design-mcp-workflow

Name: design-mcp-workflow
Author: anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins

$npx mdskill add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/design-mcp-workflow

Determine if Zoom's Model-Controlled Protocol (MCP) is best for agentic workflows over direct APIs.

Assesses if a task requires agentic tooling versus deterministic automation.
Guides separation between MCP responsibilities and standard REST API calls.
Routes workflows by assessing needs for pure MCP, hybrid, or whiteboard routing.
Explicitly calls out necessary transport, authentication, and client capabilities.

SKILL.md

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---
name: design-mcp-workflow
description: Design a Zoom MCP workflow for Claude. Use when deciding whether Zoom MCP fits a task, when planning tool-based AI workflows, or when separating MCP responsibilities from REST API responsibilities.
user-invocable: false
---

# 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](../zoom-mcp/SKILL.md).
3. Route hybrid tasks to both [zoom-mcp](../zoom-mcp/SKILL.md) and [rest-api](../rest-api/SKILL.md).
4. If Whiteboard is central, route to [zoom-mcp/whiteboard](../zoom-mcp/whiteboard/SKILL.md).
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

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