Instagram MCP vs Socialintel MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Instagram MCP and Socialintel MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Instagram MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: META_ACCESS_TOKEN, IG_USER_ID.
• Primary tools included: Instagram photo, reel, and carousel publishing, Account and media insights, Comment moderation and replies.

Explore Instagram MCP Details

Choose Socialintel MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Freemium).
• Primary tools included: Instagram influencer search, Country and city filtering, Category, keyword, and demographic filters.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Instagram MCP drashrafsaiyed-cyber Social Media	Socialintel MCP socialintel Social Media
Summary	Control Instagram from Claude: publish photos, reels, and carousels, read account insights, manage comments, and reply to DMs. 14 tools via the Instagram Login API. One-click free Render deploy for Claude Web and mobile.	Instagram influencer search API for AI agents — search by niche, country, demographics, or follower count, returns usernames, bios, follower counts, business categories, and public business emails. Single-profile lookup at $0.01; full search $0.50–$1.30 (1–100 leads). USDC on Base, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum via x402 micropayments. No signup, no API keys.
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drashrafsaiyed-cyber-instagram-mcp": {
      "url": "https://your-app-name.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socialintel-socialintel-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/socialintel/socialintel-mcp",
        "socialintel-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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