linkedin-search
Search your LinkedIn posts/shares by topic, find connections by title or company, and get LinkedIn statistics. Use when analyzing your LinkedIn data, finding specific connections, or reviewing past posts and shares.
When & Why to Use This Skill
The LinkedIn Search skill empowers users to transform their personal LinkedIn data archives into a searchable, actionable knowledge base. It solves the difficulty of navigating LinkedIn's native interface for historical data by providing instant, keyword-based retrieval of past posts and shares. Additionally, it streamlines professional networking by allowing users to filter their existing connections by specific job titles and companies, making it an invaluable tool for lead generation, personal branding, and relationship management.
Use Cases
- Content Audit & Repurposing: Quickly find all previous posts you've written about specific topics like 'AI' or 'SaaS' to reference them in new content or analyze past engagement.
- Targeted Outreach: Identify specific individuals within your existing network who hold 'Founder' or 'CTO' roles at target companies for warm introductions or business development.
- Network Analytics: Generate high-level statistics of your LinkedIn activity and connection growth to track your professional influence and networking progress over time.
- Historical Reference: Retrieve specific shares or professional updates from your history when you need to verify past communications or find a shared link from months or years ago.
| name | linkedin-search |
|---|---|
| description | Search your LinkedIn posts/shares by topic, find connections by title or company, and get LinkedIn statistics. Use when analyzing your LinkedIn data, finding specific connections, or reviewing past posts and shares. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Bash(python3:*) |
LinkedIn Search
Search your LinkedIn data archive to find posts by topic, connections by role/company, and view statistics.
Setup
- Download your LinkedIn data export from LinkedIn Settings → Get a copy of your data
- Copy the ZIP to the watch folder:
mkdir -p ~/.linkedin-exports cp ~/Downloads/Complete_LinkedInDataExport_*.zip ~/.linkedin-exports/
That's it! Dependencies install automatically on first use.
Usage
Search posts/shares:
python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/linkedin-search/linkedin_search.py search-shares --query "AI"
Find connections:
python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/linkedin-search/linkedin_search.py find-connections --title "founder" --company "microsoft"
Multi-keyword search:
python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/linkedin-search/linkedin_search.py search-connections-keywords --keywords founder gtm
Get statistics:
python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/linkedin-search/linkedin_search.py stats
How it works
- First query: auto-installs deps, extracts ZIP, loads to SQLite, creates indexes
- Subsequent queries: uses cached database (instant)
- New export: auto-detects and reloads when newer ZIP found in
~/.linkedin-exports/
Examples
"Did I write about AI?" → search-shares --query "AI"
"Find GTM agency founders" → search-connections-keywords --keywords founder gtm
"How many posts?" → stats