A side-by-side look at the Ad Spy and Linkdapi The Best Linkedin Professional Data API MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Ad Spy for social media work; choose Linkdapi The Best Linkedin Professional Data API for social media. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A Ad Spy | L Linkdapi The Best Linkedin Professional Data API |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Ad Spy | View Linkdapi The Best Linkedin Professional Data API |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for Ad Spy yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
No confirmed install command for Linkdapi The Best Linkedin Professional Data API yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.