Zoom MCP

Guidance for the bundled Zoom MCP connector in this Claude plugin. Prefer design-mcp-workflow or setup-zoom-mcp first, then route here for tool-surface details, auth expectations, and MCP-specific constraints.

Zoom MCP Server

This plugin bundles Zoom's hosted MCP server at mcp-us.zoom.us for AI-agent access to:

• semantic meeting search
• meeting-linked asset retrieval
• recording resource retrieval

Zoom Docs are exposed through a separate bundled server:

• zoom-docs-mcp at mcp.zoom.us
• purpose-built for Zoom Docs creation and retrieval

Current tool names from the main Zoom MCP server:

• get_meeting_assets
• search_meetings
• get_recording_resource
• recordings_list

Some MCP clients namespace server tools in the UI, for example zoom-mcp:recordings_list. Treat the raw tool names above as authoritative.

Zoom Docs-specific MCP work should use the dedicated zoom-docs-mcp server.

Whiteboard-specific MCP work is covered by the dedicated skill whiteboard/SKILL.md.

Quick Start

1. Export the token expected by the bundled connector:

export ZOOM_MCP_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_zoom_user_oauth_access_token"

2. Enable or restart the plugin so Claude restarts the bundled MCP server definition.

3. Verify discovery:

• Confirm the client can see recordings_list, search_meetings, get_meeting_assets, and get_recording_resource.
• If the client exposes raw protocol inspection, tools/list is the authoritative discovery source.
• The current catalog is documented in references/tools.md.

4. Run the first useful call:

recordings_list
  userId: "me"
  from: "2026-03-01"
  to: "2026-03-06"
  page_size: 10

Critical Notes

1. User OAuth is the documented execution path

Use a General app with user-level OAuth as the execution path for Zoom MCP tool use in this plugin. Do not rely on Server-to-Server OAuth as a supported MCP auth model here.

2. Zoom MCP uses MCP-specific granular scopes

The Zoom MCP scope set is not the same as the older broad REST scopes. The key scopes for the main Zoom MCP server are:

• ai_companion:read:search — Search across Zoom Meeting, Zoom Chat, and Zoom Doc, returning the most relevant results based on the query
• meeting:read:search — Search and view meetings
• meeting:read:assets — View a meeting's assets
• cloud_recording:read:list_user_recordings — Lists all cloud recordings for a user.
• cloud_recording:read:content — read recording content scope
• docs:write:import — Create a new file by import
• docs:read:export — Read file content in Markdown format

For Zoom Docs MCP specifically, the official docs page shows these granular scopes for the documented tools:

• docs:write:import — Create a new file by import
• docs:read:export — Read file content in Markdown format

3. AI Companion features are feature prerequisites, not scope substitutes

Semantic meeting search, meeting assets, and recording-content retrieval depend on account features such as Smart Recording and Meeting Summary for useful results. These feature settings do not replace the required OAuth scopes.

4. Whiteboard is a separate MCP surface

The Zoom MCP endpoint and the Whiteboard MCP endpoint are separate. Route Whiteboard-specific requests to whiteboard/SKILL.md.

5. Use REST for deterministic meeting CRUD

The current Zoom MCP tool surface does not expose deterministic meeting create, update, or delete tools. If the user needs explicit meeting CRUD operations, route to ../rest-api/SKILL.md.

Server Endpoints

Dedicated Docs MCP server:

Dedicated Whiteboard MCP skill:

• whiteboard/SKILL.md

Search and Retrieval Model

search_meetings uses AI Companion retrieval rather than a plain metadata filter. In this use the live MCP server as authoritative for response schema and scope behavior.

Two result families matter most:

• Recap-oriented results: AI summary, meeting-linked documents, recordings, and related assets
• Recording-oriented results: cloud recording references and transcript-capable resources

Use examples/transcript-retrieval.md for the main retrieval workflow.

Tool Catalog

* Required parameter

Full parameter and output guidance: references/tools.md

Key Workflows

Search meeting content, then retrieve assets:

search_meetings
  q: "Q4 planning discussion"
  from: "2026-03-01"
  to: "2026-03-06"
→ choose a returned meeting
→ get_meeting_assets  meetingId: "MEETING_ID_OR_UUID"

List recordings, then retrieve recording resources:

recordings_list
  userId: "me"
  from: "2026-03-01"
  to: "2026-03-06"
→ choose a recording target
→ get_recording_resource  meetingId: "MEETING_UUID_OR_RECORDING_ID"

Create or fetch a Zoom Doc:

• use the dedicated zoom-docs-mcp server rather than the main zoom-mcp server
• official documented tools on the Zoom Docs MCP page are:
  • create_file_with_content
  • get_file_content

Error Reference

Full error reference: references/error-codes.md

Documentation

Concepts

• concepts/mcp-architecture.md — MCP protocol, hosted endpoints, discovery, and capability model
• concepts/oauth-setup.md — OAuth app creation, MCP-specific scopes, AI Companion prerequisites, token lifecycle

Examples

• examples/transcript-retrieval.md — Search/assets and recording-resource workflows
• examples/create-zoom-doc.md — Verified Zoom Docs creation flow
• examples/search-and-act.md — Search, inspect assets, and hand off CRUD work to REST when needed
• examples/meeting-lifecycle.md — Why meeting CRUD belongs in REST, plus the MCP-to-REST handoff pattern

References

• references/tools.md — Current Zoom MCP tool reference
• references/error-codes.md — MCP and Zoom API errors with fixes
• whiteboard/SKILL.md — Dedicated Whiteboard MCP skill

Troubleshooting

• troubleshooting/common-errors.md — Scope failures, endpoint mixups, search/recording issues

Operations

• RUNBOOK.md — 5-minute preflight and debugging checklist

Related Skills

• zoom-rest-api — Deterministic REST API access, including meeting CRUD
• zoom-oauth — OAuth implementation patterns
• zoom-webhooks — Event-driven recording and meeting workflows
• zoom-rtms — Live media and transcript streams during active meetings