Catalyst by Zoho

Catalyst AppSail — persistent backend PaaS with managed runtimes (Node.js, Java, Python) and custom Docker containers. Trigger on 'AppSail', 'persistent server', 'Docker on Catalyst', 'X_ZOHO_CATALYST_LISTEN_PORT', or 'long-running process on Catalyst'. Do NOT use for stateless r

Catalyst Authentication — user login/signup, ZAID, Web SDK auth flows, and OAuth token management via Connections. Trigger on 'authentication', 'login', 'signup', 'getCurrentUser', 'ZAID', 'isUserAuthenticated', 'signOut', 'Connections', or 'getAccessToken'. You MUST load this sk

Core Catalyst project setup — directory structure, environments, CLI commands, and all Catalyst IDs (Project ID, ZAID, Table ID, Segment ID, Org ID). Trigger on 'start a Catalyst project', 'what is .catalystrc', 'where do I find my Table ID', 'difference between Development and P

Expert coding assistant for Catalyst by Zoho — Zoho's full-stack serverless cloud platform. Use for any question about Catalyst services, CLI, SDKs, architecture, pricing, or Zoho MCP tool-based infrastructure management.

Catalyst Cache — in-memory key-value store with TTL for ephemeral session and temporary data. Trigger on 'Cache', 'cache segment', 'cache key', 'TTL', 'segment.put', 'segment.get', or 'temporary data Catalyst'.

Catalyst Data Store — relational cloud database with ZCQL, CRUD operations, table permissions, and result pagination. Requires MCP connection — check for the ZohoMCP_* meta-tools before any operation. Trigger on 'Data Store', 'ZCQL', 'create table', 'executeZCQLQuery', 'table per

Catalyst serverless functions — all 7 types (Basic I/O, Advanced I/O, Event, Cron, Job, Integration, Browser Logic), handler signatures, catalyst-config.json, Security Rules, API Gateway routing, file uploads, busboy, Express middleware, environment variables, function URL, and f

Catalyst NoSQL — key-value table store with typed items built via NoSQLItem builder. Partition key required. Trigger on 'NoSQL', 'nosql.table', 'insertItems', 'fetchItem', 'updateItems', 'deleteItems', 'queryTable', 'NoSQLItem', 'document storage', 'flexible schema', or 'Catalyst

Catalyst pricing — free tier limits, pay-as-you-go rates, GB-seconds calculation, and cost estimation for functions, storage, and other services. Trigger on 'pricing', 'cost', 'free tier', 'how much does Catalyst cost', 'GB-seconds', 'billing', or 'will this be free'.

Catalyst SDKs — initialization patterns, service access, and method reference for Node.js, Web (browser), Python, Java, Android, iOS, and Flutter. Trigger on 'SDK', 'zcatalyst-sdk-node', 'Node.js SDK', 'Web SDK', 'Python SDK', 'Java SDK', 'Android SDK', 'iOS SDK', 'Flutter SDK',

Catalyst Signals — event-driven architecture platform for near-instantaneous communication between decoupled applications. Supports Zoho publishers, Catalyst publishers, custom publishers, webhooks, functions, circuits, event filtering, transformation, instant/batch dispatch, and

Catalyst Slate — Git-based frontend hosting for React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Astro, SolidJS, Preact and other frameworks with preview deploys. Trigger on 'Slate', 'frontend hosting', 'slate-config.toml', 'deploy React app', 'cross-domain Slate to function', or ANY reques

Catalyst SmartBrowz — browser automation and document generation service. Includes Headless (connect to a remote Chrome browser with Puppeteer/Playwright/Selenium), Browser Logic (serverless functions for browser tasks in Java/Node.js), PDF & Screenshot (generate visual documents

Catalyst Stratus — object storage service with upload/download, signed URLs, and multipart upload support. Stratus uses its own SDK-based APIs (not S3-API-compatible). Migrate from AWS S3 or GCS using the Stratus Migration Tool. Trigger on 'Stratus', 'object storage', 'upload fil

Catalyst Zia Services and QuickML — OCR, Face Analytics, Text Analytics, Object Detection, Barcode Scanner, Content Moderation, and AutoML predictions. Trigger on 'Zia', 'QuickML', 'OCR', 'face detection', 'text analytics', 'AutoML', 'ML model', or 'train a model on Catalyst'. DC

Catalyst Zoho MCP — manage Catalyst infrastructure (tables, buckets, cache) via CatalystbyZoho_* MCP tools using natural language. Trigger on 'Zoho MCP', 'MCP tools', 'catalyst MCP', 'CatalystbyZoho', 'create table with AI', 'MCP setup', 'MCP config', 'global MCP server', 'infras