Read Conversation History — LinkedIn Outreach Platform Agentic Workflow

schema_version: 1
version: "1.0.0"
last_verified: "2026-08-25"
id: linkedin_thread_history
title: "Read Conversation History"
description: "Searches the inbox for a person by name, opens the first matching thread, and returns the search-result previews plus the full message history"
overview: |
  The read-before-you-write primitive for outreach. LinkedIn's Focused/Other inbox split
  hides pitches and old threads from the default list, so the only reliable way to find
  prior contact is the message search — this workflow drives it.

  Opens `/messaging/?searchTerm=<name>`, captures the result list (one entry per matching
  thread, with sender/date preview), opens the first match, and returns its complete
  message history.

  **One person can have multiple threads** (connection-note thread + later message thread
  is a common LinkedIn artifact). The returned search-result block lists all of them with
  date previews; only the first is opened in full. Re-run with a more specific name, or
  read the previews, when the block shows more than one thread.

  Read-only: nothing is typed, clicked beyond thread selection, or sent.
category:
  level: task
  domain: sales
  reusable: true
params:
  person_name:
    type: string
    description: Name to search for, as shown on their profile (last name alone is often the most precise)
    required: true
policies:
  allowed_domains:
    - "*.linkedin.com"
steps:
  - type: browser.navigate
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/messaging/?searchTerm={{person_name}}
  - type: browser.wait
    selector: main
    timeout: 12000
  - type: browser.wait
    ms: 1500
  - type: browser.extract
    selector: '.msg-conversations-container__conversations-list, [class*="conversation-list"]'
    as: thread_list
  - type: browser.click
    selector: 'li[class*="conversation"]:has-text("{{person_name}}")'
  - type: browser.wait
    selector: .msg-s-message-list-content
    timeout: 8000
  - type: browser.wait
    ms: 1000
  - type: browser.extract
    selector: .msg-s-message-list-content
    as: history
  - type: control.stop
    message: |
      ## Matching threads (previews)
      {{thread_list}}

      ## Full history of first matching thread
      {{history}}