lhremote: LinkedHelper Automation Toolkit

CLI and MCP server for LinkedHelper automation.

This project is brought to you by Alexey Pelykh.

What It Does

lhremote lets AI assistants (Claude, etc.) control LinkedHelper through the Model Context Protocol. It can:

• App management — detect, launch, and quit LinkedHelper instances
• Account & instance control — list accounts, start/stop instances, check status
• Campaign automation — create, configure, start, stop, and monitor campaigns with full action-chain management
• People import — import LinkedIn profile URLs into campaign target lists
• Profile queries — look up and search cached LinkedIn profiles from the local database
• Messaging — send direct messages, InMails, and connection requests; query messaging history and check for replies
• LinkedIn engagement — visit profiles, endorse skills, follow/unfollow, like posts, comment, and react
• Feed & post intelligence — read the LinkedIn feed, search posts, get post details, engagement stats, and engager lists
• Profile enrichment — extract emails, phones, socials, and company data from LinkedIn profiles
• LinkedIn search — build search URLs, resolve entity IDs, and query reference data for search filters
• Budget & throttle monitoring — check daily action limits and LinkedIn throttling status
• Action discovery — list available LinkedHelper action types with configuration schemas

Quick Start

npm install -g lhremote        # or: npx lhremote --help
lhremote launch-app            # start LinkedHelper with remote debugging
lhremote list-accounts         # find your LinkedIn account ID
lhremote start-instance        # start an instance (auto-selects single account)
lhremote campaign-create --file my-campaign.yaml   # create a campaign
lhremote import-people-from-urls <campaignId> --urls "https://www.linkedin.com/in/..."
lhremote campaign-start <campaignId> --person-ids <id1,id2,...>
lhremote campaign-status <campaignId>              # monitor progress

Pacing: LinkedIn monitors automated activity. See the Rate Limiting guide for recommended settings.

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 24
• LinkedHelper desktop application (requires a paid subscription)

Installation

npm install -g lhremote

Or run directly with npx:

npx lhremote --help

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "lhremote": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["lhremote", "mcp"]
        }
    }
}

Once configured, Claude can use all 68 tools directly. A typical workflow:

1. find-app — Detect a running LinkedHelper instance (or launch-app to start one)
2. list-accounts — See available LinkedIn accounts
3. start-instance — Start an instance for an account
4. describe-actions — Explore available action types
5. campaign-create — Create a campaign from YAML/JSON configuration
6. import-people-from-urls — Import target LinkedIn profiles into the campaign
7. campaign-start — Run the campaign
8. campaign-status / campaign-statistics — Monitor progress
9. query-messages / check-replies — Review messaging results

CLI Usage

The lhremote command provides the same functionality as the MCP server. Every MCP tool has a corresponding CLI command.

App Management

lhremote find-app [--json]
lhremote launch-app
lhremote quit-app

Account & Instance

lhremote list-accounts [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote start-instance <accountId> [--cdp-port <port>]
lhremote stop-instance <accountId> [--cdp-port <port>]
lhremote check-status [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

Campaigns

lhremote campaign-list [--include-archived] [--json]
lhremote campaign-create --file <path> | --yaml <config> | --json-input <config> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-get <campaignId> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-export <campaignId> [--format yaml|json] [--output <path>] [--cdp-port <port>]
lhremote campaign-update <campaignId> [--name <name>] [--description <text>] [--clear-description] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-delete <campaignId> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-erase <campaignId> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-start <campaignId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-stop <campaignId> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-status <campaignId> [--include-results] [--limit <n>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-statistics <campaignId> [--action-id <id>] [--max-errors <n>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-retry <campaignId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-list-people <campaignId> [--action-id <id>] [--status <status>] [--limit <n>] [--offset <n>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

