Instagram EngagementSAFE
📢 Instagram MCP Server – A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for tracking Instagram engagement, generating leads, and analyzing audience feedback.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
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An MCP server that provides tools for analyzing Instagram engagement metrics, extracting demographic insights, and identifying potential leads from Instagram posts and accounts.
Features
- Analyze Post Comments: Extract sentiment, themes, and potential leads from comments on Instagram posts
- Compare Accounts: Compare engagement metrics across different Instagram accounts
- Extract Demographics: Get demographic insights from users engaged with a post or account
- Identify Leads: Find potential leads based on engagement patterns and criteria
- Generate Engagement Reports: Create comprehensive reports with actionable insights
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Instagram Engagement Analysis for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Bob-lance/instagram-engagement-mcp --client claude
Option 1: Install from npm
npm install -g instagram-engagement-mcp
Option 2: Clone from GitHub
git clone https://github.com/Bob-lance/instagram-engagement-mcp.git cd instagram-engagement-mcp npm install
Setup
- Copy the
.env.examplefile to.envand add your Instagram credentials:
cp .env.example .env
- Edit the
.envfile with your Instagram username and password
Building from Source
If you cloned the repository, build the project:
npm run build
Configuration
Add the server to your MCP settings file:
{
"mcpServers": {
0adc185e652fOBSERVED · 2026-10-08Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.
claude mcp add instagram-engagement-mcp --env INSTAGRAM_PASSWORD=${INSTAGRAM_PASSWORD} -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"instagram-engagement-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"INSTAGRAM_PASSWORD": "${INSTAGRAM_PASSWORD}"
}
}
}
}Exposed tools (5)
3 read · 2 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
analyze_post_comments | write | Analyze comments on an Instagram post to identify sentiment, themes, and potential leads |
compare_accounts | read | Compare engagement metrics across different Instagram accounts |
extract_demographics | write | Extract demographic insights from users engaged with a post or account |
generate_engagement_report | read | Generate a comprehensive engagement report for an Instagram account |
identify_leads | read | Identify potential leads based on engagement patterns |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (1)
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, axios, instagram-private-api, dotenv, @types/node, ts-node, typescript
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
0adc185e652ffull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/bob-lance__instagram-engagement.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 0adc185e652f | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Instagram Engagement MCP server?
📢 Instagram MCP Server – A powerful Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for tracking Instagram engagement, generating leads, and analyzing audience feedback.
What tools does Instagram Engagement expose?
5 in total: 3 read-only, 2 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Instagram Engagement safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does Instagram Engagement need?
It reads INSTAGRAM_PASSWORD from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.
How does Instagram Engagement run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as instagram-engagement-mcp at 0.1.0.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (0adc185e652f), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.