# zoom-video-sdk-ios

Get guidance for building custom Zoom Video SDK sessions in native iOS apps, with token-based authentication and event-driven media and participant flows.

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

## What it does

This skill guides work on custom video sessions for native iOS apps. It covers token-based session authentication and event-driven handling of media and participants. Use it when the app needs control over its session UI rather than a standard Zoom interface.

The included material covers session lifecycle, architecture, a join pattern, high-level scenarios, and an iOS reference map. It also points to environment variable guidance, version compatibility, and troubleshooting. `RUNBOOK.md` provides a preflight and debugging checklist.

You’ll need an iOS development setup and the Zoom Video SDK. Check the compatibility and environment guidance against your project; token authentication and session lifecycle are central to the flows this skill describes.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

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

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

### Claude Code

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

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

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins ios
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

## When to use it
- design a session join flow for an iOS app
- handle participant and media events
- trace the lifecycle of a video session
- check SDK version compatibility

## Example prompts
- Help me add a Zoom Video SDK session to my iOS app with token-based authentication.
- Explain the session lifecycle and suggest a join flow for this app.
- Review how my iOS session handles participant and media events.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: zoom-video-sdk-ios
description: |
  Zoom Video SDK for iOS native apps. Use when building custom iOS video sessions with
  full UI control, token-based session auth, and event-driven media/participant flows.
---

# Zoom Video SDK (iOS)

Use this skill when building custom iOS video session experiences.

## Start Here

1. [ios.md](ios.md)
2. [concepts/lifecycle-workflow.md](concepts/lifecycle-workflow.md)
3. [concepts/architecture.md](concepts/architecture.md)
4. [examples/session-join-pattern.md](examples/session-join-pattern.md)
5. [scenarios/high-level-scenarios.md](scenarios/high-level-scenarios.md)
6. [references/ios-reference-map.md](references/ios-reference-map.md)
7. [references/environment-variables.md](references/environment-variables.md)
8. [references/versioning-and-compatibility.md](references/versioning-and-compatibility.md)
9. [troubleshooting/common-issues.md](troubleshooting/common-issues.md)

## Key Sources

- Docs: https://developers.zoom.us/docs/video-sdk/ios/
- API reference: https://marketplacefront.zoom.us/sdk/custom/ios/annotated.html
- Broader guide: [../SKILL.md](../SKILL.md)

## Operations

- [RUNBOOK.md](RUNBOOK.md) - 5-minute preflight and debugging checklist.
```
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