What is Linkd Mcp

linkd-mcp is an unofficial Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Linkd, designed to facilitate interactions with the Linkd API.

Use cases

Use cases for linkd-mcp include searching for potential job candidates, enriching leads with LinkedIn profile data, retrieving contact information for networking, and scraping LinkedIn for market research.

How to use

To use linkd-mcp, install it via the command line using ‘npx linkd-mcp ’. You can also configure it to run on platforms like Cursor and Windsurf by adding specific JSON configurations.

Key features

Key features of linkd-mcp include user and company search capabilities, detailed profile enrichment for LinkedIn URLs, contact retrieval, and data scraping from LinkedIn profiles.

Where to use

linkd-mcp can be used in various fields such as recruitment, sales, marketing, and data analysis, where LinkedIn data is valuable for making informed decisions.

Linkd MCP Server

This is an unofficial Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Linkd…

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For detailed API documentation and usage examples, visit the official Linkd documentation.

More information about the Model Context Protocol can be found here.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• Tools
• Configuration
• License

Installation

Manual Installation

To install the server, run:

npx linkd-mcp <YOUR-LINKD-API-KEY>

Running on Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "linkd-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINKD_API_KEY": "YOUR-API-KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running on Windsurf

Add to your ./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "linkd-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINKD_API_KEY": "YOUR-API-KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop app

This is an example config for the Linkd MCP server for the Claude Desktop client.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "--yes",
        "linkd-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINKD_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

• search_for_users - Search for LinkedIn users with filters like query, school, and match threshold
• search_for_companies - Search for companies on Linkd using filters like query and match threshold
• enrich_linkedin - Retrieves detailed profile information for a specific LinkedIn URL (1 credit per lookup)
• retrieve_contacts - Retrieves email addresses and phone numbers for a LinkedIn profile (1 credit per lookup)
• scrape_linkedin - Retrieves detailed profile data and posts with comments from a LinkedIn profile URL (2 credits per request)
• research_profile - Research a profile using email or phone number
• initiate_deep_research - Start a deep research job for comprehensive LinkedIn data gathering
• check_deep_research_status - Check the status of an ongoing deep research job

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.