@sweatco/zoom-mcp

MCP server for Zoom - access meeting transcripts and AI summaries from Claude.

Features

• List meetings - Browse your recent Zoom meetings
• Get transcripts - Full verbatim transcripts from recorded meetings
• Get AI summaries - AI Companion meeting summaries with action items
• Search - Find meetings by keywords
• Admin queries - Admins can query any user's meetings (with proxy)

Quick Start (Basic Setup)

Works with any organization. Just needs a Zoom OAuth app.

Prerequisites

• Zoom Pro, Business, or Enterprise account
• Cloud recording OR AI Companion enabled for meetings

Installation

Add to Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoom": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sweatco/zoom-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Note: Requires Node.js 18+. If Claude Desktop can't find npx, use the full path (run which npx to find it).

First Use

1. Restart Claude after adding the config
2. Ask Claude about your Zoom meetings
3. Browser opens for one-time Zoom authorization
4. Done! No re-authorization needed.

Zoom API Limitations

The basic setup uses Zoom's standard API, which has some limitations:

Limitation	Impact
Only hosted meetings	You can only access meetings you hosted, not meetings you attended
6-month history	Report API only returns meetings from the last 6 months
No cross-user queries	Cannot query another user's meetings, even as admin
Rate limits	~10 requests/second

To overcome these limitations, set up the Organization Proxy.

Organization Proxy

The proxy removes API limitations by indexing meeting participation in your own infrastructure (Google Cloud). Benefits:

What the Proxy Enables

Feature	Without Proxy	With Proxy
Meetings you hosted	✅	✅
Meetings you attended	❌	✅
Historical data	6 months	Unlimited (with backfill)
Admin: query any user	❌	✅
Admin: org-wide search	❌	✅

How It Works

1. Webhook captures meeting.ended events and indexes all participants
2. Firestore stores participant records in your GCP project
3. Proxy API verifies user identity and returns authorized meetings
4. Backfill script imports historical data

All data stays in your organization's infrastructure.

Admin Capabilities

With the proxy, Zoom Owners and Admins (role_id 0 or 1) can:

• Query any user's meetings: list_meetings with user_email parameter
• Access any meeting's transcript/summary: No participation check required
• Audit access: All queries logged in Cloud Functions

Example: As admin, ask Claude "Show me meetings for user@company.com last week"

Setup

See the full Proxy Setup Guide for step-by-step instructions.

Quick overview:

1. Create GCP project with Firestore
2. Create Zoom Server-to-Server OAuth app with admin scopes
3. Configure meeting.ended webhook
4. Deploy Cloud Functions (webhook handler, proxy API, cleanup job)
5. Run backfill script for historical data
6. Add ZOOM_PROXY_URL to MCP client config

Configuration with Proxy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoom": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@sweatco/zoom-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ZOOM_PROXY_URL": "https://REGION-PROJECT.cloudfunctions.net/zoom-proxy-api"
      }
    }
  }
}

If you deployed your own OAuth function, also set ZOOM_CLIENT_ID and ZOOM_OAUTH_URL.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
list_meetings	List recent meetings with transcript/summary availability
get_transcript	Get full meeting transcript
get_summary	Get AI Companion meeting summary
get_meeting	Get meeting details and participants
search_meetings	Search meetings by keywords

Admin-only Parameters

With proxy configured:

list_meetings:
  user_email: "user@company.com"  # Query another user's meetings (admin only)

Example Prompts

Basic:

• "Show me my Zoom meetings from last week"
• "Get the transcript from my meeting with John yesterday"
• "What were the action items from yesterday's standup?"
• "Summarize my meeting from this morning"

Admin (with proxy):

• "Show me meetings for katie@company.com last week"
• "Get the summary of the all-hands meeting"
• "What did the product team discuss in their sync?"

Transcript Sources

The MCP automatically finds the best available transcript:

Source	When Available
Cloud Recording VTT	Meeting was cloud recorded with "Audio transcript" enabled
AI Companion Summary	AI Companion was enabled (recording not required)

Troubleshooting

"No meetings found"

• Check that you have cloud recordings or AI Companion enabled
• Verify your Zoom account is Pro/Business/Enterprise
• Without proxy: you can only see meetings you hosted

"Authorization required" keeps appearing

• Run npx @sweatco/zoom-mcp --logout and re-authorize
• Check your Zoom account permissions

"No transcript available"

• The meeting may not have been recorded
• AI Companion may not have been enabled
• Transcript may still be processing (wait ~2x meeting duration)

"Admin access required"

• Only Zoom Owners (role_id=0) and Admins (role_id=1) can query other users
• Requires proxy to be configured

Privacy & Data

Basic setup:

• Credentials stored in your OS keychain (or ~/.config/zoom-mcp/)
• Data flows only between your machine and Zoom's API

With proxy:

• Meeting participant data stored in your organization's GCP Firestore
• All data stays within your infrastructure
• Monthly cleanup job removes records older than 1 year

Revoke access anytime: Zoom App Marketplace

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Test locally
npx .

# Test with MCP Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

# Clear stored tokens
npx . --logout

Cloud Functions

cd cloud-functions
npm install
npm run build

# Set required env vars before deploying (only if deploying your own)
export ZOOM_CLIENT_ID=your-user-oauth-client-id        # For OAuth function (optional)
export ZOOM_ADMIN_ACCOUNT_ID=your-admin-account-id     # For proxy functions
export ZOOM_ADMIN_CLIENT_ID=your-admin-client-id       # For proxy functions

npm run deploy:oauth     # Deploy OAuth function (optional - can use hosted)
npm run deploy:webhook   # Deploy webhook handler
npm run deploy:api       # Deploy proxy API
npm run deploy:cleanup   # Deploy cleanup job

Scripts

# Backfill historical data
npx tsx scripts/backfill.ts --from=2025-08-01 --to=2025-08-31

# Debug: check user meetings from Zoom API
npx tsx scripts/check-user-meetings.ts user@company.com

# Debug: check Firestore records
npx tsx scripts/check-firestore.ts user@company.com

License

MIT