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OpenAIOfficialCreated by ZoomDistributed by OpenAI

  • Skill
  • Meta (authoring, orchestration, planning, memory)
  • Automation and integrations
  • MIT
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Use when starting Zoom work.
— the description by Zoom

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The Start skill acts as the primary entry point for developers working with Zoom integrations. It streamlines the development process by classifying user requests based on the specific job-to-be-done, ensuring that developers are routed to the appropriate implementation skill. By preventing common confusion between different Zoom surfaces like the Meeting SDK and Video SDK, or REST API versus SDK implementations, it helps maintain architectural clarity from the beginning of a project.

What it does

  • Classifies user requests based on the intended task rather than just product names.
  • Routes users to specific implementation skills for planning, authentication, or building.
  • Prevents common technical pitfalls between Zoom SDKs and APIs.
  • Provides a structured path for debugging or setting up app credentials.
  • Ensures architectural recommendations are prioritized over generic product information.

When to use it

  • When beginning a new Zoom integration project.
  • When you need to determine which Zoom SDK or API is appropriate for your requirements.
  • When you need to set up authentication, scopes, or app credentials.
  • When you are unsure which specific Zoom tool or workflow to start with.

Advantages

  • Reduces ambiguity in choosing the correct Zoom development surface.
  • Provides a clear, actionable starting point for complex integrations.
  • Minimizes early-stage configuration errors.
  • Maintains focus by pulling in technical references only when needed.

Usage examples

“I want to build a custom meeting experience.”
The agent identifies the requirement and routes the user to the build-zoom-meeting-app skill.
“How do I set up my Zoom app credentials?”
The agent directs the user to the setup-zoom-oauth skill to handle tokens and scopes.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/openai/start/download

  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip start.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Zoom

Start

Use this as the default entry skill for the plugin.

What This Skill Does

  • Classifies the request by job-to-be-done, not by product name alone

  • Routes into the right implementation skill

  • Pulls in product-specific Zoom references only after the route is clear

  • Prevents common early mistakes, especially Meeting SDK vs Video SDK and REST API vs SDK confusion

Routing Table

If the user wants to...Route to
Choose the right Zoom surface for a new projectplan-zoom-product
Set up OAuth, tokens, scopes, or app credentialssetup-zoom-oauth
Embed or customize a Zoom meeting flowbuild-zoom-meeting-app
Build a bot, recorder, or real-time meeting processorbuild-zoom-bot
Debug a broken integrationdebug-zoom

Supporting Zoom References

Use these only after selecting the workflow:

  • general

  • rest-api

  • meeting-sdk

  • video-sdk

  • webhooks

  • websockets

  • oauth

Operating Rules

  1. Prefer one clear recommendation over a product catalog dump.

  2. Ask a short clarifier only when the route is genuinely ambiguous.

  3. Keep the first response architectural and actionable, then go deep.

  4. Pull in deeper references only when they directly help the current decision or implementation.

Files

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: OpenAI Codex

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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Security

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Attribution and licence

Created by
Zoom
Publisher
OpenAI (Official)
Distributed by
OpenAI
Source
openai/plugins · plugins/zoom/skills/start · commit d420d13
Licence
MIT License (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from plugins/zoom/LICENSE)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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Download ZIP

The ZIP holds the skill’s files, its licence files and an ATTRIBUTION.md. Download start.zip