The stunts were performed by a (supposedly) professional. Don't try this in your terminal.

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Instagram-CLI is a terminal-based Instagram client that limits functionality to messages, notifications, and following feed to reduce doomscrolling. It supports text messaging, file uploads, reactions, and multiple image rendering protocols (ASCII, Kitty, Sixel). Installation is available via npm or pip. The tool helps manage screen time while maintaining social connectivity, though it may risk account flagging due to Meta's policies against unofficial clients.

I Used Instagram from the Linux Terminal. It’s Cool Until It’s Not.

Behold Instagram-CLI! And it's not from Meta

Try it (but perhaps not risking your main account)

Bro, combine this with agentic AI and you’ve got a super capable system. This could be the start to an agent itself. I’ll add this on my list of things to write that will also never bubble up to the surface. Still, great thought experiment.

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It’s amazing, have to try at least once…