Where does zoom_list_recordings look for recordings?

It reads the default local Zoom folder at ~/Documents/Zoom on your Mac, listing recordings newest first with meeting name, date, and which artifacts (video, audio, chat) exist.

Does this need a Zoom Pro plan or cloud recordings?

No. The tool reads recordings saved locally on your Mac, so it works with free local recordings and requires no Zoom cloud plan, API token, or internet connection.

Is my recording data sent anywhere?

No. LMCP runs entirely on your Mac and reads the folder locally. No file names, transcripts, or recordings are uploaded to any server.

Which AI assistants can use it?

Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and Zed auto-configure locally, while ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Grok and Perplexity connect through the LMCP Cloud Relay connector.

List Zoom Recordings on Mac with AI

The zoom_list_recordings tool lets your AI assistant read the Zoom meeting recordings saved locally on your Mac in ~/Documents/Zoom. It returns each recording newest first, with the meeting name, the date it was recorded, and which artifacts exist (video .mp4, audio .m4a, chat transcript, and any audio transcript). You stay in your AI chat and just ask in plain language — no digging through Finder folders named with timestamps.

A concrete example you can type: “List my Zoom recordings from this week and tell me which ones have a chat transcript.” The AI calls zoom_list_recordings, reads your local recordings folder, and answers with a clean, dated list.

Because everything is local, this works even when you have no internet, no Zoom cloud plan, and no Zoom API token. LMCP is a free, native macOS MCP server with 150+ tools that connect your AI to your real Mac apps. Download LMCP to get started.

Which AI agents work?

LMCP works with every major AI client. Desktop apps auto-configure over a local stdio connection — nothing to paste:

Claude Desktop
Cursor
VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
Windsurf
Zed

Web-based AIs connect through the LMCP Cloud Relay connector, which securely bridges the web assistant to the server running on your Mac:

ChatGPT
Claude.ai (web)
Grok
Perplexity

Automation

zoom_list_recordings is the discovery step in a longer workflow. Once the AI knows which recordings exist, it can chain to other LMCP tools: read a chat transcript and summarize the meeting, draft a follow-up email in Mail with the action items, create Reminders or Calendar events for the next steps, or save notes to Notes. You can ask “Find my latest Zoom recording, summarize the chat, and draft a recap email to the attendees” and the AI orchestrates each tool in sequence.

Context

The AI works with your real recordings — the actual files Zoom wrote to your disk — not a generic description or a stale cloud index. It sees the true meeting names, real dates, and exactly which artifacts you have, so answers reflect your machine as it is right now. That grounding makes follow-up requests (“the one from Tuesday”, “the longest meeting”) accurate instead of guesses.

Productivity

Manually finding a specific Zoom recording means opening Finder, navigating to ~/Documents/Zoom, and scanning dozens of cryptically named timestamp folders to figure out which is which. With this tool you ask one question and get a sorted, labeled list in seconds. Over a busy week of back-to-back calls, that’s minutes saved every time you need to locate, review, or repurpose a meeting — and it removes the friction that makes people skip reviewing their recordings at all.

Privacy & GDPR

Everything runs locally on your Mac. zoom_list_recordings reads your local folder directly; no recording, file name, or transcript is ever uploaded to an LMCP server, and there are no API keys or third-party accounts in the loop. Your data never leaves your machine. This is privacy by architecture — read more about how LMCP is GDPR-compliant by architecture.