# zoom-apps-sdk

Guides Zoom client application development. Helps configure running contexts, in-client OAuth, and Layers API features.

- 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/zoom-apps-sdk/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/zoom-apps-sdk

## What it does

This skill guides agents when building web apps that run inside the Zoom desktop client. If your project only requires embedding video meetings into an external site, the guide directs you to Meeting SDK instead.

The workflow starts with verifying the running context. It handles meetings, webinars, phone calls, or collaborate mode. Next, developers must set up Zoom Marketplace credentials, domain allowlists, CSP, and in-client OAuth before calling SDK methods. The client loads `zoomSdk` and checks capabilities before enabling advanced features like breakout rooms or the Layers API.

Authentication redirects and CSP rules frequently fail without correct Marketplace domain configurations. The instructions structure debugging steps to isolate blank panels, missing capabilities, and context mismatches.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

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

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

### Claude Code

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

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

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins zoom-apps-sdk
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/zoom-apps-sdk/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/zoom/skills/zoom-apps-sdk
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/zoom-apps-sdk/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/zoom-apps-sdk/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- route between Zoom Apps SDK and Meeting SDK architectures
- configure in-client OAuth and allowed domains in Zoom Marketplace
- initialize `zoomSdk` based on running context and feature capabilities
- debug blank panels, CSP mismatches, and redirect errors

## Example prompts
- Set up in-client OAuth for a Zoom Apps SDK project
- Check the running context before calling the Layers API
- Debug a blank panel caused by CSP issues in the Zoom client

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: zoom-apps-sdk
description: Use when using Apps SDK.
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# Zoom Apps SDK

Use this skill when the app runs inside the Zoom client. If the user only needs to embed a meeting in an external app, route to Meeting SDK instead.

## Workflow

1. Confirm the running context: meeting, webinar, main client, phone, collaborate mode, immersive mode, camera mode, or Layers API.
2. Configure Marketplace app settings, allowed domains, redirect URIs, and in-client OAuth before implementing SDK calls.
3. Initialize `zoomSdk` and gate features by capability and running context.
4. Design client communication and data flow: frontend SDK calls, backend REST calls, in-client OAuth tokens, and webhook handoff.
5. Implement advanced client features only after the base app loads reliably: Layers API, breakout rooms, guest mode, collaborate mode, or ZMail.
6. Debug blank panels, domain allowlist issues, CSP, missing capabilities, running-context mismatch, and OAuth redirect problems independently.

## References

- Full preserved guide: [references/full-guide.md](references/full-guide.md)
- Architecture: [concepts/architecture.md](concepts/architecture.md)
- Running contexts: [concepts/running-contexts.md](concepts/running-contexts.md)
- Meeting SDK versus Zoom Apps: [concepts/meeting-sdk-vs-zoom-apps.md](concepts/meeting-sdk-vs-zoom-apps.md)
- Layers API: [references/layers-api.md](references/layers-api.md)
- In-client OAuth: [examples/in-client-oauth.md](examples/in-client-oauth.md)
- Common issues: [troubleshooting/common-issues.md](troubleshooting/common-issues.md)
```
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