Campaign Actions

lhremote campaign-add-action <campaignId> --name <name> --action-type <type> [--description <text>] [--cool-down <ms>] [--max-results <n>] [--action-settings <json>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-remove-action <campaignId> <actionId> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-update-action <campaignId> <actionId> [--name <name>] [--description <text>] [--clear-description] [--cool-down <ms>] [--max-results <n>] [--action-settings <json>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-reorder-actions <campaignId> --action-ids <ids> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-move-next <campaignId> <actionId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

Campaign Targeting

lhremote campaign-exclude-list <campaignId> [--action-id <id>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-exclude-add <campaignId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--action-id <id>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-exclude-remove <campaignId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--action-id <id>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote campaign-remove-people <campaignId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote import-people-from-urls <campaignId> --urls <urls> | --urls-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote collect-people <campaignId> <sourceUrl> [--limit <n>] [--max-pages <n>] [--page-size <n>] [--source-type <type>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

Collections

lhremote list-collections [--json]
lhremote create-collection <name> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote delete-collection <collectionId> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote add-people-to-collection <collectionId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote remove-people-from-collection <collectionId> --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote import-people-from-collection <collectionId> <campaignId> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

Profiles & Messaging

lhremote query-profile --person-id <id> | --public-id <slug> [--include-positions] [--json]
lhremote query-profiles [--query <text>] [--company <name>] [--include-history] [--limit <n>] [--offset <n>] [--json]
lhremote query-profiles-bulk --person-id <id>... | --public-id <slug>... [--include-positions] [--json]
lhremote query-messages [--person-id <id>] [--chat-id <id>] [--search <text>] [--limit <n>] [--offset <n>] [--json]
lhremote check-replies [--since <timestamp>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote scrape-messaging-history --person-ids <ids> | --person-ids-file <path> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

LinkedIn Actions

lhremote visit-profile --person-id <id> | --url <url> [--extract-current-organizations] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote endorse-skills --person-id <id> | --url <url> [--skill-name <name>]... [--limit <n>] [--skip-if-not-endorsable] [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote enrich-profile --person-id <id> | --url <url> [--enrich-profile-info] [--enrich-phones] [--enrich-emails] [--enrich-socials] [--enrich-companies] [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote follow-person --person-id <id> | --url <url> [--mode <follow|unfollow>] [--skip-if-unfollowable] [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote like-person-posts --person-id <id> | --url <url> [--number-of-articles <n>] [--number-of-posts <n>] [--max-age-of-articles <days>] [--max-age-of-posts <days>] [--should-add-comment] [--message-template <json>] [--skip-if-not-liked] [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote message-person --person-id <id> | --url <url> --message-template <json> [--subject-template <json>] [--reject-if-replied] [--reject-if-messaged] [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote send-invite --person-id <id> | --url <url> [--message-template <json>] [--save-as-lead-sn] [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote send-inmail --person-id <id> | --url <url> --message-template <json> [--subject-template <json>] [--reject-if-replied] [--proceed-on-out-of-credits] [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote remove-connection --person-id <id> | --url <url> [--keep-campaign] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

Feed & Posts

lhremote get-feed [--count <n>] [--cursor <token>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote get-post <postUrl> [--comment-count <n>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote get-post-stats <postUrl> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote get-profile-activity <profile> [--count <n>] [--cursor <token>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote search-posts <query> [--count <n>] [--cursor <n>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote comment-on-post --url <url> --text <text> [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote react-to-post <postUrl> [--type <like|celebrate|support|love|insightful|funny>] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote react-to-comment <postUrl> <commentUrn> [--type <like|celebrate|support|love|insightful|funny>] [--dry-run] [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

LinkedIn Search & Reference

lhremote build-url <sourceType> [--keywords <keywords>] [--current-company <id>]... [--past-company <id>]... [--geo <id>]... [--industry <id>]... [--school <id>]... [--network <code>]... [--profile-language <code>]... [--service-category <id>]... [--filter <spec>]... [--slug <slug>] [--id <id>] [--json]
lhremote resolve-entity <entityType> <query> [--limit <n>] [--json]
lhremote list-reference-data <dataType> [--json]

