Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia)

An MCP server for the official Instagram Graph API. Read, publish, comment, and pull analytics across one or many Instagram Business/Creator accounts from Claude (or any MCP client) - ToS-safe, no private/reverse-engineered API. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with analytics, content publishing and fastmcp and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-09 · ★ 4 · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia)

before you install - you'll need

Set INSTAGRAM_MCP_ACCESS_TOKEN, INSTAGRAM_MCP_IG_USER_ID before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp -- uvx adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.adelaidasofia is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia) can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.1.2 · 2026-06-17

Adds the mcp-name README marker required for MCP registry PyPI ownership validation. No code or tool-surface change from v0.1.1.

v0.1.1 · 2026-06-17

Package + console script (instagram_mcp), distribution adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp, OIDC trusted-publisher workflow, server.json for the MCP registry. MCP tool surface unchanged from v0.1.0. See CHANGELOG.

v0.1.0 · 2026-06-17

Initial release. 29 tools over the official Instagram Graph API - multi-account read, publish (image/video/reel/carousel/story), comments, insights, hashtag/mention/business discovery, and review-gated DMs. Meta-host…

04 · Who maintains Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia)

instagram-mcp is maintained by adelaidasofia. We track 18 MCP servers from adelaidasofia - 18 actively maintained, 16 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from adelaidasofia.

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05 · Facts

category
data & analytics - actively maintained as of 2026-09-18.
registry
io.github.adelaidasofia/instagram-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-17)
packages
pypi:adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp

06 · Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia) FAQ

What is Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia)?

An MCP server for the official Instagram Graph API. Read, publish, comment, and pull analytics across one or many Instagram Business/Creator accounts from Claude (or any MCP client) - ToS-safe, no private/reverse-engineered API. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-09. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia)?

Run `uvx adelaidasofia-instagram-mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (INSTAGRAM_MCP_ACCESS_TOKEN, INSTAGRAM_MCP_IG_USER_ID) to set first. Set INSTAGRAM_MCP_ACCESS_TOKEN, INSTAGRAM_MCP_IG_USER_ID before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Instagram MCP (adelaidasofia) run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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