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Connect Instagram to VS Code

  • Can you update the KPI doc?

Ask GitHub Copilot in VS Code to pick posts to turn into ads, with live Instagram data in agent mode. Lemonado connects them in about 2 minutes, no API keys needed.

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Why connect Instagram to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?

Copilot's agent mode can call MCP tools inside your workspace, so it can read live numbers while it edits code and docs. Connected through Lemonado, it reads your Instagram reels, saves, reach and follows, so it can pick posts to turn into ads with today's numbers.

  • All your Instagram data

    Posts and reels, ready to ask about.

  • Always today's numbers

    Profile visits and follows, synced from Instagram automatically, so answers use today's numbers.

  • Connect all your tools

    Questions like "Do organic winners work as ads?" use Instagram and Meta Ads, TikTok Ads at once.

How to connect Instagram to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Before you start

  • A Instagram organic account you can sign in to
  • VS Code installed
  • A Lemonado account (the free trial works)
  1. 1

    Connect Instagram organic in Lemonado

    In Lemonado, open Connectors, find Instagram organic and sign in. Connect an Instagram professional (business or creator) account. Personal accounts have no insights.

  2. 2

    Turn on external access

    In the company's settings, open External tools, turn the connection on, choose which sources it can reach and copy the server URL.

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    https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
  3. 3

    Add the server

    With AI features on and a project open, run MCP: Add Server from the command palette. Choose HTTP, paste the server URL and name it lemonado.

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    https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
  4. 4

    Choose where it lives

    For your personal Copilot setup, choose Global → Copilot Global. That writes to ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json unless COPILOT_HOME says otherwise.

  5. 5

    Trust and sign in

    Accept the trust prompt and sign in to Lemonado. Turn the tools on under Chat: Open Customizations → Tools.

  6. 6

    Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) about Instagram

    Try "Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's Instagram numbers and add one line on what changed." Or ask: "What did we skip posting?" or "When should posts go out?"

Good to know

  • The older .vscode/mcp.json format still works for the local harness, but VS Code now marks that destination as deprecated. It uses a servers key with type http and the same URL.

What can VS Code (GitHub Copilot) do with Instagram?

Copilot reads your Instagram data in agent mode and works the numbers into your code, docs and notebooks in the workspace you have open.

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Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's Instagram numbers and add one line on what changed.

Updated docs/kpis.md with last month's numbers next to the month before, plus a line on the biggest change and its cause.

Source: Instagram organic + your code

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Everything an agent needs to set this up, in plain text. Paste this page's link into VS Code and ask it to connect you, or copy the block.

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# Connect Instagram organic to VS Code (Lemonado MCP)

- Server URL: https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: OAuth; the user signs in to Lemonado in the browser. No API keys.
- In Lemonado: connect the Instagram professional account. Connect an Instagram professional (business or creator) account. Personal accounts have no insights.
- In VS Code: Command palette: MCP: Add Server

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https://mcp.lemonado.io/mcp
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First question to try: "Update the table in docs/kpis.md with last month's Instagram numbers and add one line on what changed."

More: https://lemonado.io/integrations/instagram-organic · https://lemonado.io/llms.txt
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, through Lemonado. Connect your Instagram professional account in Lemonado, add Lemonado with MCP: Add Server in VS Code, and VS Code can pick posts to turn into ads with your live data.

Run MCP: List Servers from the command palette. If lemonado isn't running, start it there, accept the trust prompt and sign in. In Lemonado, check that Instagram organic is connected and External tools is on for the company. If insights are missing, check the account is a professional account. Instagram only keeps insights for professional accounts.

Yes, if both are connected in Lemonado. One connection reaches every source you allow, so you can ask things like "Do our best organic reels also perform as Meta ads?"

MCP is included in Lemonado's paid plans and in the free trial, so you can try it before you pay.

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