Utilities

lhremote describe-actions [--category <category>] [--type <type>] [--json]
lhremote get-errors [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote dismiss-errors [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote get-action-budget [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]
lhremote get-throttle-status [--cdp-port <port>] [--json]

MCP Tools

Common Parameters

Most tools and CLI commands connect to LinkedHelper via the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). In addition to the tool-specific parameters listed below, all CDP-connected tools accept:

Parameter	CLI Flag	Type	Default	Description
cdpPort	--cdp-port	number	9222	CDP debugging port
cdpHost	--cdp-host	string	127.0.0.1	CDP host address
allowRemote	--allow-remote	boolean	false	Allow connections to non-loopback addresses

Security warning: Enabling allowRemote permits CDP connections to remote hosts. CDP is an unsandboxed protocol that grants full control over the target browser — equivalent to remote code execution. Only enable this when the network path between your machine and the target host is fully secured (e.g., SSH tunnel, VPN, or trusted LAN).

App Management

find-app

Detect running LinkedHelper application instances and their CDP connection details.

No parameters.

launch-app

Launch the LinkedHelper application with remote debugging enabled.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	auto-select	CDP port to use
force	boolean	No	false	Kill existing LinkedHelper processes before launching

quit-app

Quit the LinkedHelper application.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Account & Instance

list-accounts

List available LinkedHelper accounts. Returns account ID, LinkedIn ID, name, and email for each account.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

start-instance

Start a LinkedHelper instance for a LinkedIn account.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
accountId	number	No	auto-select if single account	Account ID
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

stop-instance

Stop a running LinkedHelper instance.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
accountId	number	No	auto-select if single account	Account ID
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

check-status

Check LinkedHelper connection status, running instances, and database health.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Campaigns

campaign-list

List existing campaigns with summary statistics.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
includeArchived	boolean	No	false	Include archived campaigns
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-create

Create a new campaign from YAML or JSON configuration.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
config	string	Yes	—	Campaign configuration in YAML or JSON format
format	string	No	yaml	Configuration format (yaml or json)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-get

Get detailed campaign information including action chain.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-export

Export campaign configuration as YAML or JSON.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
format	string	No	yaml	Export format (yaml or json)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-update

Update a campaign's name and/or description.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
name	string	No	—	New campaign name
description	string	No	—	New description (empty string to clear)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-delete

Delete (archive) a campaign.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-erase

Permanently erase a campaign and all related data from the database. This is irreversible — unlike campaign-delete (which archives), this removes all campaign data permanently.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-start

Start a campaign with specified target persons. Returns immediately (async execution).

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to target
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-stop

Stop a running campaign.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-status

Check campaign execution status and results.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
includeResults	boolean	No	false	Include execution results
limit	number	No	20	Max results to return
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-statistics

Get per-action statistics for a campaign.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
actionId	number	No	—	Filter to a specific action
maxErrors	number	No	5	Max top errors per action
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-retry

Reset specified people for re-run in a campaign.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to retry
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Campaign Actions

campaign-add-action

Add a new action to a campaign's action chain. Use describe-actions to explore available action types.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
name	string	Yes	—	Display name for the action
actionType	string	Yes	—	Action type (e.g., VisitAndExtract, MessageToPerson)
description	string	No	—	Action description
coolDown	number	No	—	Milliseconds between executions
maxResults	number	No	—	Max results per iteration (-1 for unlimited)
actionSettings	object	No	—	Action-specific settings
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-remove-action

Remove an action from a campaign's action chain.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
actionId	number	Yes	—	Action ID to remove
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-update-action

