The latest articles on DEV Community by Jonathan Tuzman (@tuzmusic). https://dev.to/tuzmusic https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F205953%2Fc951f3b4-53d2-44f6-bb69-e58462c2babf.jpeg https://dev.to/tuzmusic en Jonathan Tuzman Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:50:26 +0000 https://dev.to/tuzmusic/my-ai-empowered-supercharged-linkedin-workflow-4pg https://dev.to/tuzmusic/my-ai-empowered-supercharged-linkedin-workflow-4pg <p>In my job search, my main strategy has been networking. I find people building products I’m excited about and ask for a quick chat. I noticed I was spending a surprising amount of time on the repetitive parts of LinkedIn outreach, and since I’m a frontend engineer (React/TypeScript), I decided to build a tool to fix it.</p> <p>I made LinkedIn Secret Weapon: a Chrome extension, built almost entirely with Claude Code, that personalizes an intro template and reduces the LinkedIn “connect” flow to a few keystrokes. </p> <div> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4RS8EleryU8"> </iframe> </div> <p>You can download it on the <a href="https://lnkd.in/ebxcEEZz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chrome Web Store</a>, or check out the source code on <a href="https://dev.toGithub">Github</a>.</p> <h2> How it works: </h2> <p>I write one template like this:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hi {{firstName}}, I came across your profile while looking into the frontend engineer position at {{companyName}}… (etc)</p> </blockquote> <p>Then, as I move through profiles, the extension pulls first name and company name and puts the filled-in message on my clipboard.</p> <h2> Learning from real-world usage </h2> <p>After a few weeks of using my extension, I realized the biggest bottleneck wasn’t writing the message, it was the clicking (especially when Connect is hidden under More). So I added keyboard shortcuts, for a really quick workflow:</p> <ol> <li>Opt+V — copy filled template</li> <li>Opt+C — trigger Connect (even under “More”)</li> <li>Opt+N — open “Add a note”</li> <li>Cmd+V — past</li> <li>Opt+Shift+S — send</li> </ol> <p>Claude Code made it quick work to add these features, and a few more besides! </p> <p>These new shortcuts save me time and emotional energy: job hunting is hard, and sometimes anxiety and impostor syndrome can make it hard to craft a new message, or even to copy and paste that message to new people.</p> <p>Try it out, I'd love to hear your feedback! What features would you want to see?</p> <p>Are you building stuff like this? What’s the most annoying 30-second workflow you’ve automated lately?</p> <h2> What's next? </h2> <p>Can Claude help me migrate the extension to a modern toolchain, with Vite, Preact, and Tailwind? Find out!</p> claude automation