Claude + LinkedIn setup guide · About 5 minutes

How to connect Claude to LinkedIn

A practical, step-by-step guide to connect Claude to LinkedIn in 5 minutes. Add SalesTouch, authorize your account, and test LinkedIn tools in a fresh chat.

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How the connection works

How does Claude connect to LinkedIn?

Claude can use external tools through connectors, but it cannot access your LinkedIn account just because LinkedIn is open in your browser. It needs a connector that can authenticate the account, expose LinkedIn capabilities as tools, and return structured results to the conversation.

Copying profile URLs, inbox messages, or post data into Claude works for one-off tasks, but it does not provide live search, conversation history, or repeatable actions. Your LinkedIn password, cookies, and 2FA details should never be pasted into a Claude chat.

Quick tip: Think of an MCP as a plugin or connector. In Claude, SalesTouch appears as a custom connector that gives the conversation access to LinkedIn tools.

The missing connection layer

SalesTouch is the LinkedIn MCP for Claude.

SalesTouch provides the hosted MCP endpoint and maintains the authenticated LinkedIn session outside Claude. Claude receives typed LinkedIn tools and structured results, while the account connection remains managed in SalesTouch.

How to connect Claude to LinkedIn in 4 steps

  1. 01In the Claude desktop sidebar, click Customize, then choose Connectors.
  2. 02Click Add, then choose Add custom connector.
  3. 03Name it SalesTouch, paste , leave the optional OAuth fields empty, then click Add.
  4. 04On the connector page, click Connect. Complete the SalesTouch OAuth flow, connect LinkedIn, then send a test invitation and short follow-up from a fresh Claude chat.

Before you start

  • The Claude desktop app installed and signed in
  • Access to Customize and custom Connectors in Claude
  • Your LinkedIn login and any required 2FA access
Step 01

Add the LinkedIn MCP in the Claude desktop app

Claude calls remote MCP servers custom connectors. Add SalesTouch from Customize with a name and the hosted MCP URL. Claude then displays the connector page with a Connect button.

Success: The SalesTouch connector page appears in Claude.

Add SalesTouch to Claude

01 · Open Customize in Claude

In the Claude desktop sidebar, click Customize to open the settings area for skills, connectors, plugins, and memory.

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  1. 01Open Customize, then choose Connectors.
  2. 02Click Add, then choose Add custom connector.
  3. 03Enter SalesTouch as the connector name.
  4. 04Paste the SalesTouch Remote MCP URL, leave the optional OAuth Client ID and Client Secret empty, then click Add.

SalesTouch Remote MCP URL

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Step 02

Connect your LinkedIn account

After you add the connector, Claude displays the SalesTouch connection page. Click Connect to open the OAuth flow, create or access your workspace, then connect the LinkedIn account Claude will use.

Success: Claude is connected to LinkedIn through SalesTouch.

After you add the connector

Connect SalesTouch, then connect Claude to LinkedIn

01 · Click Connect in Claude

After you add the custom connector, Claude shows the SalesTouch connection page. Click Connect to start the secure OAuth flow.

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  1. 01On the SalesTouch connector page in Claude, click Connect.
  2. 02Create your SalesTouch account, or sign in if you already have one.
  3. 03Connect the LinkedIn account and complete any verification request.
  4. 04Return to Claude when SalesTouch confirms the connection.

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Step 03

Open a Claude chat and send a test invitation

Open a fresh chat so Claude loads the newly connected SalesTouch tools, then ask it to invite SalesTouch founder Antoine and prepare a short follow-up message. This verifies the full connection with a real LinkedIn workflow.

Success: Claude confirms the invitation status and that the short message will follow after acceptance.

Claude prompt

Use the SalesTouch MCP to connect with SalesTouch founder Antoine at https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinedsh/. Introduce me using the context available in this chat and say that I just set up SalesTouch with Claude. Send a LinkedIn invitation, then a short message.

Sends or queues the invitation and schedules the short introduction to follow after acceptance.

Setup complete

Congrats, Claude is connected to LinkedIn.

SalesTouch is ready in Claude. You can now try one of the workflows below or start with your own LinkedIn task.

Ready-to-use prompts

3 LinkedIn workflows to try right now

Choose a workflow, adjust the highlighted detail, then paste the prompt into a fresh Claude chat.

Claude prompt

Use SalesTouch to research this LinkedIn profile and the associated company: [PASTE PROFILE URL]. Summarize the person's role, relevant company context, recent activity, and three useful conversation angles. Do not contact them.

Claude turns live profile and company context into a concise call briefing.

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From connector setup to LinkedIn workflow

Give your next Claude conversation controlled LinkedIn access.

Start with a read-only lookup. Approve invitations, messages, and publishing actions only when the result is ready.

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