abhineet34/linkedin-mcp-server

> **Post to LinkedIn from Claude.** A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and any MCP-compatible AI assistant publish posts, upload images, and manage company pages on LinkedIn — using natural language.
Imagine asking Claude *"draft a LinkedIn post about my latest project and publish it"* — and it just happens. That's what this MCP server enables.
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✨ Features
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| 📝 **Create posts** | Publish text, image, or article/link posts |
| 🖼️ **Upload images** | Attach images to posts in one workflow |
| ✏️ **Edit & delete** | Update post text/visibility or remove posts entirely |
| 👤 **Profile** | Fetch your name, email, photo, and LinkedIn URN |
| 🏢 **Companies** | Look up company pages by name or ID |
| 📊 **Follower counts** | Get follower stats for any company page |
| 🤖 **Works with any MCP client** | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cline, Continue, etc. |
| 🔐 **OAuth 2.0 secured** | Industry-standard auth, runs locally on your machine |
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💬 What it looks like
Once connected, just talk to Claude naturally:
Other things you can ask:
- *"Look up the LinkedIn page for OpenAI and tell me how many followers they have"*
- *"Delete my last LinkedIn post"*
- *"Edit my latest post to add a link to the docs"*
- *"Share this article on LinkedIn with a short intro: https://..."*
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Before you start
You need three things installed on your computer:
1. **Node.js** (v18 or later) — download here
2. **Claude Desktop** — download here
3. A **LinkedIn access token** (explained in Step 2 below)
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Step 1 — Download and build the server
Open your **Terminal** and run these commands one by one:
When it finishes, you'll have a dist/ folder. That's the built server.
Note down the **full path** to this folder — you'll need it in Step 3. To get it, run:
It will print something like /Users/yourname/linkedin-mcp-server. Remember this.
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Step 2 — Get a LinkedIn Access Token
This is the trickiest part. LinkedIn's developer portal has some quirks — follow these steps in order and you'll be fine.
2a. Create a LinkedIn Company Page (required, even for personal use)
LinkedIn forces every developer app to be linked to a **Company Page** — a personal profile URL will not work, and the "Member Data Portability" default page blocks access to all useful products. So you must create a real Company Page first.
1. Go to **linkedin.com/company/setup/new**
2. Choose **Company**
3. Fill in:
- **Name** — your name, brand, or anything (e.g. "Your Name", "Yourname Dev")
- **LinkedIn public URL** — auto-fills from the name
- **Industry** — pick **Software Development** (or whatever fits your actual work)
- **Organization size** — 0–1 employees
- **Organization type** — Self-employed
- **Logo** — optional, any image
4. Check the verification box and click **Create page**
The page can stay empty — it just needs to exist.
2b. Create the developer app
1. Go to **LinkedIn Developer Portal** and sign in
2. Click **Create app**
- **App name** — anything (e.g. "My MCP")
- **LinkedIn Page** — search for the page you just created and select it (don't paste a URL)
- **App logo** — any image
- Accept the legal agreement, click **Create app**
2c. Add required Products to the app
This is the step most people miss. Adding scopes alone is not enough — you also have to add the **Products** that provide those scopes.
1. Open your app and go to the **Products** tab
2. Click **Request access** on these two products:
- **Sign In with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect** — provides openid, profile, email
- **Share on LinkedIn** — provides w_member_social
3. Both are auto-approved instantly (no waiting). Refresh the page — they should appear under **"Added products"**
> If "Request access" is grayed out with a tooltip about Member Data Portability, you skipped Step 2a. Create a real Company Page, then create a **new** app linked to it (the old app cannot be fixed).