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name: LinkedIn CLI
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description: LinkedIn CLI interacts with LinkedIn from the terminal to search people, jobs, and companies; view feeds and profiles; manage posts, connections, invitations, messages, and notifications. Use it when you need LinkedIn actions without opening the website, and log in first.
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# LinkedIn CLI

LinkedIn CLI interacts with LinkedIn from the terminal to search people, jobs, and companies; view feeds and profiles; manage posts, connections, invitations, messages, and notifications. Use it when you need LinkedIn actions without opening the website, and log in first.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/ItamarZand88/CLI-Anything-WEB/tree/main/.claude/skills/linkedin-cli ~/.claude/skills/linkedin-cli
```

## README

# cli-web-linkedin

Full LinkedIn client: search, profiles, feed, posting, reactions, comments, network, and messaging. All commands require `auth login` first.
Install: `pip install "cli-web-linkedin[browser]"`, then `playwright install chromium`.

## Commands

| Group | Commands |
|-------|----------|
| `search` | `all\|people\|jobs\|companies QUERY [--limit N]` (default 10) |
| `profile` | `me`, `get USERNAME` |
| `feed` | `feed [--count N]` |
| `company` | `company NAME` (view page), `company follow\|unfollow COMPANY_URN` |
| `jobs` | `search QUERY [--limit N]`, `get JOB_ID` (full description) |
| `post` | `create TEXT`, `edit POST_URN TEXT`, `delete POST_URN`, `react POST_URN [--type LIKE\|PRAISE\|EMPATHY\|INTEREST\|APPRECIATION\|ENTERTAINMENT]`, `unreact POST_URN`, `comment POST_URN TEXT`, `edit-comment COMMENT_URN TEXT`, `delete-comment COMMENT_URN` |
| `notifications` | `notifications [--limit N]` |
| `network` | `connections [--limit N]`, `invitations [--limit N]`, `accept\|decline INVITATION_URN`, `connect PROFILE_URN [-m MESSAGE]` |
| `messaging` | `list [--limit N]`, `read CONVERSATION_URN [--limit N]`, `send RECIPIENT TEXT` (conversation or profile URN) |
| `auth` | `login`, `status`, `logout` |

## Examples

```bash
# Find people (returns name, headline, profile URL per result)
cli-web-linkedin search people "python developer" --limit 10 --json

# Job search, then full description
cli-web-linkedin jobs search "software engineer" --limit 5 --json
cli-web-linkedin jobs get 4388202530 --json

# Publish a post
cli-web-linkedin post create "Hello LinkedIn!" --json

# Pending invitations, then accept one (URN from the list)
cli-web-linkedin network invitations --json
cli-web-linkedin network accept "urn:li:invitation:123" --json

# Read recent messages
cli-web-linkedin messaging list --json
cli-web-linkedin messaging read "urn:li:msg_conversation:123" --json
```

## JSON output

Every command accepts `--json`. Reads return the data object directly; writes return `{"success": true, ...}`. Errors return `{"error": true, "code": "...", "message": "..."}`.

## Auth

```bash
cli-web-linkedin auth login      # browser-based LinkedIn login, stores li_at cookie
cli-web-linkedin auth status --json
```

Cookies live in `~/.config/cli-web-linkedin/auth.json`; on 401/403 the CLI reloads them from disk, then refreshes via headless browser. For CI, set `CLI_WEB_LINKEDIN_AUTH_JSON` with the cookies JSON. Run `doctor` to diagnose auth problems.

## Utilities

`cli-web-linkedin doctor [--json]` self-diagnoses the local setup (install, auth, dependencies). `cli-web-linkedin mcp-serve` serves the commands as MCP tools over stdio.

## Agent tips

LinkedIn flags automated access aggressively; keep usage human-paced to protect the account:
- Add `sleep 3` between scripted invocations instead of tight loops — built-in inter-request delays only apply within a single process.
- Stay under roughly 50 profile views and 150 searches per day.
- URNs (post, comment, invitation, conversation) come from the JSON output of list/read commands — fetch them rather than constructing by hand.