Instagram MCP: post to Instagram from Claude or ChatGPT
Solara AI's Instagram MCP lets Claude or ChatGPT edit your video and ask to post it as a Reel.
Claude or another AI agent sends your recording to Solara AI, which edits it into a short for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X.
See it in action
Shown with Claude: it edits a video, asks to post it, and once you approve Claude's post it lands in the calendar.
Connect your agent in 3 steps
Open Claude settings
Open the Claude app or claude.ai and go to
Add the Solara AI connector
Name it Solara AI and paste the URL:
https:// api. solaraai. com/ mcp Connect and turn it on
Click Add and Connect, sign in to Solara and choose Allow. Then in a chat, click +, then Connectors, and switch Solara AI on.
Works on every Claude plan, Free included (one custom connector).
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See the Claude guideOpen ChatGPT’s plugins
On the web, open ChatGPT’s plugins page and select +, then Add custom MCP server.
Add the Solara AI server
Name it Solara AI and paste the URL under Connection:
https:// api. solaraai. com/ mcp Sign in and allow it
Set sign-in to OAuth, check I understand and want to continue and choose Create as a plugin. Sign in to Solara and choose Allow.
ChatGPT edits and posts only on its Business, Enterprise and Edu plans, on the web; in a Business workspace, an admin or owner adds it. In a chat, type @ and pick Solara AI.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See the ChatGPT guideAdd Solara
In your terminal, add Solara for every project:
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user solara https:// api. solaraai. com/ mcp Sign in
Run this, or type /mcp in Claude Code and pick solara:
claude mcp login solaraChoose Allow
Your browser opens Solara: sign in, check what it asks for, and choose Allow.
The command adds Solara to all your projects, not only this one.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See the Claude Code guideAsk your Bot to add Solara
In a chat with your Bot, send:
Add this MCP server: https:// api. solaraai. com/ mcp Confirm
Your Bot shows the details and asks you to confirm: answer “Yes, add it”.
Connect
Choose Connect on the card in the chat, sign in to Solara and choose Allow.
Your Bot works in the cloud, not on your computer: paste a public link to your recording, and Solara fetches it.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See the Grok Bot guideAdd Solara to mcp.json
Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json and add Solara under mcpServers:
"solara": { "url": "https:// api. solaraai. com/ mcp" } Find it in Cursor
Open Cursor’s MCP settings on its Customize page: Solara is listed and asks you to sign in.
Choose Allow
Your browser opens Solara: sign in, check what it asks for, and choose Allow.
~/.cursor/mcp.json adds Solara to every project; a project’s own .cursor/mcp.json adds it to that one.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See the Cursor guideRun login
Nothing to install (Node.js 20 or newer). It shows you where to get your key, then checks it.
npx solaraai loginCreate a key
In Solara, create one under API keys in the menu under your name, and give it to the CLI as SOLARA_API_KEY, never in a chat.
Check it
Run login again to check the key, then see every command:
npx solaraai --help
The CLI makes, edits and exports videos; it never posts.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and export it.”
See the API keys guideAdd Solara
Run this in your terminal:
openclaw mcp add solara --url https:// api. solaraai. com/ mcp --transport streamable-http --auth oauth Sign in
Run this, open the link it prints, sign in to Solara and choose Allow:
openclaw mcp login solaraCheck it
Ask OpenClaw: “List the video styles I can use in Solara.”
If OpenClaw’s Gateway is running, stop it first (openclaw gateway stop), then start it again.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See the OpenClaw guideAdd Solara to your config
Add this to ~/.hermes/config.yaml:
mcp_servers: solara: url: "https://api.solaraai.com/mcp" auth: oauthSign in
Run this, sign in to Solara and choose Allow:
hermes mcp login solaraCheck it
Run hermes and ask: “List the video styles I can use in Solara.” Already running? Type /reload-mcp first.
If the file already has an mcp_servers section, add only the solara entry to it.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See the Hermes guideOpen your agent’s MCP settings
Find where your agent adds a remote MCP server.
Add Solara’s address
Paste the URL:
https:// api. solaraai. com/ mcp Sign in to Solara and choose Allow
Your agent opens Solara: sign in, check what it asks for, and choose Allow.
Works with opencode and any agent that can use a remote MCP server.
Then ask: “Edit my latest recording in the Brass style and post it Tuesday on Instagram.”
See how connecting worksCommon questions
What is an Instagram MCP?
An MCP server that lets an AI agent, such as Claude or ChatGPT, work with Instagram. Solara AI's lets your agent edit a video in Solara and ask to post it to Instagram as a Reel, and you approve each post your agent asks for.
Can Claude post to Instagram?
Not by itself. With Solara AI connected, Claude can ask to post a video or photos to Instagram, and nothing posts until you approve Claude's request.
What can my agent post to Instagram?
Once your Instagram account is connected in Solara: your video as a Reel, now or at the time you pick, or as a trial reel, shown first to people who don't follow you and kept off your grid; photos with a caption; a first comment under the post; a caption for Instagram alone; and the same video again another day.
Can I post to Instagram from ChatGPT?
Yes, with Solara connected. ChatGPT edits and posts only on its Business, Enterprise and Edu plans, on the web.
Does it read my Instagram insights or messages?
No. Solara's MCP server lets your agent edit videos and ask to post them; it doesn't read your insights, comments or messages.
Can my agent post without me?
No, it can only ask: you approve every post your agent asks for, in Solara. You choose what it may do, see every change, can disconnect it any time, and it sees only your workspace.
Is it free?
AI agents work on every plan, within its limits. On the free try your first download is free; posting a video Solara edited comes with a plan. On the free try that’s 3 videos, clips up to 90 seconds. Connecting an agent costs nothing extra, each export uses one of your plan’s videos as it does in the app, and what your agent starts each day is capped.
Turn your phone videos into customers
- 3 videos free
- No credit card required
Posts to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X