git clone https://github.com/rayenking/instagrapi-mcp
cd instagrapi-mcp
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -e .

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "instagram": {
        "command": "/path/to/instagrapi-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
        "args": ["-m", "instagrapi_mcp"]
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "command": "/path/to/instagrapi-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "instagrapi_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Install and connect the "instagrapi-mcp" Instagram MCP server for me.

SETUP
1. Clone and install (create the venv fresh; do not install into the repo clone of instagrapi):
     git clone https://github.com/rayenking/instagrapi-mcp ~/Tools/instagrapi-mcp
     cd ~/Tools/instagrapi-mcp
     python3 -m venv .venv
     .venv/bin/pip install -e .
2. Register the server in my MCP client config:
   - OpenClaw: add under "mcp.servers" in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:
       "instagram": {
         "command": "<absolute path to this project>/.venv/bin/python",
         "args": ["-m", "instagrapi_mcp"]
       }
     then restart/reload the gateway.
   - Any other MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ...): add the same command+args
     under its "mcpServers" key instead.
3. Verify: start a session, list the tools, and confirm you can see 34 tools whose
   names start with "ig_". If tools are missing, re-check the command path before
   asking me anything.

LOGIN (ask me for credentials when you get here)
4. Ask me for my Instagram username and password, then call the "ig_login" tool.
   - If the result contains "TwoFactorRequired", ask me for the 6-digit code from my
     authenticator app and immediately call ig_login again with verification_code set.
     Use each code within seconds of me sending it (TOTP expires ~30s).
   - Keep remember=true so future session expiries relogin silently without asking me.
5. Confirm with "ig_whoami" who is logged in, then give me a one-line summary of the
   tool groups (auth / user / media / upload / DM / discovery).

RULES FOR USING THE INSTAGRAM TOOLS
- Every tool returns JSON. If "ok" is false, read the "error" hint and act on it
  (e.g. rate-limit -> wait, private account -> tell me). Never retry blindly.
- After a rate-limit error, wait at least 5-10 minutes before any further call.
- Do NOT mass like / follow / comment or post in bursts. Space write actions out;
  aggressive automation can get my account limited or banned.
- Upload/download tools operate on files on this machine only.
- If a login error persists after a new verification_code, stop and tell me instead
  of guessing.