connect — Instagram MCP Tool
connect
(connect) is one of 33 tools on the
Instagram
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call connect from your client
- Claude Code Instagram connect run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Instagram connect ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Instagram connect ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Instagram connect .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Instagram connect ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Instagram connect ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Instagram connect ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Instagram connect ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Instagram connect .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Instagram connect Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Instagram connect Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Instagram connect pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http instagram-mcp https://api.mcp.ai/p_instagram
Other tools on this server
- instagram_actions_list_accounts
- instagram_actions_like
- instagram_actions_list_comments
- instagram_actions_like_comment
- instagram_actions_follow
- instagram_actions_unfollow
- instagram_actions_list_stories
- instagram_actions_view_story
- instagram_actions_send_message
- instagram_actions_get_job_status
- instagram_actions_list_jobs
- instagram_get_user_info
- instagram_get_ig_user_media
- instagram_get_ig_media
- instagram_get_ig_media_comments
- instagram_get_ig_media_insights
- instagram_get_user_insights
- instagram_post_ig_user_media
- instagram_create_carousel_container
- instagram_post_ig_user_media_publish
- instagram_post_ig_comment_replies
- instagram_send_text_message
- instagram_send_image
- instagram_mark_seen
- instagram_get_conversation
- instagram_list_all_conversations
- instagram_list_all_messages
- show_version
- report_bug
- toolkit_info
- marketplace
- authenticate
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.