design-mcp-workflow

Design MCP Workflow

Use this skill when the user wants Claude or another MCP-capable client to interact with Zoom via tool calls instead of only deterministic API code.

Covers

• MCP fit assessment
• REST API vs MCP boundaries
• Hybrid architectures
• Connector expectations
• Whiteboard-specific MCP routing

Workflow

1. Decide whether the problem is agentic tooling, deterministic automation, or both.
2. Route MCP-only tasks to zoom-mcp.
3. Route hybrid tasks to both zoom-mcp and rest-api.
4. If Whiteboard is central, route to zoom-mcp/whiteboard.
5. Call out transport, auth, and client capability assumptions explicitly.

Common Mistakes

• Using MCP for deterministic backend jobs that should stay in REST
• Treating MCP as a replacement for all API design
• Ignoring client transport support and auth requirements