--- url: "https://taplio.com/blog/install-taplio-claude-skills" title: "How to Install Taplio's Claude Skills for LinkedIn (Step by Step)" description: "Install Taplio's 26 free Claude skills for LinkedIn with one npx command, in Claude Code, Claude.ai or Cursor, and connect the Taplio MCP every skill requires." type: blog h1: "How to Install Taplio's Claude Skills for LinkedIn (Step by Step)" author: "Virgile Donadieu" date_published: "Sep 28, 2026" date_modified: "Sep 24, 2026" lastmod: 2026-07-17 image: "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a5a2f838f00ef800e2ec30e_6a5a2f819f0d25b34c2cd276_install-taplio-claude-skills-cover.avif" fetched_at: 2026-10-06T09:08:13.416Z --- [Blog](https://taplio.com/blog)[Best LinkedIn Practices](https://taplio.com/blog)[How to Install Taplio's Claude Skills for LinkedIn (Step by Step)](https://taplio.com/blog/install-taplio-claude-skills) # How to Install Taplio's Claude Skills for LinkedIn (Step by Step) ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a16eebc91ce79a3d49b13a1_1762982557251.jpeg) Virgile Donadieu Lead Growth @Taplio ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a5a2f838f00ef800e2ec30e_6a5a2f819f0d25b34c2cd276_install-taplio-claude-skills-cover.avif) ## Key Takeaways 1. **Installing Taplio's Claude skills for LinkedIn:** one command, npx skills add TaplioOfficial/taplio-linkedin-claude-skills, installs all 26 free skills, but every skill requires the Taplio MCP at https://mcp.taplio.com, which signs in with a Taplio account since Taplio has no free plan. 2. **The other install routes:** copy any skills/linkedin-/ folder from GitHub into ~/.claude/skills/, upload each skill as a .zip in Claude.ai under Settings, Capabilities, Skills, or load it as a system prompt in an MCP client such as Cursor. 3. **The number that decides:** all 26 skills are free, while the Taplio account behind the MCP starts at $39/month on Starter ($32/month billed yearly) with a 7-day free trial, per taplio.com/pricing. 4. **Before installing, check:** which client runs the workflow (Claude Code, Claude.ai, the desktop app, Cowork or Cursor), whether a terminal is available (the custom connector route needs none), and which of the 6 skill groups is needed: writing, research, strategy, analytics, engagement or networking. 5. **Decision rule:** connect the MCP first, since a skill stops at get\_me without it, then start with the post writer and hook generator to publish, the analytics interpreter to diagnose, or the daily engagement routine to grow through comments. Taplio ships 26 free Claude skills for LinkedIn, and one command installs all of them. Each skill is a small SKILL.md file that teaches Claude one LinkedIn job the way a specialist does it: write a post, find hooks, plan a month of content, or answer the comments waiting under your posts. There is one catch. The skills run on the Taplio MCP, the live connection between Claude and your LinkedIn account. Without it, a skill stops at its first step and asks you to connect it. At the end of this guide, you will have both in place, whichever way you use Claude, and your first draft saved on your account. ## Taplio's 26 Claude skills cover 6 LinkedIn jobs The library covers the full LinkedIn workflow, from the first draft to the first conversation: - **Content writing (6):** post writer, hook generator, carousel builder, repurposer, story extractor, CTA optimizer. - **Research and inspiration (4):** niche creator finder, viral post analyzer, trending topics scanner, swipe file builder. - **Strategy and profile (5):** niche definer, content pillars builder, audience persona builder, content calendar planner, profile optimizer. - **Analytics (2):** post performance critic, analytics interpreter. - **Engagement (7):** comment opportunity finder, smart comment writer, comment reply manager, warm lead finder, engagement watchlist builder, daily engagement routine, engagement tracker. - **Networking (2):** connection request hook, DM opener. The engagement and networking skills joined the library in September 2026. They use the MCP's comment tools to find posts worth a comment, draft replies to the comments under your posts, and spot the commenters worth a conversation. None of them posts a comment without your explicit go. ## Every skill needs the Taplio MCP, with no plain-prompt fallback Every SKILL.md opens with a **Requires the Taplio MCP** section. The skill calls `get_me` first to load your role, audience, topics and language. If the MCP does not answer, the skill stops and explains how to connect it. That choice is deliberate. A LinkedIn skill that cannot see your account writes generic content. With the MCP connected, the writing skills read the posts you published with `list_posts`, check what performed with `get_post_analytics`, and pull proven examples from Taplio's index of high-performing posts with `search_inspiration`. The skills are free. The MCP signs in with your Taplio account, which starts at $39/month on Starter ($32/month billed yearly), with a 7-day free trial on every plan. So connect the MCP first, then install the skills. ## Step 1. Connect the Taplio MCP to Claude **As a custom connector (Claude.ai, desktop app, Cowork, no terminal):** open Settings, go to Connectors, click Add custom connector, paste the server URL, and sign in with your Taplio account. `https://mcp.taplio.com` ![Adding the Taplio MCP as a custom connector in Claude, no terminal needed](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a351f9426036856249740d6_6a351f9070728936a1946118_li-connectors.png) Adding the Taplio MCP as a custom connector in Claude, no terminal needed **In the terminal (Claude Code):** `claude mcp add --transport http taplio https://mcp.taplio.com` On the first call you sign in with your Taplio account, and the MCP acts as you from then on. Cursor and other MCP clients take the same