LinkedIn MCP

What does a LinkedIn MCP server do?

A LinkedIn MCP server lets an AI assistant work with LinkedIn on your behalf, and the scope depends on who built it. LinkedIn Hiring Pro drafts and posts one free job. Third-party servers schedule organic posts through their own apps, or read profiles and send messages through your browser session.

• Organic posting: LinkedIn gives every developer a self-serve permission to post, comment and like for a signed-in member. Posting to a company Page needs a vetted product such as the Community Management API. LinkedIn hasn't published an MCP server for either.
• Profile data: LinkedIn's open permissions return only the signed-in member's name, headline, photo and email. The community server stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server gets other members' profiles by driving a real browser session. In ChatGPT, LinkedIn's own people lookup app returns a person's title, company, location and follower count.
• Sales Navigator: LinkedIn says it isn't accepting new partners for the Sales Navigator API, and its permissions require approval as a partner. LinkedIn hasn't published an MCP server for Sales Navigator.

Is there an official LinkedIn MCP server?

Yes, for job posts in Claude and people lookup in ChatGPT. Claude's directory lists LinkedIn Hiring Pro as made by LinkedIn, and OpenAI's lists a LinkedIn plugin from LinkedIn. LinkedIn's developer site also shows a Develop with MCP link, but the page behind it has no public docs, tools or URL. Everything else here comes from a third party.

• Buffer: a hosted server from Buffer that creates and schedules LinkedIn posts through your Buffer account.
• stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server: an Apache-2.0 community server that runs on your machine. Its page says it isn't affiliated with LinkedIn or Microsoft.

What is the LinkedIn MCP server URL, and how do you sign in?

LinkedIn Hiring Pro's URL is https://mcp.linkedin.com/mcp-hiring-pro, and Claude's listing says sign-in is required. Buffer's server is at https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp, and most clients connect with OAuth. The community server runs locally, so it has no public URL, and it reuses a LinkedIn login from a browser on your machine.

• LinkedIn says Hiring Pro is available to English-speaking members, and the Claude listing limits the connector to eligible members.
• The community server keeps its browser profile in ~/.linkedin-mcp/profile/, so treat that folder as a live LinkedIn login.

What can a LinkedIn MCP server read and change?

Hiring Pro changes one thing: it posts a free job after you select Agree and post. Buffer reads your channels, posts and metrics and can create, edit and delete posts. The community server reads profiles, companies, jobs and your inbox, and it can send messages from your account.

What it can read

• Hiring Pro: company and location matches, and whether the job is live or under review.
• LinkedIn's ChatGPT app: title, company, location and follower count for a person you look up, with a link to the full profile.
• Buffer: list_channels, list_posts and get_aggregated_post_metrics.
• stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server: get_person_profile, get_company_profile, get_feed and get_inbox.

What it can change

• Hiring Pro: one free job. It doesn't create paid or promoted jobs, edit or close existing jobs, or manage applicants.
• Buffer: create_post, edit_post and delete_post. create_post can publish immediately, and delete_post can't be undone.
• stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server: send_message, reply_to_conversation and connect_with_person.

How do you set up a LinkedIn MCP server in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor?

LinkedIn lists Hiring Pro in Claude's directory and a people lookup plugin in ChatGPT's, and names no Cursor steps. For organic posts, the ChatGPT and Cursor steps below follow Buffer, which documents Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Keep approval prompts on, because Buffer's create_post can publish immediately.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "buffer": {
      "url": "https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What can you ask a LinkedIn MCP server?

Hiring Pro handles one job post, so most first prompts go to the server you use for posts. These examples fit Hiring Pro's flow and the tools Buffer lists. Keep every write behind a review, and name the channel and dates so the assistant shows what it used.

• Writes

  Draft a LinkedIn job post for a part-time content marketer from the notes below. Show me the full job in LinkedIn's review before anything posts.

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• Reads

  How did my LinkedIn posts perform last month? Tell me which channel and dates you used, and don't change anything.

  Copy

• Reads

  What times does my LinkedIn channel post at? List next week's queued LinkedIn posts. Don't change anything.

  Copy

• Writes

  Save these three LinkedIn post ideas in Buffer. Don't schedule or publish anything.

  Copy

• Writes

  Move my Thursday LinkedIn post to Friday at 9am. Show me the post and the new time before you save it.

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What are the limits of a LinkedIn MCP server?

Hiring Pro handles one free job, and LinkedIn allows one active free job post at a time. LinkedIn's rules are the bigger limit. Its User Agreement bans scraping software and bots that message or post, and LinkedIn's help page says accounts using these tools may be restricted or shut down.

• Section 8.2 of the User Agreement bars bots and other unauthorized automation that adds contacts, sends messages, or creates, comments on, likes or shares posts. It also bars software, including browser plugins, that scrapes or copies LinkedIn.
• A browser-session server acts as you. Each message or connection request from stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server comes from your own account, and its README warns that accounts using automated tools can be restricted or banned.
• LinkedIn's API Terms of Use bar using the APIs to automate posting, so keep a person approving each post on any API route.
• Buffer counts MCP requests against your plan's rate limits in 15-minute, 24-hour and 30-day windows, and its connection covers your whole account.
• Profile text and post content come from other people, so keep tools that read them out of chats that can also send or publish.

How much does a LinkedIn MCP server cost?

Hiring Pro posts one free job, and LinkedIn says promoted job pricing varies. Buffer's server is on every plan, including Free, which covers 3 channels and 10 scheduled posts per channel. Paid plans start at $5 a month per channel. The community server is free, and you run it yourself.

• Buffer's Team plan is $10 a month per channel, and yearly billing includes two months free.

What are the alternatives to a LinkedIn MCP server?

For organic posts, use a scheduler's own server such as Buffer or Metricool, or an automation bridge. Zapier exposes LinkedIn's Create Share Update and Create Company Update actions as MCP tools. For paid campaigns, use a LinkedIn Ads route, which reads Campaign Manager data.

• Buffer MCP: Creates and schedules LinkedIn posts through your Buffer queue.
• Metricool MCP: Schedules posts and reads LinkedIn post metrics.
• Zapier MCP: LinkedIn share and company update actions through one Zapier connection.
• LinkedIn Ads MCP: Routes for Campaign Manager reporting and changes.

Which skill goes with a LinkedIn MCP server?

Use the free Agent write safety skill before you connect anything that can post or send messages, because a LinkedIn action goes out under your name. Use the Marketing context kit to write down your naming rules and definitions once, so every draft and report starts from the same facts.

• Agent write safety: Sets approvals before an agent can post, message or connect from your account.
• Marketing context kit: Holds your naming rules and definitions in one folder for every prompt.