Zoom General
OpenAIOfficialCreated by ZoomDistributed by OpenAI
- Skill
- Tool integration
- Automation and integrations
- MIT
- Medium risk
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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/downloadUnzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:
mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip zoom-general.zip -d .agents/skills
Documentation by Zoom
Zoom General
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
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use-cases/backend-automation-s2s-oauth.md
Backend Automation with Server-to-Server OAuth
Automate Zoom account operations using Server-to-Server OAuth for machine-to-machine authentication.
Scenario
You're building a backend service that needs to:
Automatically create and manage meetings for your organization
Generate meeting reports
Provision and deprovision users
No user interaction required
Account-wide API access
Required Skills
oauth - S2S OAuth token management
zoom-rest-api - Account management endpoints
Architecture
Cron Job / Backend Service
↓
Token Cache (Redis)
↓
Zoom APIs (account-wide access)Implementation
1. S2S OAuth Setup (oauth)
Configure app in Zoom Marketplace:
App Type: Server-to-Server OAuth
Add required scopes:
meeting:write:admin,user:write:admin,report:read:adminGet credentials: Account ID, Client ID, Client Secret
See: oauth/concepts/oauth-flows.md#server-to-server-s2s-oauth
2. Token Management with Redis (oauth)
const redis = require('redis');
const client = redis.createClient();
async function getZoomToken() {
// Check cache first
let token = await client.get('zoom_s2s_token');
if (!token) {
// Request new token
const response = await axios.post(
'https://zoom.us/oauth/token',
'grant_type=account_credentials&account_id=' + ACCOUNT_ID,
{
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(`${CLIENT_ID}:${CLIENT_SECRET}`).toString('base64')
}
}
);
token = response.data.access_token;
// Cache with TTL (10 second buffer before actual expiration)
await client.setex('zoom_s2s_token', response.data.expires_in - 10, token);
}
return token;
}See: oauth/examples/s2s-oauth-redis.md
3. Automated User Provisioning (zoom-rest-api)
// Daily cron job to sync users
cron.schedule('0 0 * * *', async () => {
const token = await getZoomToken();
const newUsers = await getNewUsersFromHR();
for (const user of newUsers) {
await axios.post(
'https://api.zoom.us/v2/users',
{
action: 'create',
user_info: {
email: user.email,
type: 1,
first_name: user.firstName,
last_name: user.lastName
}
},
{
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
}
);
}
});Chain to: zoom-rest-api for endpoint details
4. Meeting Reports (zoom-rest-api)
// Generate weekly meeting reports
async function generateWeeklyReport() {
const token = await getZoomToken();
const response = await axios.get(
'https://api.zoom.us/v2/report/users',
{
params: {
from: startOfWeek(),
to: endOfWeek()
},
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
}
);
return response.data.users;
}Chain to: zoom-rest-api reporting endpoints
Production Deployment
Docker Setup (oauth)
# docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'
services:
redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
automation-service:
build: .
environment:
- ZOOM_ACCOUNT_ID=${ZOOM_ACCOUNT_ID}
- ZOOM_CLIENT_ID=${ZOOM_CLIENT_ID}
- ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET=${ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET}
- REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
depends_on:
- redisSee: oauth/examples/s2s-oauth-redis.md#docker-deployment
Error Handling
Token Errors (oauth)
try {
const token = await getZoomToken();
} catch (error) {
if (error.response?.data?.error === 'invalid_client') {
// Invalid credentials
logger.error('Invalid Zoom credentials');
alertOps('Zoom integration broken - check credentials');
}
}See: oauth/troubleshooting/common-errors.md
Rate Limiting (zoom-rest-api)
// Implement retry logic for rate limits
const retryRequest = async (fn, retries = 3) => {
for (let i = 0; i < retries; i++) {
try {
return await fn();
} catch (error) {
if (error.response?.status === 429) {
// Rate limited - wait and retry
await sleep(Math.pow(2, i) * 1000);
continue;
}
throw error;
}
}
};Chain to: zoom-rest-api for rate limit details
Testing
// Test S2S token acquisition
describe('S2S OAuth', () => {
it('should get valid access token', async () => {
const token = await getZoomToken();
expect(token).toMatch(/^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+\.[A-Za-z0-9_-]+\.[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$/);
});
it('should cache token in Redis', async () => {
await getZoomToken();
const cached = await client.get('zoom_s2s_token');
expect(cached).toBeTruthy();
});
});Related Use Cases
meeting-automation.md- Advanced meeting workflowsusage-reporting-analytics.md- Account usage analyticsuser-and-meeting-creation.md- Bulk operations
Skills Used
oauth (primary) - S2S OAuth, token caching
zoom-rest-api - Account management, reporting
webhooks - Real-time event notifications
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
What our scanner noticed· Medium risk
- Possible data-exfiltration endpoints
- Instructions that use the network
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Attribution and licence
- Created by
- Zoom
- Publisher
- OpenAI (Official)
- Distributed by
- OpenAI
- Source
- openai/plugins · plugins/zoom/skills/general · commit d420d13
- Licence
- MIT License (redistribution allowed)
- LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from plugins/zoom/LICENSE)
- ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
- Synced
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