# catalyst-zoho-mcp

This skill wires an AI agent to the Zoho Catalyst MCP server so tables, buckets and cache get created from plain chat instead of the console.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 69
- Author: catalystbyzoho
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp

## What it does

The skill teaches an agent to drive Zoho Catalyst through `CatalystbyZoho_*` tools. DataStore tables, Stratus buckets, cache — all of it runs from the chat, and the agent reports which tool it called and what came back. No console tab required.

Here is the flow. First the skill checks whether `CatalystbyZoho_*` tools show up in the tool list. If they don't, it hard-stops and writes no code until the MCP server is connected. Then comes the pre-flight sequence: confirm the data center, then call `CatalystbyZoho_List_All_Organizations` and `CatalystbyZoho_List_All_Projects` to set project context. The data center is where people trip — pick the wrong one and the org list comes back empty. `/catalyst-by-zoho:switch-dc` switches it.

Two setup paths exist. The global MCP server means adding your DC-specific URL to the client config and authorizing once in a browser. The personal server means building your own at mcp.zoho.com, picking tools and getting a URL with a token baked in. You need an MCP-capable host: Claude Desktop, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, or Cursor.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-zoho-mcp -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-zoho-mcp -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-zoho-mcp -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install catalystbyzoho/agent-skills catalyst-zoho-mcp
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-zoho-mcp -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --path skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-zoho-mcp -a opencode
```

### 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/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-zoho-mcp/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a DataStore table and columns without opening the Catalyst console
- list organizations and projects before touching infrastructure
- switch data centers when the org list returns empty
- debug why the MCP tools refuse to connect
- run a data query against Catalyst from inside the agent chat

## Example prompts
- list my Catalyst organizations through MCP
- create a DataStore table with name and email columns
- switch the data center to EU with /catalyst-by-zoho:switch-dc

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: catalyst-zoho-mcp
description: "Catalyst Zoho MCP — manage Catalyst infrastructure (tables, buckets, cache) via CatalystbyZoho_* MCP tools using natural language. Trigger on 'Zoho MCP', 'MCP tools', 'catalyst MCP', 'CatalystbyZoho', 'create table with AI', 'MCP setup', 'MCP config', 'global MCP server', 'infrastructure as conversation', 'MCP first', 'avoid Catalyst console', or 'use MCP instead of console'."
compatibility: "Requires an MCP-capable AI host: Claude Desktop, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, or Cursor."
metadata:
  version: "2.2.3"
---

## How It Works

1. **Check if MCP is connected** — Look for `CatalystbyZoho_*` tools in your tool list.

2. **MCP NOT connected — HARD STOP.**
   Do NOT write any code, create any files, or call any SDK.
   Ask the user which setup path they prefer, then load `references/zoho-mcp.md` and follow only that path.
   Do not proceed to step 3 until the user confirms `CatalystbyZoho_*` tools are visible in their client.

   > **To work with Catalyst via MCP, choose your setup path:**
   >
   > **Option A — Global MCP Server** *(recommended)*
  > Add your DC-specific URL to your AI client config, authorize once via browser, done. No console needed.
  > US: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.com/mcp/message`, EU: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.eu/mcp/message`, IN: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.in/mcp/message`, AU: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.com.au/mcp/message`, CA: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.ca/mcp/message`, SA: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.sa/mcp/message`, JP: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.jp/mcp/message`, UAE: `https://catalyst.zohomcp.ae/mcp/message`.
   >
   > **Option B — Personal MCP Server** *(custom/team setup)*
   > Create your own server at mcp.zoho.com, select tools, get a personal URL with a token embedded.
   >
   > *Which would you prefer?*

3. **Pre-flight sequence** — In order:
   - **Confirm DC first.** Wrong DC = empty org list. Use `/catalyst-by-zoho:switch-dc` to switch data centers if `CatalystbyZoho_List_All_Organizations` returns empty or the wrong org.
   - Run `CatalystbyZoho_List_All_Organizations` → `CatalystbyZoho_List_All_Projects` to set project context before any other MCP tool call.
4. **Load `references/zoho-mcp.md`** — for the full tool catalog, execution flow, and common error fixes.
5. **If the query involves DataStore** (create table, add columns, query data) — also load `references/mcp-datastore.md`.
6. **Answer** — Call the appropriate `CatalystbyZoho_*` tool directly. Show the user what tool was called and what it returned.

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