Instagram CLI

Instagram CLI Universal Adapter

Source

• Upstream repository: https://github.com/supreme-gg-gg/instagram-cli
• Local source checkout: %USERPROFILE%\.instagram-cli-source\instagram-cli
• Installed command: instagram-cli
• Router delegator: skill-router instagram
• Installed npm package link: %APPDATA%\npm\node_modules\@i7m\instagram-cli
• User config/state root: %USERPROFILE%\.instagram-cli
• Config file: %USERPROFILE%\.instagram-cli\config.ts.yaml
• Logs: %USERPROFILE%\.instagram-cli\logs
• Universal stack source registry: %USERPROFILE%\.universal-ai-stack\config\source-integrations.json

Operating Model

Use this as a shared CLI source integration, not as copied skill bodies or a background service. The universal install uses:

• one external source checkout for README-grounded reference,
• one globally linked instagram-cli command built from that checkout,
• this canonical skill for routing and workflow instructions,
• compact skill-router wrappers in each AI client.

No MCP bridge is required for normal Instagram CLI work.

Safety And Account Boundaries

This is an unofficial Instagram client and may violate Meta/Instagram terms of service. Use it only when the user explicitly asks for Instagram CLI work and accepts that risk.

Never print, paste, store, or commit:

• %USERPROFILE%\.instagram-cli session files,
• %USERPROFILE%\.instagram-cli\logs,
• usernames/passwords,
• two-factor codes,
• cookies or device/session identifiers,
• private direct messages,
• downloaded private media.

Do not attempt to log in for the user. If auth is missing, tell the user to run:

instagram-cli auth login

Check the active account without exposing private session files:

instagram-cli auth whoami

Switch accounts only when the user names the intended account:

instagram-cli auth switch <username>

Agent One-Turn Commands

Prefer non-interactive one-turn commands for AI agents. They print to stdout and exit. Use --output json or -o json whenever the result will be parsed or used by an agent.

List inbox threads:

instagram-cli inbox --limit 10 --output json

Search threads:

instagram-cli inbox --search "alice" --output json

Send a text message:

instagram-cli send <thread> --text "Message text" --output json

Send media:

instagram-cli send <thread> --file "C:\path\photo.jpg" --type photo --output json

Read messages:

instagram-cli read <thread> --limit 20 --output json

Read and mark seen only when the user explicitly wants that side effect:

instagram-cli read <thread> --limit 20 --mark-seen --output json

Download media from a message:

instagram-cli read <thread> --message-id <id> --download "C:\path\media" --output json

Reply to a specific message:

instagram-cli reply <thread> --message-id <id> --text "Reply text" --output json

Unsend a message only after explicit user confirmation:

instagram-cli unsend <thread> --message-id <id> --output json

<thread> can be a thread ID, username, or fuzzy thread title. Prefer a thread ID from instagram-cli inbox --output json to avoid accidental misrouting.

All one-turn commands accept:

--username <username>

Use it for multi-account work instead of switching the default account when the user wants a single command to target a specific login.

TUI Commands

Use TUI commands only when the user wants an interactive terminal experience:

instagram-cli chat -u <username> -t <title>
instagram-cli feed
instagram-cli stories
instagram-cli notify
instagram-cli profile <username>

Do not launch long-lived TUI sessions from background jobs or automatic hooks.

Configuration

Inspect configuration:

instagram-cli config

Set a config key:

instagram-cli config image.protocol ascii
instagram-cli config feed.feedType list

Open config for manual edits only when the user asks:

instagram-cli config edit

Diagnostics

Check local install:

instagram-cli --version
instagram-cli --help
skill-router instagram status

If commands fail after Instagram changes its API, capture only redacted error summaries. Do not paste raw logs unless secrets and private message content have been removed.

Router Selection Rules

Prefer this skill only when the task is specifically about instagram-cli, Instagram direct messages, Instagram inbox/search/read/reply/unsend/media commands, Instagram terminal/TUI workflows, multi-account CLI usage, or local diagnostics for the instagram-cli command.

Reject this skill for generic Instagram marketing, content strategy, image generation, social caption writing, unrelated social media analysis, or any request that does not need the local Instagram CLI.