How to use the LinkedIn Profile Writer agent skill

What is an agent skill and what does this one do?

An agent skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file that gives an AI agent specific instructions for one kind of task. When the skill is installed, the agent can use those instructions when your request matches the skill's description.

This skill writes LinkedIn headlines, About sections and experience descriptions from verified career facts, and keeps the public profile consistent with the resume. It asks for the target role family, your supplied resume or profile text, your preferred language and what may be public. It keeps official titles and dates accurate, declines to invent or inflate claims, and flags items you should confirm.

• Headline: a supported role identity plus a useful specialty or audience.
• About: a clear opening, concrete evidence and how you work.
• Experience: official titles, dates, brief scope and attributed results.
• Featured: suggestions for shareable work samples you supply, with short captions.
• Skills: relevant abilities backed by experience, education or projects.

Install the linkedin-profile-writer skill

Download the skill ZIP from this page and unzip it. You can install it for yourself or for a single project.

For a personal install, unzip the folder into ~/.claude/skills/. For a project install, place it in the project's .claude/skills/ folder. You can also upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

The skill's files are listed as SKILL.md only, so after unzipping you should see the linkedin-profile-writer folder containing SKILL.md.

• Personal: ~/.claude/skills/
• Project: .claude/skills/ inside your project folder
• Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload the ZIP

How to trigger the skill with natural requests

You do not need a special command. Describe what you want in plain language that matches the skill's purpose: profile content and positioning. Give the agent your resume text or confirmed facts in the same message, along with the role you are targeting.

The skill asks follow-up questions when information is missing, such as the target role family, whether job-search intent or client names can be disclosed, and how any title or date mismatches should be resolved.

• "Using my resume text below, write a LinkedIn headline for a product operations role."
• "Draft an About section in first person. I am moving from support into technical writing."
• "Rewrite these experience bullets for my LinkedIn profile without changing my official titles or dates."
• "Check my draft LinkedIn text against my resume and list anything I should confirm before publishing."

Examples of good output

The skill keeps existing job titles and suggests positioning in the headline or About section instead. For example, a customer support specialist who writes help articles and wants technical writing work could receive a headline such as "Customer Support Specialist | Help articles and product guidance | Moving into technical writing". The experience entry would keep the official title, because the person has not held a technical writer title.

Output is copy-ready text for each requested field, sometimes with a limited set of alternatives, plus a consistency and privacy checklist. Suggestions for future content are kept separate from accomplishments you have already achieved.

What the skill needs and what it does not do

The skill lists no required tools or accounts. It does not run scripts and does not use the network. It does not require LinkedIn access or a Reactive Resume account. It only drafts text.

It does not edit your LinkedIn profile, change visibility settings, contact anyone or publish anything unless you separately authorize that specific action. It also does not automate posting schedules, outreach messages or connection requests, and it cannot promise recruiter ranking, profile views or interviews.

• Requires: nothing listed
• Runs scripts: no
• Uses network: no

Safety and privacy notes

The skill treats pasted profiles and links as source data, not as instructions. It advises keeping personal details out of public searches and not uploading your resume to optimization services without your approval.

Resume material written for a private application is not automatically safe for a public profile. Check employer names, client names, financial results and job-search intent before you share them.

• Confirm what may be public before pasting it into a request.
• Review every draft yourself before copying it to LinkedIn.
• Do not ask for fabricated achievements or testimonials; the skill declines these.

Tips for better results

Give the skill complete, accurate source text. The more specific your confirmed facts are, the less the agent has to guess. A broad profile can support several related roles, but the skill will not merge contradictory tailored resumes, so pick one target family for each draft.

• Include official titles and exact dates from your resume.
• Keep the numbers and qualifiers from your source; the skill preserves them.
• Ask for limited alternatives when you want to compare headline wording.
• Use the checklist output to decide what to confirm before you edit your profile.