How do I install ig-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/jlbadano/ig-mcp

What does ig-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches facebook and instagram. The credentials we found in its source are FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET and INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Is ig-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 199 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-02-09.

What licence does ig-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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ig-mcp

ig-mcp is an MCP server, listed under social & video. It reaches facebook and instagram. It needs FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET and INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 199 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

ig-mcp is a server implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to allow AI applications to interact with Instagram Business accounts.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. ig-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read ig-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

facebook, instagram

Credential

FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET, INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

199

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI applications to seamlessly interact with Instagram Business accounts.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What ig-mcp can do

1 tool documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

get_profile_info: Retrieve Instagram business profile details

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

ig-mcp compared with similar servers

ig-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
ig-mcp (this page)	facebook, instagram	FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET, INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN	199	2026-02-09	MIT
just_facebook_mcp	facebook(1 shared)	FACEBOOK_ACCESS_TOKEN	13	2025-06-19	MIT
youtube-skills	transcript	TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY	1,107	2026-10-20	MIT
x-twitter-scraper	xquik	XQUIK_API_KEY, X_TWITTER_SCRAPER_API_KEY	220	2026-10-19	MIT
mcp-server-reddit	—	None listed	184	2026-06-10	MIT
linkedin-mcp	—	None listed	90	2026-10-21	MIT

Ranked by services in common with ig-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about ig-mcp

What does ig-mcp do?: ig-mcp is a server implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to allow AI applications to interact with Instagram Business accounts.
How do I install ig-mcp?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/jlbadano/ig-mcp
What does ig-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches facebook and instagram. The credentials we found in its source are FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET and INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN.
Is ig-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 199 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-02-09.
What licence does ig-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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