Skills Guide

Post to Instagram

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Generate and post content to Instagram using Playwright automation. Requires an image, never post without approval.

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Sby Skills Guide Bot
ContentIntermediate
7/22/2026
Claude Code
#instagram#social-media#playwright#automation#approval-workflow

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Claude CodeUI/UX designerGit automationSEO & contentProduct managerWriter / marketer

Automated summary

Drafts an Instagram post from a business profile, routes it through an approval step, then publishes the photo via Playwright automation once approved.

Strengths

  • Cleanly separates drafting from publishing with a Pending_Approval / Approved / Rejected file workflow
  • Ties captions and hashtags to the guidelines in business_profile.md
  • Gives concrete Playwright navigation steps for image upload and sharing
  • Explicitly documents the gaps in Instagram web posting (no Stories/Reels)

Limitations

  • Covers photo posts only: Stories, Reels and text-only posts are unsupported
  • Requires a Playwright MCP server on localhost:8808 plus project-specific helper scripts
  • Blocked until the user supplies an image file before approval
When to use it

Use when you need to prepare and publish an Instagram photo post under a human approval workflow.

When not to use it

Avoid it for Stories or Reels, or when no Playwright MCP server is available.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score80/100

The skill is designed for legitimate social-media automation and includes an explicit approval step before posting. However, it uses powerful tools—shell execution, local scripts, and browser automation against an external service—without declaring allowed-tools or addressing session credential safety. No destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated behavior is present.

Findings
  • •Uses bash/python execution and Playwright browser automation via a local MCP client without declaring allowed-tools.
  • •Posts to an external Instagram account and relies on an authenticated browser session, but does not discuss session/credential safety.
  • •References local filesystem approval folders and a specific script path without validating paths or describing approval-file integrity.
  • •Includes a clear mandatory approval gate before posting, which mitigates accidental posting risk.
How this analysis is made

Examples

Draft a product post
Draft an Instagram post announcing our new spring collection, following business_profile.md, and save it to Pending_Approval with the image at assets/spring.jpg.
Publish approved post
The Instagram draft in Approved/ is ready — post it to Instagram using Playwright and log the result.
Scheduled topic post
Create this week's Instagram post using one of the configured topics from business_profile.md and queue it for my approval.

Skill: Post to Instagram

Generate and post content to Instagram using Playwright automation.

When to Use

Use when the user wants to create an Instagram post, or when a scheduled instagram_post task triggers.

Limitations

Instagram web has limited posting capabilities:

  • Photo posts: Supported via web upload
  • Stories/Reels: NOT supported via web (requires mobile app)
  • Text-only posts: NOT supported (Instagram requires an image)

Instructions

Step 1: Read Context

  1. Read business_profile.md for posting guidelines, tone, and topics
  2. If a specific topic was requested, use that; otherwise choose from configured topics
  3. An image file is required — check if one was provided or needs to be selected

Step 2: Draft the Post

  1. Generate caption content following the business profile guidelines
  2. Save draft to Pending_Approval/: 
    ---
type: instagram_post
action: post_instagram
created: {timestamp}
send_after_approval: true
image_path: {path to image file, if available}
---
# Pending Approval: Instagram Post

## Caption
{the caption text with hashtags}

## Image
{image_path or "User must provide an image before approving"}

## Instructions
Move this file to `Approved/` to post, or `Rejected/` to cancel.
Ensure an image is specified in the `image_path` field before approving.
  3. Log the draft creation

Step 3: Post (After Approval)

When the approved action comes back via Needs_Action/:

  1. Ensure Playwright MCP server is running
  2. Navigate to Instagram: 
    python .claude/skills/browsing-with-playwright/scripts/mcp-client.py call \
  -u http://localhost:8808 -t browser_navigate -p '{"url": "https://www.instagram.com/"}'
  3. Click the "+" (create) button
  4. Upload the image file
  5. Add the caption text
  6. Click "Share"
  7. Verify the post was created
  8. Log the result and move to Done/

Important

  • NEVER post without approval — always draft to Pending_Approval/ first
  • Instagram requires an image — text-only posts are not possible
  • Use relevant hashtags (up to 30, but 5-15 is optimal)
  • Keep captions engaging but concise

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