Update an existing action's configuration in a campaign. Only provided fields are changed.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
actionId	number	Yes	—	Action ID to update
name	string	No	—	New display name
description	string | null	No	—	New description (null to clear)
coolDown	number	No	—	Milliseconds between executions
maxActionResultsPerIteration	number	No	—	Max results per iteration (-1 for unlimited)
actionSettings	string	No	—	Action-specific settings as JSON (merged with existing)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-reorder-actions

Reorder actions in a campaign's action chain.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
actionIds	number[]	Yes	—	Action IDs in desired order
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-move-next

Move people from one action to the next in a campaign.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
actionId	number	Yes	—	Action ID to move people from
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to move
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Campaign Targeting

campaign-exclude-list

View the exclude list for a campaign or action.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
actionId	number	No	—	Action ID (for action-level list)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-exclude-add

Add people to a campaign or action exclude list.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to exclude
actionId	number	No	—	Action ID (for action-level list)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-exclude-remove

Remove people from a campaign or action exclude list.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to remove from exclude list
actionId	number	No	—	Action ID (for action-level list)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-list-people

List people assigned to a campaign with their processing status.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
actionId	number	No	—	Filter to a specific action
status	string	No	—	Filter by status (queued, processed, successful, failed)
limit	number	No	20	Max results
offset	number	No	0	Pagination offset
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

campaign-remove-people

Remove people from a campaign's target list entirely. This is the inverse of import-people-from-urls.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to remove
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

import-people-from-urls

Import LinkedIn profile URLs into a campaign action target list. Idempotent — previously imported URLs are skipped.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID
urls	string[]	Yes	—	LinkedIn profile URLs
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

collect-people

Collect people from a LinkedIn page into a campaign. Detects the source type from the URL automatically.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID to collect into
sourceUrl	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn page URL (search results, company people, group members)
limit	number	No	—	Max profiles to collect
maxPages	number	No	—	Max pages to process
pageSize	number	No	—	Results per page
sourceType	string	No	—	Explicit source type (bypasses URL detection)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Collections

list-collections

List all LinkedHelper collections (Lists) with people counts.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

create-collection

Create a new named LinkedHelper collection (List).

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	Yes	—	Name for the new collection
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

delete-collection

Delete a LinkedHelper collection (List) and all its people associations.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
collectionId	number	Yes	—	Collection ID to delete
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

add-people-to-collection

Add people to a LinkedHelper collection. Idempotent — adding an already-present person is a no-op.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
collectionId	number	Yes	—	Collection ID
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to add
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

remove-people-from-collection

Remove people from a LinkedHelper collection.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
collectionId	number	Yes	—	Collection ID
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs to remove
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

import-people-from-collection

Import all people from a LinkedHelper collection into a campaign. Large sets are automatically chunked.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
collectionId	number	Yes	—	Collection ID to import from
campaignId	number	Yes	—	Campaign ID to import into
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Profiles & Messaging

query-profile

Look up a cached LinkedIn profile from the local database by person ID or public ID.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID
publicId	string	No	—	LinkedIn public ID (URL slug)
includePositions	boolean	No	false	Include full position history (career history)

query-profiles

Search for profiles in the local database with name, headline, or company filters.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	No	—	Search name or headline
company	string	No	—	Filter by company
includeHistory	boolean	No	false	Also search past positions (company history), not just current
limit	number	No	20	Max results
offset	number	No	0	Pagination offset

query-profiles-bulk

Look up multiple cached LinkedIn profiles in a single call.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personIds	number[]	No	—	Look up by internal person IDs
publicIds	string[]	No	—	Look up by LinkedIn public IDs (URL slugs)
includePositions	boolean	No	false	Include full position history

query-messages

Query messaging history from the local database.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Filter by person ID
chatId	number	No	—	Show specific conversation thread
search	string	No	—	Search message text
limit	number	No	20	Max results
offset	number	No	0	Pagination offset

check-replies

Check for new message replies from LinkedIn.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
since	string	No	—	Only show replies after this ISO timestamp
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

scrape-messaging-history

Scrape messaging history from LinkedIn for specified people into the local database. This is a long-running operation that may take several minutes.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personIds	number[]	Yes	—	Person IDs whose messaging history should be scraped
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

