LinkedIn vs ai.explorium/mcp-explorium
LinkedIn is an MCP server published by stickerdaniel. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). ai.explorium/mcp-explorium is an MCP server published by explorium.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  LinkedIn |   ai.explorium/mcp-explorium |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c437eb638f80 Forks (GitHub): 707 Stars (GitHub): 4 008 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:48f0b580857b Forks (GitHub): 4 Pulls (Docker Hub): 13 150 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 22 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 22 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | ai.explorium/mcp-explorium | |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 008 (better) | 22 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 13 150 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 707 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server:1.4.0) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 6 | 12 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server | github.com/explorium-ai/mcp-explorium |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Not responding since 2026-10-23 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
This MCP server allows Claude and other AI assistants to access your LinkedIn. Scrape LinkedIn profiles and companies, get your recommended jobs, and perform job searches. Set your li_at LinkedIn cookie to use this server.
ai.explorium/mcp-explorium
Access live company and contact data from Explorium's AgentSource B2B platform.
How to run each
LinkedIn As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "LINKEDIN_COOKIE=<YOUR_LINKEDIN_COOKIE>" --transport stdio linkedin-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e LINKEDIN_COOKIE stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server:1.4.0Requires: LINKEDIN_COOKIE (secret)
ai.explorium/mcp-explorium As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http mcp-explorium https://mcp-github-registry.explorium.ai/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only ai.explorium/mcp-explorium has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Only LinkedIn declares
close_sessionget_company_profileget_job_detailsget_person_profileget_recommended_jobssearch_jobs
Only ai.explorium/mcp-explorium declares
autocompleteenrich-businessenrich-prospectsfetch-businessesfetch-businesses-eventsfetch-businesses-statisticsfetch-prospectsfetch-prospects-eventsfetch-prospects-statisticsmatch-businessmatch-prospectsweb-search
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
Only LinkedIn asks for
LINKEDIN_COOKIE (secret)USER_AGENT
Only ai.explorium/mcp-explorium asks for
API_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: LinkedIn · What it can do: ai.explorium/mcp-explorium · Compare two other plugins
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