A side-by-side look at the INSSIST and Instagram Private Profile Viewer MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose INSSIST for social media work as a local process; choose Instagram Private Profile Viewer for social media. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
INSSIST_MCP_PORT, INSSIST_MCP_HOME.Assets, draft_create, instance.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | I Instagram Private Profile Viewer | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | INSSIST_MCP_PORTINSSIST_MCP_HOME | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 31 | — |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View INSSIST | View Instagram Private Profile Viewer |
Assetsdraft_createinstanceaccount_infoinstantNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"inssist": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@inssist/mcp"
],
"env": {
"INSSIST_MCP_PORT": "YOUR_INSSIST_MCP_PORT_HERE",
"INSSIST_MCP_HOME": "YOUR_INSSIST_MCP_HOME_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Instagram Private Profile Viewer yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.