LinkedIn MCP Server for Windsurf 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect LinkedIn through Vinkius and Cascade will auto-discover every tool. ask questions, generate code, and act on live data without leaving your editor.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"linkedin": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About LinkedIn MCP Server
Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire professional ecosystem on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network. By connecting LinkedIn to your agent, you transform professional networking and publishing into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly list your administered organizations, audit recent posts, and create new content without you ever touching a dashboard. Whether you are building a personal brand or managing a corporate page, your agent acts as a real-time professional assistant, ensuring your presence is always active and your networking data is organized.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple LinkedIn tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Post Distribution — Create and publish new posts (UGC) directly to your profile or administered organization pages.
- Organization Oversight — List all organizations where you have administrative access and retrieve detailed metadata.
- Content Auditing — Query recent posts for any author URN to stay on top of your content strategy and engagement.
- Profile Intelligence — Retrieve detailed authenticated user info and primary email to ensure organizational alignment.
- URN Management — Quickly identify unique identifiers (URNs) for people and organizations to facilitate precise API operations.
The LinkedIn MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect LinkedIn to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the LinkedIn MCP Server with Windsurf.
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Start using LinkedIn
Open Cascade and ask: "Using LinkedIn, help me...". 6 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the LinkedIn MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with LinkedIn through the Model Context Protocol.
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
LinkedIn + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the LinkedIn MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from LinkedIn and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query LinkedIn tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from LinkedIn and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine LinkedIn data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
LinkedIn MCP Tools for Windsurf (6)
These 6 tools become available when you connect LinkedIn to Windsurf via MCP:
create_post
Create a new post (UGC) on LinkedIn
get_email
Get primary email address of the authenticated user
get_me
Get authenticated user info from LinkedIn
get_organization
Get details for a specific organization
list_organizations
List organizations where the user is an administrator
list_posts
List recent posts for an author
Example Prompts for LinkedIn in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with LinkedIn immediately.
"Get my LinkedIn profile and email."
"List all organizations I manage on LinkedIn."
"Create a public post on my profile: 'Excited to launch our new MCP servers!'"
Troubleshooting LinkedIn MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting LinkedIn to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
LinkedIn + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating LinkedIn MCP Server with Windsurf.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.Connect LinkedIn with your favorite client
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Connect LinkedIn to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 6 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.