LinkedIn Job Search MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for LinkedIn jobs, companies, and posts. Search jobs with LinkedIn's filters, read full job descriptions, look up companies, and find hiring posts from recruiters and managers. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

Quick Start

Using npx (Recommended)

Add to your MCP client config:

Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Mac):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "linkedin-mcp-search"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "linkedin-mcp-search"]
    }
  }
}

Then restart your client.

Global Installation

npm install -g linkedin-mcp-search

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin": {
      "command": "linkedin-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Features

• Job search with LinkedIn's filters: keywords, location/geoId/radius, company, job type, experience level, workplace type, date posted (down to the past hour), industry, job function, minimum salary, Easy Apply, and fewer than 10 applicants
• Pagination up to 100 results per call, with nextStart to continue
• Job details including full description, seniority, employment type, and industries
• Company lookup by name or vanity ID, and a company's open jobs
• Post search for public LinkedIn posts (e.g. "we're hiring" announcements), plus full post text, publish date, and engagement
• No login required

Available Tools

Example Prompts

"Search for remote Golang jobs posted in the past hour"

"Find Forward Deployed Engineer jobs at Kyndryl"

"Show mid-senior engineering jobs in Seattle paying $160k+ with fewer than 10 applicants"

"Get details for LinkedIn job 4328991043"

"Find LinkedIn posts from people hiring Forward Deployed Engineers this week"

"Read this LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/..."

Search Parameters

How post search works

LinkedIn only allows post search when signed in, so search_posts finds public posts with a web search for site:linkedin.com/posts. Results depend on what the search engine has indexed, so very recent posts may be missing. Each result includes linkedInSearchUrl, which opens LinkedIn's own post search in a browser where you're signed in, and source, which shows the provider used.

Recommended: add a Brave Search API key. Without a key, post search uses DuckDuckGo, which often blocks automated requests. Get a key at brave.com/search/api (a free plan is available) and add it to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkedin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "linkedin-mcp-search"],
      "env": { "BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "your-key-here" }
    }
  }
}

If Brave fails (for example, the monthly quota runs out), the server falls back to DuckDuckGo automatically.

Config File Locations

Troubleshooting

"MCP server not found"

• Ensure Node.js 18+ is installed
• Restart client after config changes

"No jobs found"

• Try broader search terms
• Remove some filters

"Rate limited"

• Wait a few minutes between searches

License

MIT

Disclaimer

Not affiliated with LinkedIn. Uses LinkedIn's public (logged-out) pages and DuckDuckGo search. Use responsibly.