How to connect Linkedin to Claude Cowork

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Introduction

Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Linkedin account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to share a new post about our product launch, delete your last published LinkedIn post, fetch company pages I can manage, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Linkedin to Claude Cowork

1. Open Customize

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

2. Add the Composio MCP server

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

3. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Cowork

4. Connect your Linkedin account

Back in Cowork, ask the agent to connect to Linkedin or give it any Linkedin-related task.

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Share a new post about our product launch"
  • "Delete your last published LinkedIn post"
  • "Fetch company pages I can manage"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Cowork, and your Linkedin account is ready to use.

What is Claude Cowork?

Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools.

With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like Linkedin through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

What is the Linkedin MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Linkedin MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Linkedin account. It provides structured and secure access to your LinkedIn profile and company pages, so your agent can post updates, fetch your profile, manage company info, and even delete posts on your behalf.

  • Automated LinkedIn posting: Let your agent create and share new posts from your profile or managed company pages, keeping your network engaged without manual effort.
  • Profile information retrieval: Instantly fetch your LinkedIn profile details, including author ID and headline, for use in resumes, reporting, or personalized content generation.
  • Company page management: Retrieve a list of organizations you manage, making it easy for your agent to post or gather company info for employer branding and outreach.
  • Content cleanup and moderation: Direct your agent to delete specific LinkedIn posts (by share ID) to maintain a professional, up-to-date presence.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create article or URL shareTool to create an article or URL share on LinkedIn using the UGC Posts API.
Create comment on LinkedIn postTool to create a first-level or nested comment on a LinkedIn share, UGC post, or parent comment via the Social Actions Comments API.
Create a LinkedIn postCreates a new post on LinkedIn for the authenticated user or an organization they manage.
Delete LinkedIn PostDeletes a specific LinkedIn post (share) by its unique `share_id`, which must correspond to an existing share.
Delete PostDelete a LinkedIn post using the Posts API REST endpoint.
Delete UGC Post (Legacy)Delete a UGC post using the legacy UGC Post API endpoint.
Get ad targeting facetsTool to retrieve available ad targeting facets from LinkedIn Marketing API.
Get audience countsRetrieves audience size counts for specified targeting criteria.
Get company infoRetrieves organizations where the authenticated user has specific roles (ACLs), to determine their management or content posting capabilities for LinkedIn company pages.
Get image detailsTool to retrieve details of a LinkedIn image using its URN.
Get imagesTool to retrieve image metadata including download URLs, status, and dimensions from LinkedIn's Images API.
Get my infoFetches the authenticated LinkedIn user's profile information including name, headline, profile picture, and other profile details.
Get network sizeTool to retrieve the follower count for a LinkedIn organization.
Get organization page statisticsTool to retrieve page statistics for a LinkedIn organization page.
Get person profileRetrieves a LinkedIn member's profile information by their person ID.
Get post contentTool to retrieve detailed post content including text, images, videos, and metadata from LinkedIn by post URN.
Get share statisticsRetrieves share statistics for a LinkedIn organization, including impressions, clicks, likes, comments, and shares.
Get videosRetrieves video metadata from LinkedIn Marketing API.
Initialize image uploadTool to initialize an image upload to LinkedIn and return a presigned upload URL plus the resulting image URN.
List reactions on entityRetrieves reactions (likes, celebrations, etc.
Register image uploadTool to initialize a native LinkedIn image upload for feed shares and return a presigned upload URL plus the resulting digital media asset URN.
Search ad targeting entitiesSearch for ad targeting entities using typeahead search.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Linkedin MCP?

With a standalone Linkedin MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Linkedin tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Linkedin and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork?

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Linkedin tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Linkedin while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Linkedin scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Linkedin data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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