Instagram Campaign Scout

• postplus-shared

  release-shell rules

• monitor a branded hashtag
• find UGC or creator posts tagging a brand
• inspect campaign spread on Instagram
• map related hashtags around a topic or campaign

• 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-hashtags

• instagram-search

• instagram-posts

• hashtag post collection via

  instagram-hashtags

• branded keyword or account discovery via

  instagram-search

• watchlist synthesis from normalized hashtag/search/post datasets

Recommended Workflow

1. choose a campaign object:
   • hashtag
   • target username
   • brand keyword
2. collect hashtag, search, or post data
3. normalize outputs into hashtag/search/post datasets
4. identify:
   • volume signals
   • related hashtags
   • top tagged creators
   • UGC examples
5. build a watchlist for repeated monitoring if needed

Cost Discipline

• 1-3 branded hashtags
• 1-5 target usernames
• a small tagged-post sample

Release-Shell Execution Contract

• keep scout briefs, actor inputs, raw datasets, normalized outputs, and watchlist caches under

  <work-folder>/.postplus/instagram-campaign-scout/

• keep only final user-facing summaries or watchlists outside

  .postplus/

• compile the campaign object into a small hashtag or username brief 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

• branded hashtag opportunity map
• top tagged or mentioning posts
• likely creators driving visibility
• related hashtag clusters
• recommended watchlist:
  • usernames
  • hashtags
  • tagged mentions

Handoff

instagram-account-research

• tagged creators should be evaluated as partnership candidates

instagram-creator-discovery

• hashtag or tagged surfaces should become a broader creator pool

instagram-content-benchmark

• tagged or hashtag-derived posts look worth deeper benchmark analysis