linkedin-login

name	linkedin-login
description	Log into LinkedIn in the shared headed Chrome. Auto-mode if .env has LINKEDIN_USERNAME / LINKEDIN_PASSWORD set; pauses for any verification PIN that LinkedIn requires on a new device fingerprint. Logs the form refs found. Use when the user says "log into linkedin" or runs /linkedin-login.
allowed-tools	Bash(agent-browser *) Bash(mkdir *) Bash(test *) Bash(date *) Bash(grep *) Bash(cat *) Bash(cut *) Read(.env)

LinkedIn login

State path (backup): ~/.config/agent-browser/linkedin-default.json Log path: ~/.social-skills/logs/login/linkedin-default-<timestamp>.json Reference: docs/platforms/linkedin.md.

.env uses unsplit LINKEDIN_USERNAME / LINKEDIN_PASSWORD (single LinkedIn account; no per-label split unlike Instagram).

Snapshot tabs (for cleanup at end)

# Record the current tab set so the final step can close anything we spawn.
# No-op behaviorally when config/brand.json has keep_tabs_open: true.
# Note: a NEW LinkedIn tab created here (when none existed) is protected by
# the essential_tabs whitelist in the closer — it won't be touched.
# See AGENTS.md → "Spawned-tab cleanup".
TAB_BASELINE="${HOME}/.social-skills/state/tab-baseline-linkedin-login.json"
bash scripts/tab_baseline_save.sh "$TAB_BASELINE"

Find or open the LinkedIn tab

# Find the existing LinkedIn tab and switch into it; opens the login URL ONLY
# if no linkedin.com tab exists. NEVER `agent-browser tab list` (auto-spawn
# risk) — the helper is curl-based find + switch + verify, no duplicate.
bash scripts/switch_to_platform_tab.sh "linkedin.com" "https://www.linkedin.com/login"
agent-browser wait --load networkidle

Then check agent-browser get url — if already on /feed/, skip to "Save state".

Snapshot the login form

agent-browser snapshot -i 2>&1 | grep -iE '(textbox.*Email|textbox.*Password|button.*Sign in)' | head -5

Identify @refs for:

• Email/phone textbox (label Email or phone)
• Password textbox (label Password)
• "Sign in" button

Record these in the run log.

Sign in

.env may contain shell-special chars ($, backtick, etc.) so DON'T source .env. Use grep | cut to extract values without re-parsing:

LI_USER=$(grep -m1 '^LINKEDIN_USERNAME=' .env | cut -d= -f2-) && \
LI_PASS=$(grep -m1 '^LINKEDIN_PASSWORD=' .env | cut -d= -f2-) && \
agent-browser type @<USER_REF> "$LI_USER" && \
agent-browser wait $(bash scripts/jitter.sh 400 1000) && \
agent-browser type @<PW_REF> "$LI_PASS" && \
agent-browser wait $(bash scripts/jitter.sh 1200 2800) && \
agent-browser click @<SIGNIN_REF> && \
agent-browser wait --load networkidle

Handle verification PIN

agent-browser get url

If URL contains /checkpoint/challenge/, LinkedIn sent a verification PIN. Stop and ask the user:

LinkedIn sent a verification PIN. Check your email/phone and paste it.

When the user pastes the code, snapshot the challenge page, find the Verification code spinbutton + Submit pin button, type the code, click Submit. Then wait --load networkidle and re-check URL.

Record the challenge as {type: "checkpoint", solved: true} in the run log.

Verify

agent-browser get url

Expected: linkedin.com/feed/. Anything else → write log with outcome: failed, abort.

Save state

mkdir -p ~/.config/agent-browser ~/.social-skills/logs/login
agent-browser state save ~/.config/agent-browser/linkedin-default.json

Write the run log

Use the Write tool to create ~/.social-skills/logs/login/linkedin-default-<timestamp>.json:

{
  "ts_start": "<ISO 8601 UTC>",
  "ts_end":   "<ISO 8601 UTC>",
  "platform": "linkedin",
  "account":  "default",
  "action":   "login",
  "mode":     "auto",
  "outcome":  "success | checkpoint | failed",
  "tab_strategy": "switched | opened-new | already-signed-in",
  "form_fields_discovered": {
    "email_field":    "@<ref>",
    "email_label":    "Email or phone",
    "password_field": "@<ref>",
    "login_button":   "@<ref>"
  },
  "verification_pin_required": true,
  "final_url":  "<url>",
  "state_file": "~/.config/agent-browser/linkedin-default.json"
}

Substitute <timestamp> with date +%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S.

Close spawned tabs

bash scripts/close_spawned_tabs.sh "$TAB_BASELINE"
rm -f "$TAB_BASELINE"

Report

Account, state file, log file, final URL. Do not close the LinkedIn platform tab — the closer protects it via essential_tabs.