How to integrate Linkedin MCP with Grok Build

Connect Grok Build to Linkedin MCP. Share a new post about our product launch, delete your last published linkedin post, and more from your terminal, with authentication handled for you.

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How to integrate Linkedin MCP with Grok Build

Grok Build is xAI's terminal coding agent. It runs on Grok 4.5, plans its work before it acts, and can run multiple sub-agents in parallel. It also reads Claude Code's MCP configuration, so any server you already have in a .mcp.json is picked up with no changes.

In this guide, I will show you how to connect your Linkedin account to Grok Build through Composio, so it can share a new post about our product launch, delete your last published LinkedIn post, fetch company pages I can manage, and more without leaving the terminal. Composio holds the OAuth tokens for you, and Grok Build only calls the tools you approve.

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Why use Composio over a standalone MCP server?

  • Read and write access. Composio's Linkedin integration lets Grok Build take real actions like creating drafts, sending updates, and labeling records, not just reading data.
  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. One endpoint gives you a full catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Wire up a single Composio server instead of maintaining a separate MCP entry for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Grok Build caps how many tools it holds in a single request. Composio loads only the tools a task needs, so you do not spend that budget on tools you are not using.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across apps in one run. Pull a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post the highlights to Slack from a single prompt.

Prerequisites

  • Grok Build installed and signed in. Install with curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash on macOS or Linux, or irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex on Windows PowerShell. On first launch Grok opens a browser to authenticate; for headless or CI use, set an XAI_API_KEY environment variable instead (create the key at console.x.ai).
  • Access to the Linkedin account you want to connect.
  • The Composio MCP endpoint. Composio's server is remote and hosted, so there is nothing to run locally and no tunnel to set up.

Step-by-step: Connect Linkedin to Grok Build

1. Install and verify Grok Build

Install the CLI, then restart your shell so the grok binary lands on your PATH:

bash
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash
which grok

On Windows, install with PowerShell instead: irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex. If which grok returns a path, you are set. Grok Build runs on Grok 4.5 by default; you can switch models inside the session with /model <name>.

2. Add the Composio server

Add Composio as a remote HTTP MCP server with the grok mcp add command:

bash
grok mcp add --transport http composio https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

You can also add and manage servers from inside a session. Run /mcps to open the extensions modal on the MCP tab, then add a new server and paste the Composio URL. Added this way, Grok auto-detects the name from the URL and lists the server as connect:

bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Grok Build /mcps extensions modal listing MCP servers Grok Build adding the Composio MCP server with its URL

Grok also reads Claude Code-style config, so an entry in ~/.grok/config.toml or a project .mcp.json works the same way.

3. Authenticate

Composio uses OAuth. In the /mcps modal, select the Composio server and press i to authenticate (Grok also triggers this browser flow automatically the first time it uses a Composio tool). Click Allow to authorize access. Grok stores the tokens under ~/.grok/mcp_credentials.json, and /mcps shows Composio as connected.

Grok Build prompting to authenticate the Composio MCP server Composio authorization screen with the Allow button for Grok Build

4. Start building

Ask Grok to work with your Linkedin account through Composio. On the first Linkedin action, Composio prompts you to connect the account through OAuth. Approve the scopes once, and Composio handles token refresh from there.

What you can do after connecting Linkedin

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

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access. Grant only the Linkedin scopes you actually need.
  • Review OAuth scopes before approving. Check that the requested scopes match what you expect Composio and Grok Build to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed. Grok Build proposes a plan before it acts. Leave that approval step on for actions like sending messages or editing records.
  • Keep secrets out of version control. Your XAI_API_KEY and any tokens should never be committed. Use environment variables or a secrets manager.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Linkedin action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create article or URL share

Tool to create an article or URL share on LinkedIn using the UGC Posts API.

Create comment on LinkedIn post

Tool 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 post

Creates a new post on LinkedIn for the authenticated user or an organization they manage.

Delete LinkedIn Post

Deletes a specific LinkedIn post (share) by its unique `share_id`, which must correspond to an existing share.

Delete Post

Delete 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 facets

Tool to retrieve available ad targeting facets from LinkedIn Marketing API.

Get audience counts

Retrieves audience size counts for specified targeting criteria.

Get company info

Retrieves organizations where the authenticated user has specific roles (ACLs), to determine their management or content posting capabilities for LinkedIn company pages.

Get image details

Tool to retrieve details of a LinkedIn image using its URN.

Get images

Tool to retrieve image metadata including download URLs, status, and dimensions from LinkedIn's Images API.

Get my info

Fetches the authenticated LinkedIn user's profile information including name, headline, profile picture, and other profile details.

Get network size

Tool to retrieve the follower count for a LinkedIn organization.

Get organization page statistics

Tool to retrieve page statistics for a LinkedIn organization page.

Get person profile

Retrieves a LinkedIn member's profile information by their person ID.

Get post content

Tool to retrieve detailed post content including text, images, videos, and metadata from LinkedIn by post URN.

Get share statistics

Retrieves share statistics for a LinkedIn organization, including impressions, clicks, likes, comments, and shares.

Get videos

Retrieves video metadata from LinkedIn Marketing API.

Initialize image upload

Tool to initialize an image upload to LinkedIn and return a presigned upload URL plus the resulting image URN.

List reactions on entity

Retrieves reactions (likes, celebrations, etc.

Register image upload

Tool 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 entities

Search for ad targeting entities using typeahead search.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A standalone Linkedin MCP server gives Grok Build a fixed set of Linkedin tools tied to that one server. The Composio Tool Router lets Grok Build load tools from Linkedin and many other apps on demand, based on the task, all through a single endpoint.

Yes. Grok Build ships with native MCP support. Add a server with the grok mcp add command, from the in-session /mcps modal, or by editing ~/.grok/config.toml. It also reads Claude Code-style .mcp.json files, so Grok Build discovers the tools automatically.

Yes. Grok Build has zero-migration compatibility with Claude Code's configuration, so the same Composio server entry works in both without edits.

Tokens, keys, and configuration are encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, so your Linkedin data and credentials are handled to that standard.

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