LinkedIn Actions

visit-profile

Visit a LinkedIn profile via LinkedHelper's VisitAndExtract action and return the extracted profile data. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
extractCurrentOrganizations	boolean	No	false	Extract current company info during visit
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

endorse-skills

Endorse skills on a LinkedIn profile via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
skillNames	string[]	No	—	Specific skill names to endorse (mutually exclusive with limit)
limit	number	No	—	Max number of skills to endorse (mutually exclusive with skillNames)
skipIfNotEndorsable	boolean	No	true	Skip if person has no endorsable skills
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

enrich-profile

Enrich a LinkedIn profile by extracting additional data (emails, phones, socials, company info) via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
profileInfo	object	No	—	Enrich profile info (shouldEnrich required)
phones	object	No	—	Enrich phone numbers (shouldEnrich required)
emails	object	No	—	Enrich email addresses (shouldEnrich required)
socials	object	No	—	Enrich social profiles (shouldEnrich required)
companies	object	No	—	Enrich company data (shouldEnrich required)
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

follow-person

Follow or unfollow a LinkedIn profile via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
mode	string	No	follow	follow or unfollow
skipIfUnfollowable	boolean	No	true	Skip if person cannot be unfollowed
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

like-person-posts

Like and optionally comment on posts and articles by a LinkedIn profile via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
numberOfArticles	number	No	—	Number of articles to like
numberOfPosts	number	No	—	Number of posts to like
maxAgeOfArticles	number	No	—	Maximum age of articles in days
maxAgeOfPosts	number	No	—	Maximum age of posts in days
shouldAddComment	boolean	No	false	Also add a comment to liked posts/articles
messageTemplate	string	No	—	Comment text template as JSON (required when shouldAddComment is true)
skipIfNotLiked	boolean	No	true	Skip if nothing was liked
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

message-person

Send a direct message to a 1st-degree LinkedIn connection via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
messageTemplate	string	Yes	—	Message template as JSON
subjectTemplate	string	No	—	Subject line template as JSON
rejectIfReplied	boolean	No	false	Skip if person already replied
rejectIfMessaged	boolean	No	false	Skip if already messaged
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

send-invite

Send a LinkedIn connection request via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
messageTemplate	string	No	—	Invitation message template as JSON (empty for no message)
saveAsLeadSN	boolean	No	false	Save as lead in Sales Navigator
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

send-inmail

Send an InMail message to a LinkedIn member (no connection required) via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
messageTemplate	string	Yes	—	InMail body template as JSON
subjectTemplate	string	No	—	InMail subject line template as JSON
rejectIfReplied	boolean	No	false	Skip if person already replied
proceedOnOutOfCredits	boolean	No	false	Continue even when InMail credits are exhausted
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

remove-connection

Remove a person from 1st-degree LinkedIn connections (unfriend) via an ephemeral campaign. Deducts from the daily action budget.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
personId	number	No	—	Internal person ID (provide this or url)
url	string	No	—	LinkedIn profile URL (provide this or personId)
keepCampaign	boolean	No	false	Archive the ephemeral campaign instead of deleting it
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Feed & Posts

get-feed

Read the LinkedIn home feed. Returns structured post data with cursor-based pagination.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
count	number	No	10	Number of posts per page
cursor	string	No	—	Cursor token from a previous call for the next page
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

get-post

Get detailed data for a single LinkedIn post including its comment thread.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
postUrl	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn post URL or URN
commentCount	number	No	100	Maximum number of comments to load (0 to skip)
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

get-post-stats

Get engagement statistics for a LinkedIn post: reaction count (broken down by type), comment count, and share count.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
postUrl	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn post URL or URN
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

