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INSSIST for VS Code

io.github.inssist/inssist-mcp

Drive your own logged-in Instagram session via the INSSIST extension: read, publish, DMs, analytics.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install INSSIST in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "inssist-mcp-port",
      "description": "INSSIST_MCP_PORT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "inssist-mcp-home",
      "description": "INSSIST_MCP_HOME",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "inssist-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@inssist/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INSSIST_MCP_PORT": "${input:inssist-mcp-port}",
        "INSSIST_MCP_HOME": "${input:inssist-mcp-home}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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