Linkedin Posting

LinkedIn Posting Skill

Post to LinkedIn via Playwright-based MCP server built with FastMCP.

MCP Server Setup

Start LinkedIn MCP Server

# Start with stdio transport (for Claude Code integration)
uv run python mcp-servers/linkedin/server.py

# Or start with HTTP transport
uv run python mcp-servers/linkedin/server.py --transport http --port 8802

Configure Claude Code MCP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "python", "mcp-servers/linkedin/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

LinkedIn Credentials

Set environment variables:

export LINKEDIN_EMAIL=your.email@example.com
export LINKEDIN_PASSWORD=your_password
export PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS=true  # Set to 'false' for visible browser

Note: For security, use a credential manager instead of plain text passwords.

Tools

create_post

Create and publish a post on LinkedIn.

uv run python scripts/mcp-client.py call -t create_post -p '{
  "content": "Excited to announce our new product launch! #innovation #startup",
  "hashtags": ["innovation", "startup", "tech"]
}'

Parameters:

• content (required): Post content text
• image_path (optional): Path to image to attach
• hashtags (optional): List of hashtags to append

create_draft_post

Create a draft post for approval (does not publish).

uv run python scripts/mcp-client.py call -t create_draft_post -p '{
  "content": "Our Q1 results are in and we exceeded all targets!",
  "hashtags": ["business", "growth", "success"]
}'

This creates a draft file in /Pending_Approval/ for human review.

get_profile_info

Get current LinkedIn profile information.

uv run python scripts/mcp-client.py call -t get_profile_info -p '{}'

close_session

Close LinkedIn browser session.

uv run python scripts/mcp-client.py call -t close_session -p '{}'

Workflow: Post Business Update

1. Generate post content based on business goals
2. Create draft post (creates file in /Pending_Approval/)
3. Human reviews and moves file to /Approved/
4. Orchestrator detects approval and publishes post

Workflow: Automated Sales Post

1. Read Business_Goals.md for messaging
2. Generate post about services/products
3. Create draft with hashtags
4. Await approval
5. On approval, publish via MCP server

Environment Variables

# LinkedIn credentials
LINKEDIN_EMAIL=your.email@example.com
LINKEDIN_PASSWORD=your_password

# Browser settings
PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS=true

# Vault path
VAULT_PATH=./vault

# Dry run mode
DRY_RUN=true  # Set to 'false' for production

Approval Workflow

Draft posts are saved to /Pending_Approval/:

---
type: linkedin_post_draft
created: 2026-01-07T10:30:00Z
status: pending_approval
content_length: 150
hashtags: ["business", "growth"]
---

# LinkedIn Post Draft

## Content

Our Q1 results are in and we exceeded all targets!

---

## To Approve
Move this file to /Approved folder.

## To Reject
Move this file to /Rejected folder.

Troubleshooting

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