MCP server for LinkedIn: read profiles, companies, jobs and messages through your own logged-in browser session
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add linkedin --env LINKEDIN_COOKIE='<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>' -- uvx linkedin-api-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.linkedin]
command = "uvx"
args = ["linkedin-api-mcp"]
env = { LINKEDIN_COOKIE = "<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>" }
# codex mcp add linkedin --env LINKEDIN_COOKIE='<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>' -- uvx linkedin-api-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linkedin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkedin-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKEDIN_COOKIE": "<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"linkedin": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkedin-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKEDIN_COOKIE": "<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linkedin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkedin-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKEDIN_COOKIE": "<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linkedin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkedin-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKEDIN_COOKIE": "<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"linkedin": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"linkedin-api-mcp"
],
"env": {
"LINKEDIN_COOKIE": "<LINKEDIN_COOKIE>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
LINKEDIN_COOKIE
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.