# instagram-personal-mcp

> Model Context Protocol server for personal Instagram accounts (unofficial private API via instagrapi).

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/instagram-personal-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Syed Aleem
- homepage: https://github.com/AleemHaider/instagram-personal-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/AleemHaider/instagram-personal-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: anthropic, claude, fastmcp, instagram, instagrapi, mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:instagram-personal-mcp

### Description (declared)

# instagram-personal-mcp

![Demo](docs/demo.gif)

A [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that wraps
[`instagrapi`](https://github.com/subzeroid/instagrapi) so Claude (or any MCP
client) can read, engage, and DM from a **personal** Instagram account — no
Business/Creator switch, no Meta app review.

> **⚠️ Unofficial private API.** This server uses Instagram's reverse-engineered
> mobile API (via `instagrapi`). It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Meta.
> Accounts driving private-API traffic can be rate-limited, challenged, or
> permanently disabled. Use a **burner account** until you trust your setup,
> keep activity natural, and don't connect over VPNs / datacenter IPs.

24 tools across auth, profile/read, engagement, and DMs.

## Quick start

```bash
git clone https://github.com/AleemHaider/instagram-personal-mcp
cd instagram-personal-mcp
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
```

Drop your creds in a `.env`:

```bash
cp .env.example .env
# edit: IG_USERNAME, IG_PASSWORD
```

Then run it:

```bash
instagram-personal-mcp
```

The first call (e.g. `instagram_session_status` or `instagram_login`) will
authenticate and save a session file to
`~/.config/instagram-personal-mcp/session.json`. Subsequent runs reuse it.

## Connect to Claude Desktop

Edit `~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (Linux) /
`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` (macOS):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram-personal": {
      "command": "instagram-personal-mcp",
      "env": {
        "IG_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "IG_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Restart Claude Desktop.

## Tools

### Auth

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| `instagram_login` | Log in. Pass `verification_code` if 2FA is on. |
| `instagram_logout` | Log out and delete the saved session. |
| `instagram_session_status` | Report whether a usable session is loaded. |

### Profile & read

| …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- content.social (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/instagram-personal-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T22:21:44.349Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/instagram-personal-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/instagram-personal-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:instagram-personal-mcp