LinkedIn Toolkit MCP Server

Operator, Browser Use, computer-use models and Playwright bots get challenged or banned on LinkedIn: headless fingerprints, datacenter IPs, machine-speed clicks. LinkedIn Toolkit gives any agent a safe, structured API to your own logged-in Chrome session - through the same internal endpoints the LinkedIn page itself calls, at human pace, under hard caps, with a human approval queue. It is also a free replacement for…

People who work with chrome extension, linkedin and phantombuster alternative and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 8 · #83 OF 255 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install LinkedIn Toolkit

Claude Code

claude mcp add openrecruitertools-linkedin-toolkit -- npx -y linkedin-toolkit-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openrecruitertools-linkedin-toolkit": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "linkedin-toolkit-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package linkedin-toolkit-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry registry publisher io.github.FormatixAI is not the repo owner (openrecruitertools) - the registry entry was published by someone else

03 · What LinkedIn Toolkit can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v2.0.4 · 2026-09-09

Install · Extension - download the linkedin-toolkit-extension-.zip below, unzip it, then · open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode, click Load unpacked, and · pick the unzipped folder. · Server - npx…

v2.0.3 · 2026-09-09

Install · Extension - download the linkedin-toolkit-extension-.zip below, unzip it, then · open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode, click Load unpacked, and · pick the unzipped folder. · Server - npx…

v2.0.1 · 2026-09-09

Install · Extension - download the linkedin-toolkit-extension-.zip below, unzip it, then · open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode, click Load unpacked, and · pick the unzipped folder. · Server - npx…

04 · Who maintains LinkedIn Toolkit

LinkedIn Toolkit is maintained by openrecruitertools. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/openrecruitertools/linkedin-toolkit
website
https://github.com/OpenRecruiterTools/linkedin-toolkit
category
browser automation - ranked #83 of 255 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-09)
registry
io.github.FormatixAI/linkedin-toolkit (active, first published 2026-09-09 · 2 versions)
packages
npm:linkedin-toolkit-mcp

06 · LinkedIn Toolkit FAQ

What is LinkedIn Toolkit?

Operator, Browser Use, computer-use models and Playwright bots get challenged or banned on LinkedIn: headless fingerprints, datacenter IPs, machine-speed clicks. LinkedIn Toolkit gives any agent a safe, structured API to your own logged-in Chrome session - through the same internal endpoints the LinkedIn page itself calls, at human pace, under hard caps, with a human approval queue. It is also a free replacement for…

Is LinkedIn Toolkit still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install LinkedIn Toolkit?

Run `npx -y linkedin-toolkit-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does LinkedIn Toolkit run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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