get-post-engagers

List people who engaged with a LinkedIn post (reacted, etc.) with their profile info and engagement type. Supports pagination. MCP tool only — no CLI command.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
postUrl	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn post URL or URN
start	number	No	0	Pagination offset
count	number	No	20	Number of engagers per page
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

get-profile-activity

Get recent posts/activity from a LinkedIn profile with cursor-based pagination.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
profile	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn profile public ID or URL
count	number	No	10	Number of posts per page
cursor	string	No	—	Cursor token from a previous call for the next page
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

search-posts

Search LinkedIn for posts by keyword or hashtag. Returns structured post data with cursor-based pagination.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	—	Search query — keywords or hashtag
count	number	No	10	Number of results per page
cursor	number	No	—	Index-based cursor from a previous call for the next page
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

comment-on-post

Post a comment on a LinkedIn post. Checks action budget before attempting.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
postUrl	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn post URL
text	string	Yes	—	Comment text to post
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

react-to-post

React to a LinkedIn post with a specific reaction type.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
postUrl	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn post URL
reactionType	string	No	like	like, celebrate, support, love, insightful, or funny
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

react-to-comment

React to a specific LinkedIn comment with a specific reaction type. Use this for the organic-engagement pattern of acknowledging a reply (e.g., the post author replied to your comment) without extending the thread. Mirrors react-to-post semantics scoped to one comment via its URN (as returned by get-post's commentUrn field).

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
postUrl	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn post URL containing the target comment
commentUrn	string	Yes	—	Comment URN (e.g. urn:li:comment:(activity:1234567890,9876543210))
reactionType	string	No	like	like, celebrate, support, love, insightful, or funny
dryRun	boolean	No	false	When true, detects current reaction state without clicking
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

LinkedIn Search & Reference

build-linkedin-url

Build a LinkedIn URL for any supported source type. Supports SearchPage (basic search with faceted filters), SNSearchPage (Sales Navigator), and parameterised templates for company, school, group, and event pages. CLI command: build-url.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
sourceType	string	Yes	—	LinkedIn source type (e.g., SearchPage, SNSearchPage, OrganizationPeople)
keywords	string	No	—	Search keywords
currentCompany	string[]	No	—	Current company IDs (SearchPage)
pastCompany	string[]	No	—	Past company IDs (SearchPage)
geoUrn	string[]	No	—	Geographic URN IDs (SearchPage)
industry	string[]	No	—	Industry IDs (SearchPage)
school	string[]	No	—	School IDs (SearchPage)
network	string[]	No	—	Connection degree codes: F, S, O (SearchPage)
profileLanguage	string[]	No	—	Profile language codes (SearchPage)
serviceCategory	string[]	No	—	Service category IDs (SearchPage)
filters	object[]	No	—	Sales Navigator filters (SNSearchPage) — each with type, values[]
slug	string	No	—	Company or school slug (OrganizationPeople, Alumni)
id	string	No	—	Entity ID (Group, Event, SNListPage, etc.)

resolve-linkedin-entity

Resolve human-readable names (company names, locations, schools) to LinkedIn entity IDs via LinkedIn's public typeahead endpoint. No authentication and no running LinkedHelper instance required. CLI command: resolve-entity.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	Yes	—	Search query (e.g., company name, city)
entityType	string	Yes	—	COMPANY, GEO, or SCHOOL

list-linkedin-reference-data

List LinkedIn reference data for finite enumerations (industries, seniority levels, functions, company sizes, connection degrees, profile languages). Use this to discover valid IDs for search filters. CLI command: list-reference-data.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
dataType	string	Yes	—	INDUSTRY, SENIORITY, FUNCTION, COMPANY_SIZE, CONNECTION_DEGREE, or PROFILE_LANGUAGE

