Can the current Linkydy MCP server search Sales Navigator directly?

No. The current search_by_url tool accepts standard linkedin.com/search/results/people URLs, not Sales Navigator URLs. Use the Linkydy extension inside Sales Navigator to collect results first; the MCP agent can then call list_leads, find_email, send_connection, and the campaign tools on the saved data.

Is using Sales Navigator leads with an AI agent against LinkedIn's terms?

LinkedIn's user agreement prohibits automated activity, so any automation carries risk. Linkydy keeps the session in your browser and auto-pauses on LinkedIn invite-limit or rate-limit signals. The MCP bridge has no artificial daily cap, so the agent should call get_safety_status and pace sends. You remain responsible for LinkedIn's terms.

How is this different from cookie-export scrapers?

Cookie-export tools ask you to hand your li_at session cookie to a cloud service, which then logs in as you from a datacenter IP — a pattern LinkedIn detects and penalizes. Linkydy never exports your session: the MCP server relays actions over a local WebSocket to the Chrome extension, which acts inside the browser where you are already logged in, from your own IP.

Which AI agents can work with leads collected from Sales Navigator?

Any compatible MCP client connected to linkydy-mcp can work with the Linkydy lead list, including Claude Desktop and Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot in VS Code, Windsurf, and supported ChatGPT Desktop builds. The MCP integration requires Linkydy Premium.

Sales Navigator to MCP Workflow — Linkydy Handoff Guide

The current Linkydy MCP server does not drive Sales Navigator search directly. Its URL tool only accepts standard linkedin.com/search/results/people/… pages. The useful workflow is a clean handoff: collect from Sales Navigator with the Chrome extension, then let your agent work with the same saved Linkydy lead list.

Important limitation: do not paste a Sales Navigator URL into search_by_url; the server will reject it. Use Linkydy's in-page Sales Navigator controls to save results first, or recreate exact filters in standard LinkedIn people search and pass that URL to the agent.

The accurate workflow

Filter in Sales Navigator

Use your own Sales Navigator seat to choose job title, company, geography, industry, past role, school, and other facets. Linkydy never proxies or resells your subscription.

Collect with the extension

Save matching profiles from the Sales Navigator page into the Linkydy CRM. Names, titles, companies, profile URLs, and statuses share the same local lead storage the MCP tools read.

Hand off to the agent

Ask the agent to call list_leads, review the saved segment, optionally call find_email per approved profile, then draft or send one supervised connection request at a time.

Connect your MCP client

Install Node.js 18+ and Linkydy. Sign in to LinkedIn and Sales Navigator in the same Chrome profile.
Open Linkydy dashboard → AI Agent (MCP) → copy the private pairing token. Premium unlocks the token and On switch.

Add the local server to your MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkydy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "linkydy-mcp"],
      "env": { "LINKYDY_TOKEN": "PASTE_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" }
    }
  }
}

Toggle Linkydy's MCP connection On. The server listens on 127.0.0.1:8765 for the extension. Client-specific guides: Claude · ChatGPT · Grok · Cursor.

Prompt after collecting Sales Navigator leads

I already collected the approved Sales Navigator results in Linkydy.

1. Call get_account and confirm the connection.
2. Call list_leads with filter: "Nordics e-commerce" and show me the
   names, titles, companies, locations, and profile URLs.
3. Wait for my approval before any write action.
4. For one approved profile at a time, call find_email if my Apollo.io
   key is configured, or draft a connection request under 200 characters.
5. Call get_safety_status before send_connection and pace sends.
6. Finish with get_campaign_stats.

Prompt examples that match the real tools

"List the leads I just saved from Sales Navigator. Filter for ‘logistics’ and show name, title, company, location, and status."

"For this approved profile URL, call find_email. If it says not_configured, remind me to add my Apollo.io API key in Linkydy."

"Call get_safety_status. Draft one invite under 200 characters with {{FIRST_NAME}} and {{COMPANY}}, show it to me, and wait before send_connection."

"React to the two most recent posts for this approved profile URL. Draft any comment first and wait for approval."

"Call get_campaign_stats and summarize sent, accepted, pending, and acceptance rate."

Safety model, accurately stated

Your seat, your session — collection and MCP actions run in your own Chrome profile. No password or cookie export.
No artificial MCP cap — use get_safety_status to report today's invite count and pace sends instead of bursting.
LinkedIn-triggered auto-pause — the extension stops when LinkedIn returns its own invite-limit or rate-limit signal.
Apollo key for email — find_email needs your own Apollo.io API key configured in Linkydy.
Browser-open requirement — Chrome and the Linkydy MCP switch must remain on for actions to execute.

Sales Navigator to MCP — hand saved leads to your AI agent

The accurate workflow

Filter in Sales Navigator

Collect with the extension

Hand off to the agent

Connect your MCP client

Prompt after collecting Sales Navigator leads

Prompt examples that match the real tools

Safety model, accurately stated

Sales Navigator + AI agents, answered

Turn a Sales Navigator search into an agent-ready lead list