Instagram Account Research

• postplus-shared

  release-shell rules

• evaluate creators or KOL/KOC candidates
• compare competitor Instagram accounts
• inspect a brand account's profile, output, and rough momentum
• build a shortlist of accounts worth deeper content analysis

skills/20-research/instagram-creator-discovery/SKILL.md

• skills/20-research/instagram-references/actor-selection.md

• skills/20-research/instagram-references/normalized-schema.md

• skills/20-research/instagram-references/tool-contracts.md

Primary Hosted Collection Keys

• instagram-profiles

• instagram-posts

Recommended Workflow

1. collect a profile snapshot for each username
2. collect a small recent-post sample for each shortlisted account
3. normalize profile and post outputs
4. rank accounts by audience size, engagement proxy, posting cadence, and relevance
5. return a shortlist plus account notes

Cost Discipline

• 5-15 usernames
• 6-12 recent posts per account

Release-Shell Execution Contract

• keep shortlist briefs, actor inputs, raw datasets, normalized datasets, and ranking caches under

  <work-folder>/.postplus/instagram-account/

• keep only final user-facing summaries or shortlist exports outside

  .postplus/

• compile the request into a small username or URL batch before the expensive collection step
• if hosted capability is unavailable, unauthorized, or returns a stable network error, stop immediately instead of switching to ad hoc shell glue

Good Output

• account snapshot table
• shortlist of strongest accounts
• likely creator / brand / store / meme-page type
• posting cadence estimate
• top recent content patterns
• risks:
  • inflated audience with weak engagement
  • inactive posting
  • weak topical fit

Handoff

instagram-creator-discovery

• the user does not already have a handle list
• the user wants niche creators rather than known accounts
• the user wants content-first search

instagram-content-benchmark

• the user wants to understand which specific posts or reels work
• the user wants reusable hook or format patterns

instagram-audience-voice

• the user wants comment-driven pain points or objections