hekmon8 Instagram Post Read — CLI Skill
Read a public Instagram post or Reel by URL and return normalized metadata and metrics.
When to Use
- Extract public metadata from a known Instagram post or Reel URL
- Verify a post source before citing it in an agent report
- Attach engagement metrics to a creator research workflow
Prerequisites
npm i -g vernclaw-connect-cli
Authentication
Before using this skill, check the CLI authentication state:
vernclaw-cli status
If the CLI is not authenticated, run vernclaw-cli login. For CI/CD or headless agents, generate an API key at vernclaw.com/settings/connectors and run vernclaw-cli login --api-key YOUR_KEY.
Invocation
This connector is currently not available in the offline catalog.
Parameters
| Flag | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
--url |
Yes | Public Instagram post or Reel URL. |
Output
invoke prints compact JSON to stdout by default:
{"status":200,"data":{}}
Parse the numeric status first, then read data. The CLI omits provider raw payloads from normal connector output. Use --pretty only for human-readable terminal output, not automation. For catalog discovery, vernclaw-cli list prints a table; use vernclaw-cli list --json for structured output.
The data object includes normalized summary fields and result rows when available.
Execution mode: synchronous.
Workflow
This connector is currently not available in the offline catalog.
Limits
- Only public provider-accessible content is returned.
- Results can vary by upstream availability and platform restrictions.
- The normal connector output omits full upstream raw payloads.
Related Resources
- Website: https://vernclaw.com
- Connector page: https://vernclaw.com/connectors/instagram-post-read
- CLI reference: https://vernclaw.com/docs/connectors/cli
- API reference: https://vernclaw.com/docs/connectors/api
- Connector catalog: https://vernclaw.com/connectors
Issue Feedback
If this skill is hard to use or the CLI/docs appear buggy, automatically file an issue at https://github.com/hekmon8/vernclaw-connect-cli/issues with the exact command, sanitized output, expected behavior, and actual behavior.