Utilities

describe-actions

List available LinkedHelper action types with descriptions and configuration schemas.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
category	string	No	—	Filter by category (people, messaging, engagement, crm, workflow)
actionType	string	No	—	Get details for a specific action type

get-errors

Query current LinkedHelper UI errors, dialogs, and blocking popups.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

dismiss-errors

Dismiss closable error popups in the LinkedHelper instance UI by clicking their close/OK buttons. Recommended after UIBlockedError.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

get-action-budget

Get daily action budget showing limit types, thresholds, and today's usage from LH campaigns and CDP-direct actions.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

get-throttle-status

Check if LinkedIn is currently throttling the account.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
cdpPort	number	No	9222	CDP port

Known Limitations

• Platform support: LinkedHelper runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Binary paths are detected automatically but can be overridden with the LINKEDHELPER_PATH environment variable.
• Instance startup time: Starting an instance loads LinkedIn, which may take up to 45 seconds.
• Profile data is cached: query-profile and query-profiles search the local LinkedHelper database. Profiles must have been visited or imported by LinkedHelper to appear in results.
• Messaging scrape is slow: scrape-messaging-history navigates LinkedIn's messaging UI and can take several minutes depending on conversation volume.
• Same-machine requirement: lhremote must run on the same machine as LinkedHelper. CDP connections are localhost-only by default (for security), and database access requires direct file system access to the LinkedHelper SQLite database.

Troubleshooting

LinkedHelper is not running

Error: LinkedHelper is not running (no CDP endpoint at port 9222)

Solution: Use launch-app to start LinkedHelper, or start it manually. lhremote communicates with LinkedHelper via the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP), which requires the application to be running.

LinkedHelper is unreachable

Error: LinkedHelper processes detected but CDP endpoint is unreachable

Solution: LinkedHelper is running but its CDP port is not responding. This typically means a stale or zombie process. Use launch-app --force to kill stale processes and relaunch, or manually restart LinkedHelper.

Application binary not found

Error: LinkedHelper application binary not found. Set LINKEDHELPER_PATH to override.

Solution: Install LinkedHelper from linkedhelper.com. If installed in a non-standard location, set the LINKEDHELPER_PATH environment variable to the binary path.

No accounts found

Error: No accounts found.

Solution: Open LinkedHelper and configure at least one LinkedIn account before using lhremote.

Multiple accounts found

Error: Multiple accounts found. Specify accountId. Use list-accounts to see available accounts.

Solution: Use list-accounts to see available accounts, then pass the desired accountId to start-instance, stop-instance, or other tools.

No instance running

Error: No LinkedHelper instance is running. Use start-instance first.

Solution: Run start-instance before using campaign or messaging tools. An instance must be running to interact with LinkedIn.

Instance initialization timeout

Error: Instance started but failed to initialize within timeout.

Solution: The instance was started but took too long to finish loading. This can happen on slow connections. Try again; the instance may still be starting in the background. Use check-status to verify.

Database not found

Error: No database found for account

Solution: The LinkedHelper database file is missing for the specified account. Ensure the account has been used at least once in LinkedHelper so that a local database has been created.

Disclaimer

lhremote is an independent project not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to:

• LinkedIn or LinkedIn Corporation
• LinkedHelper or its parent company

LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation. LinkedHelper is a trademark of its respective owner.

Purpose

This project enables interoperability between automation tools and LinkedHelper, as permitted under DMCA § 1201(f). Implementation is based on publicly observable behavior (Chrome DevTools Protocol) without access to protected source code.

What This Project Does NOT Do

• Circumvent copy protection or licensing
• Bypass LinkedHelper authentication
• Enable use without a valid LinkedHelper subscription
• Provide access to LinkedIn without LinkedHelper

User Responsibility

Use of lhremote requires a valid LinkedHelper subscription and is subject to LinkedHelper's and LinkedIn's terms of service. Users accept all responsibility for compliance.

Ethical Use

This tool is for legitimate productivity. Do NOT use for spam, scraping at scale, or harassment.

License

AGPL-3.0-only — For commercial licensing, contact the maintainer.