| Zoom Video SDK for Android native apps. Use when building custom Android video experiences with full UI control, session tokens, raw media options, and event-driven participant state.
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill "zoom-video-sdk-android" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — clone and copy the skill directory (SKILL.md + companion files):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins /tmp/knowledge-work-plugins && cp -r /tmp/knowledge-work-plugins/partner-built/zoom-plugin/skills/video-sdk/android ~/.claude/skills/zoom-video-sdk-androidPart of the build-zoom-video-sdk-app skill collection — installing the parent includes this skill.
This skill is a directory: SKILL.md is the entry point; the files below ship with it.
---
name: zoom-video-sdk-android
description: |
Zoom Video SDK for Android native apps. Use when building custom Android video experiences
with full UI control, session tokens, raw media options, and event-driven participant state.
user-invocable: false
triggers:
- "video sdk android"
- "zoom video android"
- "android custom video"
- "android video session"
---
# Zoom Video SDK (Android)
Use this skill when building Android apps with custom real-time video sessions.
## Start Here
1. [android.md](android.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/android-reference-map.md](references/android-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/android/
- API reference: https://marketplacefront.zoom.us/sdk/custom/android/index.html
- Broader guide: [../SKILL.md](../SKILL.md)
## Operations
- [RUNBOOK.md](RUNBOOK.md) - 5-minute preflight and debugging checklist.
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
Roleplay the most difficult, tech-resistant user for your product. Browse the app as that persona, find every UX pain point, then filter complaints through a pragmatism layer to separate real problems from noise. Creates actionable tickets from genuine issues only.
ASCII video: convert video/audio to colored ASCII MP4/GIF.