# linkedin-reader

Pulls your LinkedIn feed and finance or trading job listings through opencli. Read-only: no posting, liking or applying.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 3453
- Author: himself65
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/social-readers/skills/linkedin-reader/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/linkedin-reader

## What it does

The skill gives your agent two things: your LinkedIn feed and job search with filters for location, seniority, job type, remote, company and posting date. Handy when you want to see what analysts are saying about a company or a market, gauge sentiment ahead of earnings, or line up quant and trading roles.

It runs on opencli, a CLI that reuses your existing Chrome session. No API keys, no cookie extraction — just be logged into linkedin.com in Chrome with the Browser Bridge extension installed. Node.js 20 or newer is required. `opencli doctor` checks connectivity, starts the daemon and reports session health.

Commands stay short: `opencli linkedin timeline --limit 20 -f json` for the feed, `opencli linkedin search "quantitative analyst" --location "New York" --limit 15 -f json` for jobs. Output format comes from `-f`: table by default, plus json, yaml, md and csv. An expired LinkedIn session throws `AuthRequiredError` — refresh linkedin.com in Chrome and log back in. The skill never posts, likes, comments or applies to anything.

## Requirements
- Works with: LinkedIn

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill linkedin-reader -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/linkedin-reader/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/linkedin-reader/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill linkedin-reader -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/linkedin-reader/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill linkedin-reader -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/linkedin-reader/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install himself65/finance-skills linkedin-reader
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/linkedin-reader/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill linkedin-reader -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills --path plugins/social-readers/skills/linkedin-reader
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/linkedin-reader/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill linkedin-reader -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/social-readers/skills/linkedin-reader/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check what analysts are posting about a company before earnings
- pull your LinkedIn feed as JSON for further parsing
- find finance jobs filtered by remote and posting date
- gauge market sentiment from professional posts
- export job listings to CSV for a spreadsheet

## Example prompts
- show my LinkedIn feed, last posts, json output
- find quantitative analyst jobs in New York, remote only
- what are analysts saying about this company — collect posts with reactions

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: linkedin-reader
description: >
  Read LinkedIn for financial research through opencli: the user's feed, and job
  search with location, seniority, job type, remote, company, and date filters. Use
  this skill whenever the user wants to check their LinkedIn feed, see what
  professionals or analysts are posting about a company, market, or earnings, gauge
  professional sentiment, or search finance and trading jobs on LinkedIn. Read-only:
  it cannot post, like, comment, connect, message, or apply.
---

# LinkedIn Skill (Read-Only)

If your host has not already executed the shell probes below (for example, in Codex), run the commands inside the `!` wrappers with its shell tool before choosing a setup path. Use the actual output; if shell access is unavailable, report that limitation.

Reads LinkedIn for financial research using [opencli](https://github.com/jackwener/opencli), a universal CLI tool that bridges web services to the terminal via browser session reuse.

**This skill is read-only.** It is designed for financial research: reading professional commentary on markets, monitoring analyst posts, searching finance/trading jobs, and tracking professional sentiment. It does NOT support posting, liking, commenting, connecting, messaging, or any write operations.

**Important**: opencli reuses your existing Chrome login session — no API keys or cookie extraction needed. Just be logged into linkedin.com in Chrome and have the Browser Bridge extension installed.

---

## Step 1: Ensure opencli Is Installed and Ready

**Current environment status:**

```
!`(command -v opencli && opencli doctor 2>&1 | head -5 && echo "READY" || echo "SETUP_NEEDED") 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_INSTALLED"`
```

If the status above shows `READY`, skip to Step 2. If `NOT_INSTALLED`, install first:

```bash
# Install opencli globally
npm install -g @jackwener/opencli
```

If `SETUP_NEEDED`, guide the user through setup:

### Setup

opencli requires Node.js >= 20 and a Chrome browser with the Browser Bridge extension:

1. **Install the Browser Bridge extension:**
   - Download the latest `opencli-extension-v{version}.zip` from the [GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/jackwener/opencli/releases)
   - Unzip it, open `chrome://extensions` in Chrome, and enable **Developer mode**
   - Click **Load unpacked** and select the unzipped folder
2. **Login to linkedin.com** in Chrome — opencli reuses your existing browser session
3. **Verify connectivity:**

```bash
opencli doctor
```
````
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