Linked In MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Linked In

before you install - you'll need

LINKEDIN_COOKIE

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add johannsenlum-linkedin-api-mcp -- uvx linkedin-api-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "johannsenlum-linkedin-api-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "linkedin-api-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

repo age created 2026-08-08 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package linkedin-api-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Linked In can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can fetch a member's profile (headline, about, experience, education, skills) by URL or public identifier, fetch the profile of the account this server is logged in as, list recent message thread previews, and fetch the full message history of one thread, by id.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Linked In lets an agent do.

read & search

11 tools - e.g. Fetch a member's profile (headline, about, experience, education, skills) by URL or public identifier.; Fetch the profile of the account this server is logged in as.; Search LinkedIn members by keyword.

get_profile · get_my_profile · search_people · get_inbox · get_conversation · search_conversations…

1 tool - e.g. Check session validity and current usage against the rate limits in Safety.

linkedin_status

Limitations (from the README)

[!WARNING] This cookie is your LinkedIn login. Anyone who has it can act as you: read your messages, message your connections, see everything your account can see, without needing your password. It survives a password change, and it cannot be revoked from any session list LinkedIn shows you. Never paste it

Latest releases

v1.0.1 · 2026-08-12

[1.0.1] - 2026-08-12 · Security · search_posts fences the author's headline. It fenced the post body but · returned author_headline raw, so the tool that surfaces posts from strangers · was the one place untrusted free…

v1.0.0 · 2026-08-10

[1.0.0] - 2026-08-10 · First stable release. The tool surface, the return shapes and the safety · guarantees are now a contract, and a breaking change to any of them means 2.0.0. · Security · Headlines are fenced as…

v0.0.4 · 2026-08-09

bash · uvx linkedin-api-mcp@latest · Experience and education now return data · They came back empty in 0.0.3, and the assumption was lazy loading: sections that render once you scroll. That was wrong. Scrolling six…

04 · Who maintains Linked In

LinkedIn is maintained by johannsenlum. We track 3 MCP servers from johannsenlum - 3 actively maintained, 4 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2026. Full record: all servers from johannsenlum.

Canvas API MCP MCP server exposing the Canvas LMS REST API (1,116 endpoints) for AI assistants ★ 2

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/johannsenlum/linkedin-api-mcp
website: https://github.com/JohannsenLum/linkedin-api-mcp#readme
category: browser automation - ranked #97 of 196 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-12)
registry: io.github.JohannsenLum/linkedin-api-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-08 · 5 versions)
packages: pypi:linkedin-api-mcp

06 · Linked In FAQ

Is Linked In still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-12 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Linked In do?

With this server connected, an agent can fetch a member's profile (headline, about, experience, education, skills) by URL or public identifier, fetch the profile of the account this server is logged in as, list recent message thread previews, and fetch the full message history of one thread, by id.

How do I install Linked In?

Run `uvx linkedin-api-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (LINKEDIN_COOKIE) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Linked In run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Linked In

Alternatives to Linked In

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Pairs well with

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