linkedin-cli

What This Skill Does

The linkedin-cli (lk) is a specialized command-line interface designed to streamline your LinkedIn interactions directly from your terminal. By utilizing session cookies, this skill allows the OpenClaw agent to authenticate seamlessly without the overhead of a headless browser. It provides a robust set of utilities for professional networking, including searching for profiles, fetching detailed professional summaries, summarizing your personal feed, and managing your inbox. Whether you are conducting recruiter-style scouting or staying updated on your industry news, this tool provides a rapid, text-based alternative to the traditional LinkedIn web interface.

Installation

To integrate this skill, ensure you have the necessary environment variables set up to maintain your session. First, install the core dependency by running pip install linkedin-api. Next, open your LinkedIn session in any browser, navigate to your DevTools (F12) under the Application tab, and extract the li_at and JSESSIONID cookies. Once retrieved, execute export LINKEDIN_LI_AT="your_li_at_value" and export LINKEDIN_JSESSIONID="your_jsessionid_value" in your shell profile. Finally, install the agent skill using the command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/arun-8687/linkedin-cli.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for professionals who want to automate their daily networking routine. It is ideal for candidates looking for specific recruiter profiles, users who need to perform quick sentiment analysis or content distillation on their LinkedIn feed, and power users who need to check for important messages without getting distracted by the LinkedIn algorithmic feed. It can also be used to quickly pull profile data into other terminal workflows or automated scripts.

Example Prompts

1. "Check my LinkedIn messages and summarize if there are any urgent networking opportunities from recruiters."
2. "Search for senior software engineers at Google and provide me with a list of their profile IDs."
3. "Summarize the top 5 posts from my LinkedIn feed today and give me the key highlights."

Tips & Limitations

Note that session cookies are sensitive; never share them in public repositories. Because this tool relies on cookies, it may require re-authentication if your session expires. This tool is intended for professional networking; excessive scraping may violate LinkedIn's terms of service, so please use it responsibly to avoid rate limiting or account flags.