Linkedfy

Effortlessly connect with professionals and send personalized messages on LinkedIn through the command-line.

Note: Currently works only on Windows & Linux (haven't tested it for MacOS)

🚀 Features

• Automated Connections: Search for LinkedIn users and send connection requests effortlessly.
• Custom Messaging: Tailor your messages for each connection with ease.
• Intuitive CLI: Minimal and user-friendly command-line interface for maximum productivity.
• Data Security: Credentials are stored locally for your safety, ensuring no external sharing.

📦 Installation

Install the CLI tool globally using npm:

npm install linkedfy -g

🛠️ Usage

🛠️ Set Configurations

Use the command linkedfy config to set configurations. Read the help manual before using the command : Run linkedfy help config

Command Descriptions and Examples

1. Set Credentials:
   Save your LinkedIn credentials for automated tasks.

   linkedfy config email [email protected]

   Example:

   linkedfy config password SuperSecretPassword

2. Set Message File Path:
   Set the path for Message.js file for message (Follow a simillar template as Message.js)

   linkedfy config message D://User/Project/Message.js

3. Send Connection Requests:
   Automate sending connection requests to LinkedIn users.

   linkedfy connect

4. Send Messages to Connections:
   Automatically send messages to your LinkedIn connections.

   linkedfy message

General Help

Display a list of commands and their descriptions:

linkedfy --help

⚙️ Command Help Output

When you run linkedfy --help, the following output is displayed:

    Usage: linkedfy [options] [command]

    Welcome to Linkedfy CLI

    Options:
      -v, --version                   Output the version number
      -h, --help                      display help for command

    Commands:
      setup                           Setup the CLI tool post installation. Run this before using the tool(If     it's not run automatically)
      config <key> [value]  Set the configuration for the CLI tool
      connect                         Search people and send connection requests on LinkedIn
      message                         Send messages to LinkedIn connections
      help [command]                  display help for command

Example Message.js File

const generateMessage = (name) => {
  name = name.trim().split(" ")[0];
  const Message = `Subject: Request for Referral for the Software
  Developer Intern Role at Company (Req ID: 733359BR)

Hello ${name},

I hope this message finds you well.

My name is Your Name, and I am a pre-final year B.Tech student at
NIT Silchar with a strong foundation in Data Structures and
Algorithms, Computer Science fundamentals, and beginner-level
experience in web development technologies.

Name: Your Name
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 9000000000
Resume: {Resume Link}

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Your Name
`;

  return Message;
};

export default generateMessage;

🛡️ Security

• Local Storage: Credentials are securely stored in the storage/ directory using node-localstorage.
• No External Sharing: Linkedfy does not send your data to external servers.

🙌 Contributing

We welcome all contributors to improve and expand Linkedfy! Here's how you can contribute:

1. Fork the Repository: Create a personal copy of the repository.

2. Create a Branch: Work on your feature or bug fix in a dedicated branch:

   git checkout -b feature-name

3. Commit Your Changes: Use clear and concise commit messages:

   git commit -m "Add feature description here"

4. Push Your Branch: Push the branch to your forked repository:

   git push origin feature-name

5. Open a Pull Request: Create a pull request on the original repository.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for complete details.

🌟 Acknowledgments

• Puppeteer: Powering browser automation tasks (GitHub Repository).
• Commander.js: Making CLI development easy (GitHub Repository).

Feel free to star ⭐ the repo if you find Linkedfy helpful and share it with others!