Instagram DM automations for creators
Your AI agent builds your Instagram DM automations.
Tell Claude or ChatGPT in one sentence which comment keyword belongs under which Reel. AgentChat sets up the automation, sends the link by DM and remembers every contact. You never copy an automation per Reel again.
Official Instagram login. No password sharing, no scraping.
Works with
- Claude
- Claude Code
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- Codex
Set up an automation for today’s Reel: keyword VAULT, link to my freebie, followers only.
create_automation
Done. Automation “Reel 10/17 VAULT” is live on today’s Reel.
- Keyword
- VAULT
- Follower check
- on
- Link
- your freebie
- Reminder
- after 2 hrs without a click
On Instagram
@lena.builds VAULT
Sent you the link @lena.builds 📩
Here’s your link 👇
No more “Agent vault copy 4”.
This is what a ManyChat account looks like after a few weeks of Reels: every automation copied by hand, renamed, attached to the new Reel. With AgentChat you write one sentence.
Before, in the flow builder
- Agent vault
- Agent vault copy 2
- Agent vault copy 3
- Agent vault copy 4
- Hack strix copy 3
- Y combinator copy 2
Now, in your chat
“Add the keyword VAULT to my latest Reel, link for followers only.”
Everything your agent can do
Each feature is a tool your agent calls over MCP. You describe what should happen, your agent sets it up.
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Comment, DM or story reply
An automation starts on a comment under your Reel, a DM or a reply to your story. Optionally only for specific keywords.
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Public reply to the comment
Every comment gets a public reply. Several variants rotate so it doesn’t read like a bot.
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Opening DM with a button
The first DM comes with a button. One tap opens the conversation, and AgentChat can keep writing.
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Follower check
If the person follows you, they get the link. If not, AgentChat asks them to follow and checks again on the next tap.
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Link DM and reminder
The link DM holds up to three buttons. Anyone who hasn’t clicked after the time you set gets one reminder.
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Clicks and funnel
Every click is counted. Ask your agent how many people triggered, tapped, got stuck at the follower check and clicked.
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Next Reel and old comments
Create the automation before the Reel is live and it attaches itself once you post. Or run it on comments that are already there.
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Contacts right in your chat
Every contact with tags, email and notes. Filter them in Claude: who follows, who doesn’t, who clicked. Export as CSV or JSON.
new
Email capture inside the flow, plus a webhook: ask for the email before the link, and every new contact goes straight to your own tools.
AgentChat does DM automations and nothing else. No AI chat replies, no inbox, no broadcasts.
AgentChat vs. ManyChat
Same goal: comment in, link out. The difference is who does the work.
| Feature | AgentChat | ManyChat |
|---|---|---|
| Your agent controls everything over MCP | Create, edit, test, report | Claude only as a text step inside a flow |
| New Reel | One sentence to your agent, even before posting | Copy the automation, rename it, pick the Reel |
| Query contacts | Filter them directly in Claude | Through export, Google Sheets or the API |
| Follower check and reminder | Yes | Yes |
| Price | $35 per month, or $25 per month billed yearly. No extra charge per contact. | Pro: $39 per month, or $29 per month billed yearly, up to 2,500 active contacts. Each extra contact costs $0.05 ($0.038 on yearly billing).1 |
1 ManyChat Help Center, article “Pro plan”, retrieved October 18, 2026: help.manychat.com. Prices vary by region and account age.
Simple pricing
Start with a free 7-day trial, no card needed. Then pick monthly or yearly. Every feature is included, with no extra charge per contact.
Payments run through Stripe. Subscribe whenever you like, and change or cancel your plan in the Stripe customer portal.
Questions
How do I get started?
Connect Instagram, paste your MCP link into Claude or ChatGPT, done. You get your personal MCP link right after the Instagram login.
Do I need to code?
No. Setting up your agent means pasting the MCP link into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex. Everything else you tell it in plain sentences.
Can it run next to ManyChat?
The first DM, yes. For the follower check and every message after that, AgentChat has to own the conversation, because Instagram lets only one tool reply there. So move the Reel fully to AgentChat.
Which Instagram account do I need?
A creator or business account. AgentChat only uses the official Instagram API with Instagram login. Your password stays with you.
What limits does Instagram set?
One private reply per comment, up to 7 days after the comment. Further DMs only within 24 hours of the person’s last message or button tap. AgentChat sticks to these rules automatically.
What happens to my data?
Your data lives on our own server. You can export everything and have it deleted at any time. See data deletion.