Agent skill

Browsing Instagram

by browsing-skills in browsing-skills/browsing-skills

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a user's profile data (bio, followers, following, post count, avatar) or scrape visible posts from a user's grid…

MITAuto-check passedData & Analytics

Install Browsing Instagram

skills CLI
$ npx skills add browsing-skills/browsing-skills --skill browsing-instagram -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install browsing-skills/browsing-skills browsing-instagram --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/browsing-skills/browsing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/instagram.com .claude/skills/browsing-instagram && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
browsing-instagram
GitHub stars
117
Token cost
~366 tokens
SKILL.md length
124 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
24
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a user's profile data (bio, followers, following, post count, avatar) or scrape visible posts from a user's grid…

  • The user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a users profile data (bio
  • SKILL.md covers Action Index and Benchmarks
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Scrape visible posts from a users grid (URLs

What it does

Browsing Instagram is an agent skill from browsing-skills/browsing-skills. Use when the user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a user's profile data (bio, followers, following, post count, avatar) or scrape visible posts from a user's grid (URLs, thumbnails, captions). Works on instagram.com profile pages. Requires a logged-in session (sessionid cookie) and a real browser — Instagram is a JS-rendered SPA.

Its SKILL.md is about 370 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/profile-data.md` and `references/user-posts.md`).

It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Web scraping. It works with Instagram. The repository describes itself as: Open-source registry of browser-automation skills for AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a users profile data (bio
  • Scrape visible posts from a users grid (URLs

Example prompts

  • “/browsing-instagram”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 07855b5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Browsing Instagram loads about 366 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 90 tokens; SKILL.md has 124 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~90
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~366
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from browsing-skills/browsing-skills at commit 07855b5, republished under its MIT licence (© browsing-skills). 124 words, ~366 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/browsing-instagram/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
browsing-instagram
description
Use when the user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a user's profile data (bio, followers, following, post count, avatar) or scrape visible posts from a user's grid (URLs, thumbnails, captions). Works on instagram.com profile pages. Requires a logged-in session (sessionid cookie) and a real browser — Instagram is a JS-rendered SPA.

Instagram — Browsing Skill

Use this index to choose the Instagram action that matches the user request, then open the linked reference file for the complete navigation, requirements, code, and return shape.

Action Index

  • profile-data — Extract an Instagram user's profile: username, full name, bio, followers, following, post count, avatar URL, verification status, and website link. Full spec: references/profile-data.md.
  • user-posts — Extract visible posts from an Instagram user's profile grid: post URLs, thumbnail images, alt-text caption snippets, and like/comment counts when visible. Full spec: references/user-posts.md.

Benchmarks

Benchmarks compare the maintained skill action against a no-skill browser agent that inspects the live page DOM and derives selectors at runtime. Full notes live in BENCHMARKS.md.

ActionWith SkillWithout SkillNotes
profile-dataTBDTBDPlanned.
user-postsTBDTBDPlanned.

© browsing-skills, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/instagram.com of browsing-skills/browsing-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/profile-data.md
  • references/user-posts.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 07855b5

Compare with similar skills

Browsing Instagram next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Browsing Instagram compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Browsing Instagram this skillbrowsing-skills/browsing-skills117—~366Automated safety check: PassMIT
Google Maps ScraperMahanaicoach/google-maps-scraper-kit1.3k—~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Content Ideasbradautomates/content-ideas133—~5.4kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Instagram Hashtag Postsbrowser-act/skills6.1k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Instagram Place Postsbrowser-act/skills6.1k—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Instagram Post Commentsbrowser-act/skills6.1k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Browsing Instagram

What does Browsing Instagram do?

A skill your agent uses when the user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a user's profile data (bio, followers, following, post count, avatar) or scrape visible posts from a user's grid…. Browsing Instagram is an agent skill from browsing-skills/browsing-skills. Use when the user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a user's profile data (bio, followers, following, post count, avatar) or scrape visible posts from a user's grid (URLs, thumbnails, captions).

When should I use Browsing Instagram?

Browsing Instagram fits situations like: the user wants to interact with Instagram — extract a users profile data (bio; scrape visible posts from a users grid (URLs.

How do I install Browsing Instagram in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add browsing-skills/browsing-skills --skill browsing-instagram -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/instagram.com in browsing-skills/browsing-skills) into .claude/skills/browsing-instagram in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Browsing Instagram in Codex?

Run `npx skills add browsing-skills/browsing-skills --skill browsing-instagram -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/instagram.com in browsing-skills/browsing-skills) into .agents/skills/browsing-instagram in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Browsing Instagram in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add browsing-skills/browsing-skills --skill browsing-instagram -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/browsing-instagram, .gemini/skills/browsing-instagram, .github/skills/browsing-instagram and .opencode/skills/browsing-instagram in your project.

What does Browsing Instagram need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Browsing Instagram is instructions for the agent only.

Does Browsing Instagram access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Browsing Instagram safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Browsing Instagram use?

Browsing Instagram is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Browsing Instagram use?

About 366 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Browsing Instagram?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Browsing Instagram: Google Maps Scraper (Mahanaicoach/google-maps-scraper-kit, 1.3k stars), Content Ideas (bradautomates/content-ideas, 133 stars), Instagram Hashtag Posts (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars) and Instagram Place Posts (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Browsing Instagram?

browsing-skills (a GitHub organization) maintains it in browsing-skills/browsing-skills, which has 117 GitHub stars. The repository holds 24 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 10, 2026.

Source: browsing-skills/browsing-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.