Instagram Digest Skill

Scrapes Instagram reels from a configured list of accounts, transcribes their audio, generates AI summaries, and saves a digest.html file for local viewing.

When to Use

Trigger this skill when the user asks to:

• Run / send the Instagram digest
• Get a summary of recent Instagram reels
• Check what accounts are being tracked
• Add or remove accounts from the digest
• Do a dry run / preview without sending email

Working Directory

All commands must be run from the skill's own directory:

cd /path/to/instagram-digest

Commands

Run the digest (saves digest.html)

python main.py

Run digest for specific accounts only

python main.py --accounts username1 username2 username3

List currently configured accounts

python main.py --list-accounts

Adding / Removing Accounts Permanently

The default account list lives in config.py under INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNTS. To permanently add or remove an account, edit that list. Then confirm by running --list-accounts.

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Purpose | |---|---|---| | OPENROUTER_API_KEY | ✅ Required | OpenRouter API key for transcript summarization (uses Nvidia Nemotron via OpenRouter) | | INSTAGRAM_USERNAME | Optional | Instagram login for story access — use a dedicated throwaway account | | INSTAGRAM_PASSWORD | Optional | Instagram password for story access — use a dedicated throwaway account |

Output

Writes digest.html to the skill directory. Open it in a browser to read audio summaries for each reel.

Error Handling

• If Instagram returns a login wall for an account, that account is skipped and the digest continues with the rest.
• If transcription or analysis fails for a reel, a fallback message is shown for that item — the digest still sends.
• If no new reels or stories are found across all accounts, the email is skipped entirely and a message is printed.