Full LinkedIn platform management from your terminal. 43 commands for profiles, posts, messaging, connections, search, feed, engagement, and more — powered by cookie session auth.
Works as a CLI and an MCP server (for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI agents).
# Install globally
npm install -g @bcharleson/linkedincli
# This installs the `linkedin` command:
linkedin --help
# Or run without installing
npx @bcharleson/linkedincli --helpNote: The npm package is
@bcharleson/linkedinclibut the CLI command is just
Open LinkedIn in your browser → DevTools (F12) → Application → Cookies → linkedin.com
Copy these two values:
li_at— your session token (long string starting withAQED...)JSESSIONID— your session ID (starts withajax:)
linkedin login
# Paste your li_at and JSESSIONID when promptedOr non-interactively:
linkedin login --li-at "AQEDxxxxxxx" --jsessionid "ajax:1234567890"# View your profile
linkedin profile me --pretty
# Create a post
linkedin posts create --text "Hello LinkedIn! Posted from my terminal."
# Search for people
linkedin search people --keywords "software engineer" --network F --pretty
# Check your messages
linkedin messaging conversations --pretty
# React to a post
linkedin engage react 7123456789 --type LIKElinkedin profile me # Your own profile
linkedin profile view <public-id> # View any profile
linkedin profile contact-info <public-id> # Email, phone, websites
linkedin profile skills <public-id> # List skills
linkedin profile network <public-id> # Connections, followers, distance
linkedin profile badges <public-id> # Premium, influencer, etc.
linkedin profile privacy <public-id> # Privacy settings
linkedin profile posts <urn-id> # Recent posts by a user
linkedin profile disconnect <public-id> # Remove a connectionlinkedin posts create --text "My post" # Text post
linkedin posts create --text "With image" --image ./pic.jpg # Image post
linkedin posts create --text "Inner circle" --visibility connections
linkedin posts edit <share-urn> --text "Updated text" # Edit a post
linkedin posts delete <share-urn> # Delete a postlinkedin feed view # Your feed (chronological)
linkedin feed view --count 50 # More items
linkedin feed user <profile-id> # Someone's activity
linkedin feed company <company-name> # Company updateslinkedin engage react <post-urn> --type LIKE # Like
linkedin engage react <post-urn> --type PRAISE # Celebrate
linkedin engage react <post-urn> --type EMPATHY # Love
linkedin engage react <post-urn> --type INTEREST # Insightful
linkedin engage react <post-urn> --type ENTERTAINMENT # Funny
linkedin engage react <post-urn> --type APPRECIATION # Support
linkedin engage comment <post-urn> --text "Great post!"
linkedin engage comments-list <post-urn>
linkedin engage reactions <post-urn>
linkedin engage share <share-urn> --text "Worth reading"linkedin connections send <profile-urn> # Send request
linkedin connections send <profile-urn> -m "Let's connect!" # With message
linkedin connections received # Pending received
linkedin connections sent # Pending sent
linkedin connections accept <id> --secret <secret> # Accept
linkedin connections reject <id> --secret <secret> # Reject
linkedin connections withdraw <id> # Withdraw sent
linkedin connections remove <public-id> # Unfriendlinkedin messaging conversations # All conversations
linkedin messaging conversation-with <profile-urn> # With specific person
linkedin messaging messages <conversation-id> # Read messages
linkedin messaging send <conversation-id> -t "Hello!" # Reply
linkedin messaging send-new -r <urn1>,<urn2> -t "Hi!" # New conversation
linkedin messaging mark-read <conversation-id> # Mark as readlinkedin search people --keywords "CTO" --network F # 1st connections
linkedin search people --keywords "engineer" --company 1035 # At a company
linkedin search people --title "VP Sales" --geo 103644278 # By region
linkedin search companies --keywords "AI startups"
linkedin search jobs --keywords "engineer" --remote --experience 4
linkedin search posts --keywords "AI trends"linkedin companies view <company-name> # Company info
linkedin companies follow <following-state-urn> # Follow
linkedin companies unfollow <entity-urn> # Unfollowlinkedin jobs view <job-id> # Job details
linkedin jobs skills <job-id> # Skill match insightslinkedin analytics profile-views # Who viewed your profileEvery command supports these flags:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--li-at <cookie> |
Override li_at cookie |
--jsessionid <cookie> |
Override JSESSIONID cookie |
--output pretty |
Pretty-printed JSON |
--pretty |
Shorthand for --output pretty |
--quiet |
No output, exit codes only |
--fields <list> |
Comma-separated fields to include |
export LINKEDIN_LI_AT="your_li_at_cookie"
export LINKEDIN_JSESSIONID="your_jsessionid_cookie"Auth resolution order: --li-at/--jsessionid flags → env vars → ~/.linkedin-cli/config.json
All 43 commands are available as MCP tools for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI agents.
Add to your MCP config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linkedin": {
"command": "linkedin",
"args": ["mcp"],
"env": {
"LINKEDIN_LI_AT": "your_li_at_cookie",
"LINKEDIN_JSESSIONID": "your_jsessionid_cookie"
}
}
}
}Or if using npx:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linkedin": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@bcharleson/linkedincli", "mcp"]
}
}
}Then your AI agent can manage your entire LinkedIn presence — create posts, respond to messages, manage connections, search for people, and more.
LinkedIn li_at cookies expire periodically (usually every few weeks). When your session expires:
linkedin status # Check if session is valid
linkedin login # Re-authenticate with new cookiesThis tool uses LinkedIn's internal Voyager API via cookie session authentication. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Use responsibly and in compliance with LinkedIn's terms of service. The authors are not responsible for any account restrictions that may result from automated usage.
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