# zia-create-cloud-app-control-rule

> Claude/Codex skill by [@zscaler](https://omgskills.com/library/zscaler/index.md) · 51 stars · Updated 2026-10-12

Create ZIA Cloud App Control rules that enforce granular, action-level decisions on cloud applications (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, ChatGPT, GitHub, YouTube, Slack, etc.). Cloud App Control is action-level, not block/allow at the connection layer — actions are things like ALLOW\_FILE\_SHARE\_UPLOAD, BLOCK\_WEBMAIL\_ATTACH, ISOLATE\_AI\_ML\_WEB\_USE, DENY\_AI\_ML\_CHAT, BLOCK\_SOCIAL\_NETWORKING\_POST. Each rule belongs to a category (rule\_type) such as FILE\_SHARE, WEBMAIL, AI\_ML, SYSTEM\_AND\_DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL\_NETWORKING, STREAMING\_MEDIA, etc. Action vocabulary is surfaced at the category level, but the API validates per (rule\_type, application, action) tuple — combining multiple apps in a single rule frequently fails with INVALID\_INPUT\_ARGUMENT, so this skill creates one rule per cloud application when the admin names multiple apps. Use when an admin asks to 'allow Dropbox uploads', 'block ChatGPT', 'restrict GitHub edits', 'isolate AI tools', 'block YouTube uploads', 'allow only viewing on OneDrive', 'block file uploads to personal cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive)', or 'create a Cloud App Control rule for X'. Chains to \`zia-look-up-cloud-app-name\` and \`zia-manage-time-interval\` when needed.

Tags: ai, gemini-cli-extension, hacktoberfest, mcp, mcp-server, pypi, zcc, zdx, zero-trust, zia, zpa, zscaler

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/zscaler/zscaler-mcp-server /tmp/zscaler-mcp-server && ln -s /tmp/zscaler-mcp-server/skills/zia/create-cloud-app-control-rule ~/.claude/skills/zia-create-cloud-app-control-rule
```

## From README

ZIA: Create Cloud App Control Rule How to talk to the admin Don't narrate tool calls, search filters, JMESPath expressions, or internal lookup logic. Just confirm what was created and which scoping was applied. Empty list responses are authoritative. If a zialist lookup returns no match for an exact-name search, treat the resource as "does not exist." Do not retry with split keywords or unfiltered listings. Don't claim a tool doesn't exist without checking. If ziacreate and ziaget are visible for a resource, the matching zialist exists too. Don't narrate strategy pivots. If you have to retry quietly, retry quietly and report only the final outcome. After every successful create, mention the activation step explicitly — ZIA changes are staged until activated. The agent must call ziaactivateconfiguration() and tell the admin the change is now live. Scope of this skill This skill creates one or more Cloud App Control rules per invocation.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/zscaler/zscaler-mcp-server/skills/zia/create-cloud-app-control-rule/
- GitHub: https://github.com/zscaler/zscaler-mcp-server
- Author: [@zscaler](https://omgskills.com/library/zscaler/index.md)

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