# build-zoom-meeting-app

Guides the architecture for embedding Zoom meetings across web and native platforms. It picks the right SDK and maps out the join flow.

- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · ★ 7604
- Author: Zoom · official OpenAI repository
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/zoom/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app

## What it does

This skill structures embedded video implementations. It first clarifies whether your application needs standard Zoom meetings or custom video sessions. For regular Zoom calls, it routes the implementation directly to the Meeting SDK and factors in platform differences between web and native targets.

Authentication and meeting lifecycles follow a strict boundary. The workflow reserves the REST API purely for room creation, reporting, and resource management. Webhooks or RTMS enter the setup only when real-time event tracking is essential.

A common mistake is picking Video SDK for normal Zoom meeting embeds. This skill prevents that mismatch and keeps the core join sequence free from unnecessary API calls.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill build-zoom-meeting-app -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Claude Code

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill build-zoom-meeting-app -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins build-zoom-meeting-app
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/zoom/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/zoom/skills/build-zoom-meeting-app/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- decide between Meeting SDK and Video SDK based on project needs
- design authentication and user join flows for Zoom meetings
- separate REST API management calls from real-time meeting joins
- plan webhook and RTMS integration for meeting events

## Example prompts
- Help me design an embedded Zoom meeting experience using Meeting SDK
- What is the proper auth and join flow for a Zoom web app?
- Plan the meeting creation flow separating REST API calls from the join logic

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: build-zoom-meeting-app
description: Use when embedding meetings.
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# /build-zoom-meeting-app

Use this skill for embedded meeting experiences and meeting lifecycle implementation.

## Covers

- Meeting SDK selection and platform routing
- Join/auth implementation planning
- Meeting creation plus join flow design
- Web vs native platform considerations
- Meeting SDK vs Video SDK boundary decisions

## Workflow

1. Confirm whether the user wants a Zoom meeting or a custom video session.
2. Route to Meeting SDK if the user needs actual Zoom meetings.
3. Pull in the relevant platform references.
4. Add REST API only for meeting creation, resource management, or reporting.
5. Add webhooks or RTMS only when the use case explicitly needs them.

## Primary References

- [meeting-sdk](../meeting-sdk/SKILL.md)
- [rest-api](../rest-api/SKILL.md)
- [webhooks](../webhooks/SKILL.md)
- [rtms](../rtms/SKILL.md)
- [video-sdk](../video-sdk/SKILL.md)

## Common Mistakes

- Using Video SDK for normal Zoom meeting embeds
- Mixing resource-management APIs into the core join flow without reason
- Skipping platform-specific SDK constraints until too late
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