Linkedin MCP

Give Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client access to LinkedIn - profiles, people/job/company search, feed, messaging, and your network - as clean structured JSON. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting social media tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-06-17 · ★ 9 · #19 OF 46 MAINTAINED SOCIAL MEDIA · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Linkedin MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set LINKEDIN_HEADLESS before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add devag7-linkedin-mcp -- npx -y linkedin-mcp-tools

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devag7-linkedin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "linkedin-mcp-tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package linkedin-mcp-tools - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.devag7 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Linkedin MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v2.0.3 · 2026-06-17

v2.0.2 · 2026-06-17

v2.0.1 · 2026-06-17

04 · Who maintains Linkedin MCP

linkedin-mcp is maintained by devag7. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/devag7/linkedin-mcp
category: social media - ranked #19 of 46 actively-maintained social media servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 9 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-17)
registry: io.github.devag7/linkedin-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-17)
packages: npm:linkedin-mcp-tools

06 · Linkedin MCP FAQ

What is Linkedin MCP?

Is Linkedin MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-06-17 and it shipped 9 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Linkedin MCP?

Run `npx -y linkedin-mcp-tools`. The README documents one environment variable (LINKEDIN_HEADLESS) to set first. Set LINKEDIN_HEADLESS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Linkedin MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Linkedin MCP

Alternatives to Linkedin MCP

Maintained social media servers if Linkedin MCP isn't the fit.

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