Zoom General

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Use when comparing products.

— the description by Zoom

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Zoom General serves as a strategic starting point for developers and architects to navigate the Zoom ecosystem. It provides a structured workflow to classify integration requirements, identify the correct Zoom product surface (such as APIs, SDKs, or webhooks), and determine the necessary authentication model. By guiding users through a decision-making process, it ensures that developers select the right tool for their specific use case before routing to more specialized skills.

What it does

Classifies integration jobs based on desired outcomes like embedding meetings or automating resources.
Maps requirements to specific Zoom surfaces including REST APIs, WebSockets, and various SDKs.
Provides guidance on selecting the correct authentication and scope model for an integration.
Facilitates routing to specialized skills once the product context is established.
Offers comparative context for tasks that span multiple Zoom product boundaries.

When to use it

When you are in the early stages of planning a Zoom integration and need to choose the right app type.
When you need to compare different Zoom surfaces to determine which fits your technical requirements.
When a task involves multiple Zoom products and requires a high-level architectural approach.
When you need to confirm the correct authentication flow for a specific integration scenario.

Advantages

Prevents premature selection of tools by enforcing a structured classification process.
Clarifies the distinction between user-level OAuth, account-level OAuth, and SDK signatures.
Reduces complexity by routing users to narrow, specialized skills after initial planning.
Provides a clear decision matrix for choosing between General Apps, Server-to-Server OAuth, and Webhook Only apps.

Usage examples

“I want to build an app that automates meeting reports. Which Zoom app type should I use?”: The agent will guide you to classify the job as backend automation, leading to the recommendation of Server-to-Server OAuth for its lack of user interaction requirements.
“Should I use the Meeting SDK or the Video SDK for my project?”: The agent will help you compare the two based on your specific embedding needs and surface requirements, ensuring you choose the correct SDK for your use case.

Install

Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/openai/zoom-general/download

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

mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip zoom-general.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Zoom

Use this skill for cross-product platform context after the user’s goal is understood. For first-step routing, prefer start, plan-zoom-product, or plan-zoom-integration.

Workflow

Classify the job by outcome: embed meetings, custom video, automate resources, consume events, process media, use meeting intelligence, or publish a Marketplace app.
Choose the Zoom surface that owns the behavior: REST API, webhooks, WebSockets, Meeting SDK, Video SDK, Zoom Apps SDK, Phone, Contact Center, Virtual Agent, Scribe, Rivet, or Cobrowse.
Confirm auth and scope model before implementation; Zoom surfaces differ on user-level OAuth, account-level OAuth, and SDK signatures.
Route to the narrow skill once the surface is chosen rather than keeping broad guidance in context.
Use the preserved guide only when a task crosses product boundaries or needs detailed comparison tables.

References

Full preserved guide: references/full-guide.md
App types: references/app-types.md
Authentication: references/authentication.md
Scopes: references/scopes.md
Marketplace: references/marketplace.md
Query routing playbook: references/query-routing-playbook.md

Files

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references/full-guide.md

Zoom General Cross-Product Guide

Background reference for cross-product Zoom developer questions. Prefer the workflow skills first, then use this file for shared platform guidance and routing detail.

Choose Your Path

I want to...	Use this skill
Build deterministic automation, account management, reporting, or scheduled jobs	rest-api
Receive event notifications over HTTP	webhooks
Receive event notifications over WebSocket	websockets
Embed Zoom meetings into an app	meeting-sdk
Build custom video experiences	video-sdk
Build an app that runs inside the Zoom client	zoom-apps-sdk
Access live meeting media or transcripts	rtms
Transcribe uploaded or stored media	scribe
Enable collaborative browsing for support	cobrowse-sdk
Build Contact Center apps and channel integrations	contact-center
Build Virtual Agent web or mobile chatbot experiences	virtual-agent
Build Zoom Phone integrations	phone
Build Team Chat apps and integrations	team-chat
Build server-side integrations with Rivet	rivet-sdk
Run browser, device, or network preflight diagnostics	probe-sdk
Add prebuilt UI components for Video SDK	ui-toolkit
Implement OAuth authentication	oauth

Routing Rules

If the user asks for meeting embed or join behavior, route to Meeting SDK before REST.
If the user asks for a fully custom session product, route to Video SDK.
If the user asks for account, user, meeting, recording, reporting, or scheduled automation, route to REST API.
If the user asks for event ingestion, choose Webhooks for HTTP delivery and WebSockets for lower-latency persistent connections.
If the user asks for live media, raw streams, or live transcripts, route to RTMS and pair it with Meeting SDK or REST only when needed.
If the user asks for an app inside the Zoom client, route to Zoom Apps SDK.
If auth, scopes, redirect handling, or token refresh are involved, chain OAuth guidance.

Webhooks vs WebSockets

Aspect	Webhooks	WebSockets
Connection	HTTP POST to your endpoint	Persistent WebSocket
Latency	Higher	Lower
Public endpoint	Required	Not required in the same way
Setup	Simpler	More operationally complex
Best for	Most event ingestion	Low-latency or private-network event streams

Common Use Cases

Use Case	Description	Skills Needed
Meeting + Webhooks + OAuth Refresh	Create a meeting, process real-time updates, and refresh OAuth tokens safely	rest-api + oauth + webhooks
Scribe Transcription Pipeline	Transcribe uploaded files or S3 archives	scribe
Custom Meeting UI (Web)	Build a custom video UI for a real Zoom meeting	meeting-sdk
Meeting Automation	Schedule, update, and delete meetings programmatically	rest-api
Meeting Bots	Build bots that join meetings for AI, transcription, or recording	meeting-sdk/linux + rest-api
Recording & Transcription	Download recordings and get transcripts	webhooks + rest-api
Real-Time Media Streams	Access live audio, video, and transcript streams	rtms
In-Meeting Apps	Build apps that run inside Zoom meetings	zoom-apps-sdk
Zoom Phone Smart Embed CRM Integration	Build CRM dialer and call logging flows	phone + oauth
Rivet Event-Driven API Orchestrator	Combine webhooks and API actions through Rivet	rivet-sdk + oauth + rest-api

Detailed References

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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