Installation Guide¶

One-line install (macOS / Linux)¶

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/horizonbymuneeb/linkedin-mcp-pro/main/install.sh | bash

One-line install (Windows PowerShell)¶

iwr https://raw.githubusercontent.com/horizonbymuneeb/linkedin-mcp-pro/main/install.ps1 | iex

Both scripts will:

Verify Python ≥ 3.11
Install linkedin-mcp-pro (via pipx if available, otherwise pip --user)
Create ~/.linkedin-mcp/profile/
Print the config snippet for the most common agents on your OS

Manual install¶

# one-liner (recommended)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/horizonbymuneeb/linkedin-mcp-pro/main/install.sh | bash

# or manual install from GitHub:
python3 -m pip install --user "git+https://github.com/horizonbymuneeb/linkedin-mcp-pro.git@v2.0.0"
# or with pipx (recommended):
pipx install "git+https://github.com/horizonbymuneeb/linkedin-mcp-pro.git@v2.0.0"

Then make sure ~/.local/bin is on your PATH:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

Verify:

linkedin-mcp-install doctor

Agent setup¶

Pick the agent(s) you use and run the matching add command. The installer merges the LinkedIn MCP entry into the agent's config without disturbing existing servers. Run linkedin-mcp-install list to see all supported agents.

Claude Desktop (macOS)¶

linkedin-mcp-install add claude-desktop-mac

Config: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Claude Desktop (Linux)¶

linkedin-mcp-install add claude-desktop-linux

Config: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Claude Desktop (Windows)¶

linkedin-mcp-install add claude-desktop-win

Config: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Claude Code¶

linkedin-mcp-install add claude-code

Config: ~/.claude.json

Cursor¶

linkedin-mcp-install add cursor

Config: ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Restart Cursor after install.

Cline (VS Code)¶

linkedin-mcp-install add cline

Config: ~/.cline/mcp_settings.json.

Continue.dev¶

linkedin-mcp-install add continue

Config: ~/.continue/config.json.

Windsurf¶

linkedin-mcp-install add windsurf

Config: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Zed¶

linkedin-mcp-install add zed

Config: ~/.config/zed/settings.json (uses context_servers — handled automatically).

Open WebUI¶

linkedin-mcp-install add open-webui

Config: ~/.open-webui/mcp_servers.json.

LibreChat¶

linkedin-mcp-install add librechat

Config: ~/.librechat/librechat.yaml.

LobeChat¶

linkedin-mcp-install add lobechat

Config: ~/.lobe-chat/mcp.json.

LinkedIn's API requires a valid li_at session cookie from a logged-in browser. Get yours with our helper:

https://horizonbymuneeb.github.io/linkedin-mcp-pro/static/cookies.html

Then export it before launching the server:

export LI_AT="<paste your li_at cookie here>"

To persist it, add the line to your shell rc file (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, or the Windows equivalent).

Verification¶

Run the built-in doctor:

linkedin-mcp-install doctor

You should see:

python_version ≥ 3.11
profile_dir_exists = True
li_at_cookie_present = True (after you export it)
A ✓ next to every agent config that exists on disk

To verify a specific agent:

linkedin-mcp-install verify cursor

If the entry is missing, re-run linkedin-mcp-install add <agent> and restart the host application.

HTTP API¶

When you run the LinkedIn MCP server with HTTP enabled, the install wizard is also exposed under /api/install:

GET /api/install/doctor
GET /api/install/agents
GET /api/install/agents/{agent}/config
POST /api/install/install/{agent}?dry_run=false
DELETE /api/install/uninstall/{agent}
GET /api/install/verify/{agent}

Uninstall¶

linkedin-mcp-install remove <agent>   # remove the MCP entry
pipx uninstall linkedin-mcp-pro        # remove the package