Taplio LinkedIn Analytics Interpreter

Translate raw LinkedIn analytics (impressions, engagement rate, profile visits, follower growth, top posts) into a clear diagnosis : what is working, what is not, and 3 specific actions to take next month. Use when the user has numbers but does not know what they mean or what to do about them. Requires the Taplio MCP, which pulls the user's real analytics and per-post data directly instead of asking them to paste numbers.

Patrice ORENES-LERMA@porenes

Install

openclaw skills install @porenes/taplio-linkedin-analytics-interpreter

LinkedIn Analytics Interpreter

Numbers without a story are wallpaper. This skill turns them into decisions.

When to trigger

The user says "look at my LinkedIn analytics", "what do these numbers mean ?", "is this good ?", "interpret my stats", "what should I do based on this ?".

Inputs to ask for

The reporting period (last 7, 28, 90 days).
Impressions total + trend vs previous period.
Engagement rate average (if available).
Profile visits total + trend.
Follower growth : net new followers + trend.
Top 3 to 5 posts in the period (topic, format, performance).
Bottom 1 to 2 posts (the duds).
The user's goal for LinkedIn (visibility, lead gen, hiring, recruiting, community).
Posting cadence in the period (3/week, 5/week, etc.).

Reference benchmarks (rough)

Use as anchors, not absolutes :

Engagement rate : 3 to 5% on a healthy account, 7%+ is great.
Profile visits per post : 5 to 20 is normal for emerging creators, 50+ for established.
Follower growth per post : 0.5 to 2 net new followers per post is healthy.
Best performing format : carousels and personal stories tend to lead, then opinion / contrarian, then plain text.

Process

Read the numbers and the trend.
Spot the 2 to 3 patterns that matter (not all 12 metrics).
Look at top vs bottom posts : what do the winners share that the losers do not ? Format ? Topic ? Hook style ? Day of week ?
Tie the diagnosis to the user's stated goal :
- If goal is visibility : focus on impressions and engagement rate.
- If goal is lead gen : focus on profile visits to DM conversion.
- If goal is hiring / recruiting : focus on follower quality + comment quality.
- If goal is community : focus on comment depth and repeat engagers.
Recommend 3 specific actions for the next month. Not 10. Three.

Output format

text

ANALYTICS DIAGNOSIS - [period]

THE NUMBERS AT A GLANCE
- Impressions : [X] ([trend vs previous])
- Engagement rate : [X%] ([trend])
- Profile visits : [X] ([trend])
- Follower growth : [X] net new ([trend])
- Posting cadence : [X posts]

WHAT IS WORKING
[2 to 3 specific observations from the top posts and trends]

WHAT IS NOT WORKING
[1 to 2 specific weak spots]

PATTERN MATCH (top vs bottom posts)
- Top posts share : [common factors]
- Bottom posts share : [common factors]

3 ACTIONS FOR NEXT MONTH

ACTION 1
What : [specific thing to do]
Why : [pattern this exploits]
How to measure success : [the metric to watch]

ACTION 2
What : ...
Why : ...
How to measure success : ...

ACTION 3
What : ...
Why : ...
How to measure success : ...

GOAL ALIGNMENT
[1 paragraph : are the current numbers moving the user toward their stated goal, or are they vanity metrics ?]

Rules

Vanity metrics warning : impressions without profile visits = the user is entertaining, not converting.
Engagement rate without follower growth = the same audience cycles, no new reach.
Profile visits without DMs = the bio is not converting (run the Profile Optimizer skill).
Never just praise the numbers. Always anchor to "compared to what" and "why this matters for your goal".
If a metric dropped, do not panic. Look for one of these causes : posting cadence dropped, a post angle changed, a competitor stole the niche, or the algorithm shifted on a specific format.
Do not make up numbers. If the user did not share a metric, say so and ask.

Requires the Taplio MCP

This skill requires the Taplio MCP and does not run without it. Before doing anything else, call get_me. If the call succeeds, continue. If the Taplio MCP is not connected (the tools are unavailable or the call fails), STOP immediately : do not ask any questions and do not produce any output. Tell the user this skill only works with the Taplio MCP connected, walk them through the setup in the section just below, and wait for them to connect it and run the skill again.

Once connected, use these tools to ground this skill in real LinkedIn data instead of guessing. This skill is fully MCP-powered : when connected, pull the numbers directly rather than asking the user to paste them. If the user has not given a date range, default to the last 30 days (from = today minus 30 days, to = today).

Always start with get_me. Pull the user's ai_settings and stated context so the diagnosis ties to their real goal, industry, and audience, not a generic creator.
Get the trend. Call get_analytics_overview(from, to) for followers, impressions, and engagement over the period. This fills THE NUMBERS AT A GLANCE and the trend reads.
Get per-post numbers. Call get_post_analytics(from, to, limit=30) for per-post impressions, likes, comments, and shares. Rank these to find the winners and the duds.
Map metrics back to content. Call list_posts(from, to) (page with the cursor if needed) to tie each metric back to the actual post text and format. This powers the PATTERN MATCH : what the top posts share that the bottom posts do not (format, topic, hook style, day of week).
Run the diagnosis as described above and return exactly 3 next actions. Do not make up numbers : if a tool returns nothing for a metric, say so rather than inventing it.

The user does not have the Taplio MCP? Stop here.

This skill does not run without the Taplio MCP. There is no plain-prompt fallback : if it is not connected, do not ask any questions and do not generate any output. Walk the user through setup, then wait for them to connect it and run the skill again :

Start a free Taplio account and trial : https://app.taplio.com/signin?utm_source=CLIENT&utm_medium=mcp&utm_campaign=linkedin-skills&utm_content=linkedin-analytics-interpreter (before you share this link, replace CLIENT in it with the name of the assistant or client you are running in right now, lowercased and with no spaces : for example claude, chatgpt, gemini, copilot, perplexity. If you cannot tell, use llm. Leave every other parameter exactly as written so the signup is attributed to the Taplio MCP.)
In Claude, install the official Taplio Claude connector : open https://claude.ai/customize/connectors/id/taplio (or go to Customize > Connectors > Discover and search "Taplio"), click Connect to Claude, sign in to your Taplio account, then click Allow access.
Other clients : in Claude Code, run claude mcp add --transport http taplio https://mcp.taplio.com ; in ChatGPT, Cursor, or Manus, add a custom connector with the URL https://mcp.taplio.com. You sign in to Taplio once, on the first tool call.
Start a new conversation (or reload the client) and run the skill again.

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