LinkedIn limits warmup

01What is it?
Monthly Limits 400 connection requests/month (non-premium) 800 Open InMails/month (premium members) 120 interactions/day total (stay well below). It stands out by giving social content a defined shape, so the agent asks for better context and returns a more usable result.
02Inputs
Context for social content: your goals, audience, constraints, and any source material the skill asks for.
03Output
A ready-to-use result for social content: the analysis, copy, or recommendations the agent produces.
Paste-ready

Install as a package

Installs this one skill package for your coding agent, including any supporting files that skill ships with — not every skill in the repository. Read the tutorial.

Terminal
$ npx skills add sachacoldiq/coldiq-s-gtm-skills --skill linkedin-limits-warmup

Use in Profound

Copy this file into a new Profound Skill. That's it, nothing else to install.

Copy and create in Profound
SKILL.md

LinkedIn Limits & Warm-Up Protocol

LinkedIn Limits (2024-2026)

Monthly Limits

  • 400 connection requests/month (non-premium)
  • 800 Open InMails/month (premium members)
  • ~120 interactions/day total (stay well below)

Recommended Daily Limits

  • 15-20 Direct Messages/day
  • 30-40 Open InMails/day
  • 10-15 connection requests/day
  • 40 "other interactions"/day

What Counts as Interactions

  • DMs, connection requests, InMails
  • Profile views
  • Post likes/comments
  • Page likes
  • Endorsements
  • Joining events/groups

LinkedIn Warm-Up Protocol

When Needed

  • Inactive accounts
  • New accounts
  • Accounts returning from restriction

Process

Days 1-10:

  • 60 interactions/day maximum
  • Only manual activity (no automation)
  • Mix of views, likes, comments
  • Focus on genuine engagement

Days 11-20:

  • Gradually increase to 80/day
  • Start light connection requests (5-10/day)
  • Continue manual engagement

Days 21+:

  • Gradual increase to full limits
  • Introduce automation carefully
  • Monitor for warnings

Red Flags to Avoid

  1. Sudden activity spikes - Gradual increase only
  2. Same message to everyone - Vary your copy
  3. Connecting outside work hours - Stay within 9 AM - 6 PM
  4. Weekend activity - Weekdays only
  5. Automation too early - Manual first 2-3 weeks

Account Health Indicators

IndicatorHealthyWarningDanger
Connection acceptance>30%15-30%<15%
Message response>10%5-10%<5%
Profile viewsStableDecliningBlocked
Pending connections<500500-700>700

Recovery from Restriction

  1. Stop all automation immediately
  2. Manual activity only for 2 weeks
  3. Respond to existing conversations
  4. Post valuable content
  5. Engage with others' content
  6. Slowly reintroduce outreach

Combines with

SkillWhy
linkedin-campaign-completeExecute campaigns within limits
linkedin-success-factorsApply success rules while respecting limits
cold-email-4-sequenceCoordinate LinkedIn + email to reduce LinkedIn load

Example prompts

Create a 3-week warm-up schedule for my dormant LinkedIn account.
How many connection requests can I safely send per day with 200 pending?
My acceptance rate dropped to 20% - what should I change?

How do I install LinkedIn limits warmup in Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex?

Run npx skills add sachacoldiq/coldiq-s-gtm-skills --skill linkedin-limits-warmup in the project where you want it, then ask your agent for the skill by name. The --skill flag installs only LinkedIn limits warmup, not every skill in the repository.

Where does LinkedIn limits warmup come from and what license is it under?

LinkedIn limits warmup comes from the sachacoldiq/coldiq-s-gtm-skills repository on GitHub. That repository has 184 GitHub stars. No license was detected on the source repository, so check with the author before redistributing it.

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