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Summary
Drive LinkedIn (profile + shared posts) for the authenticated user from any AI agent. Limited scope: most LinkedIn features require Marketing Developer Platform approval. 5 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.
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Example prompts for LinkedIn
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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LinkedIn + Cursor
Drive LinkedIn (profile + shared posts) for the authenticated user from any AI agent. Limited scope: most LinkedIn features require Marketing Developer Platform approval. 5 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
LINKEDIN_ACCESS_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
HEAVY GATING: LinkedIn's API is one of the most restricted public APIs. Most useful endpoints (read posts, search profiles, fetch connections, manage company pages) require Marketing Developer Platform approval from LinkedIn — a partnership program with significant requirements (existing app + revenue commitments).
What WORKS without partnership:
- 'Sign in with LinkedIn using OpenID Connect' product scopes:
openid,profile,email,w_member_social(post on behalf of user).
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → MCP Servers → your server → API keys.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
LinkedInis listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
LinkedIntools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
linkedin_userinfo | Get the authenticated user's profile (OpenID Connect userinfo endpoint) |
linkedin_create_post | Share a text or article post on behalf of the user |
linkedin_get_post | Get a previously-created post by URN (you can only fetch posts you authored unless you have higher-tier scopes) |
linkedin_delete_post | Delete a post you authored |
linkedin_register_image_upload | Step 1 of image upload: register an upload |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
Next steps
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