URL in their MCP settings. For the 27 tools the MCP exposes, see the [Taplio LinkedIn MCP](https://www.taplio.com/taplio-linkedin-mcp) page. ## Step 2. Install all 26 skills with one command in Claude Code The fastest route is the skills.sh installer. Run this in a terminal: `npx skills add TaplioOfficial/taplio-linkedin-claude-skills` The command reads the repo, finds the 26 skills and copies the ones you pick into your skills folder. Reload Claude Code, and each skill is available by name. Prefer to do it by hand? Every skill lives at `skills/linkedin-/SKILL.md` in the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/TaplioOfficial/taplio-linkedin-claude-skills). Copy any `skills/linkedin-/` folder into `~/.claude/skills/` and reload. Keep the folder: Claude Code looks for a SKILL.md inside a folder named after the skill. ### The shortcut is to ask Claude Code to install them If you already work in Claude Code, skip the terminal. Paste the repo link and ask it to install the skills for you: `Install the Claude skills from https://github.com/TaplioOfficial/taplio-linkedin-claude-skills into my skills folder` Claude Code clones the repo, copies the skill folders into `~/.claude/skills/`, and tells you when they are ready. ## Step 3. Upload the skills in Claude.ai, the desktop app or Cowork No terminal? Open the [Claude Skills for LinkedIn](https://www.taplio.com/claude-skills-for-linkedin) library and click **Download all skills** to get the bundle. It follows the repo structure: one `skills/linkedin-/` folder per skill. ![The Claude Skills for LinkedIn library, with Download all skills and Browse the 26 skills](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6ab52fb9fb86eb13513e1f1b_6ab52bfd84a29b8b5d995d70_inst-skills-library-hero-26.png) Download the whole bundle, or browse the 26 skills and pick the ones you need In Claude, open Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, and upload each skill you want as a .zip of its folder. Each skill also has its own page with a **Download SKILL.md** button, a **Copy markdown** button and a **See on GitHub** link. ![A Claude skill detail page with Download SKILL.md, Copy markdown and See on GitHub](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/695b9ec3eda25c5e9d732e90/6a3552bed545e60b57670590_6a3551944b96c0f27ab8a130_inst-skill-detail-postwriter.png) Every skill page: download the file, copy it, or view it on GitHub In Cursor or any other MCP-capable client, add the Taplio MCP, then load the skill as a skill or paste everything below its frontmatter as a system prompt. The skill runs the same way, as long as the MCP answers. ## Step 4. Run your first skill and approve what it drafts With the MCP connected and the skills installed, ask for a real job: `use the linkedin-hook-generator skill to write 10 hooks about cold outreach, then draft a post from the best one and save it as a draft` The skill loads your profile with `get_me`, checks what works in your niche, writes the hooks, and saves the post as a draft on your Taplio account. To try the engagement side, ask for your daily session: `use the linkedin-daily-engagement-routine skill` It lists the comments waiting under your posts, picks posts worth a comment from your feeds, and drafts every reply. Nothing leaves your account until you approve it. Publishing a post and committing a comment always wait for your explicit go. If you remember one thing: connect the MCP first, then install the skills, because a skill without the MCP stops at its first step. Need an account for the MCP? [Start your 7-day Taplio free trial](https://app.taplio.com/signin?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=install-taplio-claude-skills), then come back to Step 1. ## FAQ ### Are Taplio's Claude skills free? Yes. All 26 skills are free and public on GitHub. They run on the Taplio MCP, which needs a Taplio account. Plans start at $39/month, and every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. ### Do the skills work without the Taplio MCP? No. Every SKILL.md opens with a Requires the Taplio MCP section. The skill calls get\_me first, and if the MCP is not connected it stops and walks you through setup instead of guessing. There is no plain-prompt fallback. ### What is the fastest way to install Taplio's Claude skills? Run npx skills add TaplioOfficial/taplio-linkedin-claude-skills in a terminal. The command reads the repo, finds the 26 skills and copies the ones you pick into your skills folder. Then connect the Taplio MCP and reload Claude Code. ### Where do Claude Code skills go? In ~/.claude/skills/. Each skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file inside, for example ~/.claude/skills/linkedin-post-writer/SKILL.md. Reload Claude Code and invoke the skill by name. ### Where is the GitHub repo? At github.com/TaplioOfficial/taplio-linkedin-claude-skills. Each skill lives in skills/linkedin-name/SKILL.md, the standard format that Claude Code, Cowork and skills.sh recognize. ### Do I need Claude Code to use the skills? No. In Claude.ai, the desktop app or Cowork, upload each skill as a .zip of its folder under Settings, Capabilities, Skills. In Cursor or another MCP client, add the Taplio MCP and load the skill as a system prompt. The MCP itself installs as a custom connector, no terminal needed. ### Can the skills publish posts or comments on my behalf? Only with your explicit go. The skills save drafts and comment drafts. Publishing a post and committing a comment always wait for your confirmation, and a committed comment is only reported as posted once the MCP confirms it went live. ### Which skill should I install first? Start with the post writer and the hook generator if you publish, the analytics interpreter if you want to know what works, or the daily engagement routine if you grow through comments. The command installs all 26 anyway, so you can switch later.