Skills linkedin-cli

A bird-like LinkedIn CLI for searching profiles, checking messages, and summarizing your feed using session cookies.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/arun-8687/linkedin-cli" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-linkedin-cli-44ccb3 && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/arun-8687/linkedin-cli" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-linkedin-cli-44ccb3 && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/arun-8687/linkedin-cli/SKILL.md
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LinkedIn CLI (lk)

A witty, punchy LinkedIn CLI inspired by the

bird
CLI. It uses session cookies for authentication, allowing for automated profile scouting, feed summaries, and message checks without a browser.

Setup

  1. Extract Cookies: Open LinkedIn in Chrome/Firefox.
  2. Go to DevTools (F12) -> Application -> Cookies ->
    www.linkedin.com
    .
  3. Copy the values for
    li_at
    and
    JSESSIONID
    .
  4. Set them in your environment:
    export LINKEDIN_LI_AT="your_li_at_value"
    export LINKEDIN_JSESSIONID="your_jsessionid_value"
    

Usage

  • lk whoami
    : Display your current profile details.
  • lk search "query"
    : Search for people by keywords.
  • lk profile <public_id>
    : Get a detailed summary of a specific profile.
  • lk feed -n 10
    : Summarize the top N posts from your timeline.
  • lk messages
    : Quick peek at your recent conversations.
  • lk check
    : Combined whoami and messages check.

Dependencies

Requires the

linkedin-api
Python package:

pip install linkedin-api

Authors

  • Built by Fido 🐶