LinkedIn MCP Server

LinkedIn MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with LinkedIn — posting content and articles, searching for jobs and professionals, managing connections, and integrating LinkedIn's professional network into agent-driven personal branding, recruiting, and professional networking workflows.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent
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⚙ Agent Friendliness
59
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
81
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
61
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
60
Documentation
62
Error Messages
60
Auth Simplicity
52
Rate Limits
58

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
100
Auth Strength
82
Scope Granularity
78
Dep. Hygiene
62
Secret Handling
78

HTTPS. OAuth 2.0. GDPR. Store OAuth tokens securely. Respect ToS — violations = account ban.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
68
Version Stability
60
Breaking Changes
58
Error Recovery
58
AF Security Reliability

Best When

An agent needs to post content or perform limited professional networking tasks on LinkedIn — content publishing, job searching, or light research within ToS limits.

Avoid When

You need mass outreach or scraping — LinkedIn's ToS strictly prohibits automation at scale and enforces with account bans.

Use Cases

  • Posting LinkedIn content and articles from personal branding agents
  • Searching for job listings from career management agents
  • Finding and researching professionals from recruiting agents
  • Analyzing company pages and news from market research agents
  • Managing LinkedIn outreach from networking automation agents
  • Generating LinkedIn post drafts from content creation agents

Not For

  • Mass automated outreach (violates LinkedIn ToS; can result in account ban)
  • Teams needing Twitter/X or Instagram (use those specific MCPs)
  • Data scraping at scale (LinkedIn actively blocks automated scraping)

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: oauth2
OAuth: Yes Scopes: Yes

LinkedIn OAuth 2.0 required. LinkedIn developer app registration needed. Access token via OAuth flow. LinkedIn app must be approved for required permissions (marketing, shares, etc.). Setup is complex.

Pricing

Model: freemium
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: No

LinkedIn API access requires developer app approval. Basic sharing and profile read is free. Advanced marketing APIs require LinkedIn partnership agreement. Community MCP is free.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
cursor
Idempotent
Partial
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • LinkedIn OAuth setup requires developer app registration and approval — complex process
  • LinkedIn API rate limits are very restrictive (100 calls/day basic) — easy to exhaust
  • LinkedIn actively monitors and restricts automated behavior — ToS violations risk account ban
  • API permissions require LinkedIn to manually approve your app for specific scopes
  • Community MCP — LinkedIn API changes frequently; server may lag official API changes
  • Never automate mass outreach or connection requests — this will result in LinkedIn account suspension

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.

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