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AnthropicOfficialCreated by ZoomDistributed by Anthropic

  • Skill
  • Meta (authoring, orchestration, planning, memory)
  • Automation and integrations
  • MIT
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From the author

Start here for any Zoom integration or app idea. Use when you need to choose the right Zoom surface, shape the architecture, or route into the correct implementation skill without reading the whole Zoom doc set first.
— the description by Zoom

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The start skill serves as the central hub for developers initiating any Zoom-related project. Instead of overwhelming users with documentation, it acts as an intelligent router that classifies the user's intent based on their specific job-to-be-done. By guiding users toward the appropriate implementation path—whether it involves OAuth setup, meeting SDKs, bots, or MCP workflows—it ensures architectural clarity and prevents common pitfalls like selecting the wrong SDK or API surface early in the development lifecycle.

What it does

  • Classifies integration requests based on the intended job-to-be-done
  • Routes users to the most relevant implementation skill
  • Prevents common architectural mistakes between SDK and API choices
  • Provides a structured path for OAuth and credential configuration
  • Connects users to specific Zoom references only when necessary
  • Ensures initial responses are architectural and actionable

When to use it

  • When starting a new Zoom integration project
  • When unsure which Zoom surface or SDK is required for a specific feature
  • When needing to determine the correct implementation path for bots or meeting apps
  • When beginning the setup process for authentication and app credentials

Advantages

  • Reduces cognitive load by filtering out irrelevant documentation
  • Provides clear, actionable guidance rather than generic product catalogs
  • Minimizes early-stage architectural errors
  • Streamlines the transition from high-level planning to specific implementation

Usage examples

“I want to build a custom Zoom meeting experience, where do I start?”
The skill identifies the requirement for embedding meeting flows and routes the user to the build-zoom-meeting-app skill.
“How do I set up authentication for my new Zoom app?”
The skill recognizes the need for credentials and routes the user to the setup-zoom-oauth skill.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/anthropics/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 MCP 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
Use Zoom-hosted MCP for AI workflowssetup-zoom-mcp
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

  • zoom-mcp

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

SKILL.md

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 MCP 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
Use Zoom-hosted MCP for AI workflowssetup-zoom-mcp
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

  • zoom-mcp

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.

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: Claude Code, Claude apps

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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Attribution and licence

Created by
Zoom
Publisher
Anthropic (Official)
Distributed by
Anthropic
Source
anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins · partner-built/zoom-plugin/skills/start · commit e050c2e
Licence
MIT License (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from partner-built/zoom-plugin/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