = ruamel.yaml.safe_load(fobj.read()).get("spells")
+            spell = next(x for x in spells if x.get("name") == name)
+
+        outs = [
+            _repo.find_outs_by_path(os.path.join(_repo.root_dir, dep))[0]
+            for dep in spell.get("deps")
+        ]
+
+        with _repo.state:
+            for out in outs:
+                _repo.cloud.pull(out.get_used_cache())
+                out.checkout()
+
+        previous_dir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
+
+        os.chdir(_repo.root_dir)
 
-        spell = next(spell for spell in spells if spell.get("name") == name)
         spell_path = os.path.join(_repo.root_dir, spell.get("file"))
         spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, spell_path)
         module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-
         spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-
         method = getattr(module, spell.get("method"))
+        result = method(**spell.get("params"))
 
-        return method(**spell.get("params"))
+        os.chdir(previous_dir)
+
+        return result
diff --git a/tests/func/test_api.py b/tests/func/test_api.py
index b4cdcb264..f640dfd21 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_api.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from dvc.exceptions import FileMissingError
 from dvc.main import main
 from dvc.path_info import URLInfo
 from dvc.remote.config import RemoteConfig
+from dvc.utils.compat import fspath
 from tests.remotes import Azure, GCP, HDFS, Local, OSS, S3, SSH
 
 
@@ -129,27 +130,36 @@ def test_open_not_cached(dvc):
         api.read(metric_file)
 
 
-def test_summon(tmp_dir, erepo_dir, dvc):
+def test_summon(tmp_dir, erepo_dir, dvc, monkeypatch):
     grimoire_yaml = ruamel.yaml.dump(
         {
             "spells": [
                 {
-                    "name": "three",
-                    "description": "The sum of 1 + 2",
+                    "name": "sum",
+                    "description": "Add <x> to <number>",
                     "file": "calculator.py",
-                    "method": "sum",
-                    "params": {"x": 1, "y": 2},
-                    "deps": ["foo"],
+                    "method": "add_to_num",
+                    "params": {"x": 1},
+                    "deps": ["number"],
                 }
             ]
         }
     )
 
-    erepo_dir.gen("calculator.py", "def sum(x, y): return x + y")
-    erepo_dir.gen("grimoire.yaml", grimoire_yaml)
-    erepo_dir.scm.add(["calculator.py", "grimoire.yaml"])
-    erepo_dir.scm.commit("Add calculator.py and grimoire.yaml")
+    # XXX: Chdir because `stage.create` defaults to `wdir = os.curdir`
+    with monkeypatch.context() as m:
+        m.chdir(fspath(erepo_dir))
+
+        erepo_dir.dvc_gen("number", "100")
+
+    erepo_dir.scm_gen("grimoire.yaml", grimoire_yaml)
+    erepo_dir.scm_gen(
+        "calculator.py",
+        "def add_to_num(x): return x + int(open('number').read())",
+    )
+    erepo_dir.scm.add(["number.dvc", "calculator.py", "grimoire.yaml"])
+    erepo_dir.scm.commit("Add files")
 
     repo_url = "file://{}".format(erepo_dir)
 
-    assert api.summon("three", repo=repo_url) == 3
+    assert api.summon("sum", repo=repo_url) == 101