Essential Tools

1. Claude Pro ($20/month)
   • Required for access to Claude Desktop and MCP capabilities
   • Subscribe to Claude Pro here
2. Apify
   • For data scraping capabilities
   • Important tip: Choose pay-per-result actors instead of rented actors for better cost efficiency
   • Create an Apify account here
3. Specific Apify Actors
   • LinkedIn Profile Scraper
   • LinkedIn Post Search Scraper
   • LinkedIn Post Comments Scraper
   • Actors MCP Server

System Prerequisites

• Operating System: MacOS or Windows
• Required Software:
  • Claude Desktop (latest version)
  • Node.js v18 or higher
  • NPX (comes with Node.js)
• API Credentials:
  • Apify API Token

Checking Your Prerequisites

Verify your Node.js and NPX installation by running these commands in your terminal:

node -v
npx -v

If these commands return version numbers, you're good to go. If not, you'll need to install Node.js:

1. Visit nodejs.org
2. Download the LTS version for your operating system
3. Follow the installation instructions
4. Restart your terminal and verify installation with the commands above