| name | instagram-campaign-scout |
| description | Scout Instagram hashtag opportunities, branded mentions, and campaign spread to monitor public UGC and creator participation. |
| metadata | {"postplus":{"familyId":"instagram","familyName":"Instagram"}} |
Instagram Campaign Scout
Follow shared public skill rules in:
postplus-shared public skill rules
Use this skill when the user wants to:
- 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
Read these references before implementation:
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
Current verified public skill path:
- hashtag post collection via
instagram-hashtags
- branded keyword or account discovery via
instagram-search
- watchlist synthesis from normalized hashtag/search/post datasets
Recommended Workflow
- choose a campaign object:
- hashtag
- target username
- brand keyword
- collect hashtag, search, or post data
- normalize outputs into hashtag/search/post datasets
- identify:
- volume signals
- related hashtags
- top tagged creators
- UGC examples
- build a watchlist for repeated monitoring if needed
Cost Discipline
Start with:
- 1-3 branded hashtags
- 1-5 target usernames
- a small tagged-post sample
Avoid turning this into a full social-listening crawl on the first pass.
Public Skill 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 PostPlus Cloud service is unavailable, unauthorized, or returns a stable
network error, stop immediately instead of switching to ad hoc shell glue
Good Output
Return:
- branded hashtag opportunity map
- top tagged or mentioning posts
- likely creators driving visibility
- related hashtag clusters
- recommended watchlist:
- usernames
- hashtags
- tagged mentions
Handoff
Escalate to instagram-account-research when:
- tagged creators should be evaluated as partnership candidates
Escalate to instagram-creator-discovery when:
- hashtag or tagged surfaces should become a broader creator pool
Escalate to instagram-content-benchmark when:
- tagged or hashtag-derived posts look worth deeper benchmark analysis