Linkedin MCP vs Postforme MCP Pro

In-depth architectural comparison of the Linkedin MCP and Postforme MCP Pro MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Linkedin MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: LINKEDIN_MCP_SESSION_PATH.
• Primary tools included: whoami, health_check, close_session.

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Choose Postforme MCP Pro when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: POSTFORME_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: list_social_accounts, get_social_account, create_social_account.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Linkedin MCP devag7 Social Media	Postforme MCP Pro helbertparanhos Social Media
Summary	LinkedIn for AI assistants over an authenticated browser session — profiles, people/job/company search, feed, messaging, and gated writes (connect, message, post, react, comment) returned as structured JSON, with built-in rate limiting. npx -y linkedin-mcp-tools.	Post for Me MCP server with 27 typed tools to publish, schedule, edit, delete and analyze social posts across 9 platforms (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Bluesky, Threads), plus a postformeraw escape hatch and a readonly safety mode.
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devag7-linkedin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "linkedin-mcp-tools@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LINKEDIN_MCP_SESSION_PATH": "YOUR_LINKEDIN_MCP_SESSION_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helbertparanhos-postforme-mcp-pro": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "postforme-mcp-pro"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POSTFORME_API_KEY": "YOUR_POSTFORME_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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