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Instatools: Automate Instagram

Name: Instatools: Automate Instagram
Author: new92

Automate Instagram tasks with Instatools, a collection of Python tools for founders and developers. Get started with this free GitHub resource.

324 stars33 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10Updated 8/5/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Instatools automates Instagram tasks, such as interacting with the Instagram API, using a collection of Python tools

When to use it

•You need to automate posting on Instagram for your startup
•You want to scrape Instagram data for market research
•You need to automate Instagram engagement, such as liking and commenting on posts

Ready-to-paste prompt

python scripts/instapy.py --username your_username --password your_password --post 'Your post caption'

Heads up: You need an Instagram Business or Creator account to use the Instagram API, and you must register an Instagram Developer account to obtain an API key

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/instatools && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/instatools/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/instatools/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Instatools: Automate Instagram works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Instatools: Automate Instagram is a medium Python project (~7.5k lines across 16 code files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, MIT license, no tests found.

Size

Medium codebase

~7.5k lines · 16 code files · ~1 h to skim

Setup

Some technical setup

Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

Python 100%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
requirements.txt
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

Sphinx/Folder8 files

Delta/Folder6 files

Researcher/Folder6 files

Zeus/Folder6 files

Hermes/Folder5 files

Hunter/Folder5 files

IsVer/Folder5 files

Mutuals/Folder5 files

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