Instagram Super Front Desk Skills Tutorial

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Instagram Super Front Desk Skill Usage Guide

I. Skill Overview

After configuring the alert phone number, users can launch the “Instagram Super Front Desk” skill. The skill opens the Instagram Web notifications page via the local Chrome browser, continuously collects interaction notifications such as follows, likes, and comments, and automatically sends a fixed private message script to qualifying interactive users based on user deduplication and cooldown rules.

This skill is suitable for scenarios such as Instagram account management, fan engagement handling, campaign conversion, and private message greetings. The skill operates as a background resident service, executing one round of collection and sending by default every 60 minutes. Upon the first launch, if Instagram is not yet logged in, the skill will wait for the user to complete the login in the browser. If the service was previously running normally but encounters a login failure or browser disconnection, the system will send an SMS alert to the configured phone number and stop the service.

Usage Recommendation: This skill operates using a real account. Please avoid high-frequency searches, bulk interactions, or continuous posting within a short period to prevent triggering platform risk controls.

II. Prerequisites

Before using this skill, please prepare the following:

  1. Instagram Account

    • Prepare the Instagram account you wish to manage;
    • The account must be able to log in to Instagram Web normally;
    • If you encounter a challenge/checkpoint verification, complete the verification as prompted on the page first.

  2. Local Chrome Browser

    • The skill will open Instagram Web via the Chrome browser;
    • Upon the first launch, if you are not logged into Instagram in the browser, you must complete the login manually.

  3. Fixed Private Message Script

    • Used to send messages to users who follow, like, or comment;
    • The default script is hi~;
    • It is recommended to use short, natural, and non-exaggerated greetings.

  4. Phone Number

    • Used to receive SMS alerts for anomalies such as login failure, browser disconnection, or challenge/checkpoint blocking.

III. Configure Environment Variables

Before launching the skill, you must configure the following environment variables in 3ChatClaw.

Environment Variables Required for This Skill

key value
INSTAGRAM_SUPER_FRONT_REPLYING_PHONE Phone number to receive anomaly alert SMS

How to Configure Environment Variables in 3ChatClaw

  1. Click Environment Variables in the left sidebar.
  2. Click Add Variable.
  3. Enter INSTAGRAM_SUPER_FRONT_REPLYING_PHONE in the key field on the left.
  4. Enter the phone number for receiving SMS alerts in the value field on the right.
  5. Click Save in the top right corner.

IV. Skill Installation

Users can download and install this skill from the Skill Market.

  1. Click Skill Market in the left sidebar to enter the Skill Market page.
  2. Search for or browse Instagram Super Front Desk.
  3. Click the skill card.
  4. Click One-Click Install to complete the installation.
  5. After installation, click Installed Skills in the left sidebar to view the installed skills.

V. Launching the Skill

This skill supports two launch methods:

  • Launch via a Prompt sent in a conversation;
  • Launch via the Task function.

Note: Before launching the skill, please confirm that the environment variables are configured and that a Chrome browser capable of logging into Instagram is ready.

Launching the Skill via Conversation

1. Obtain the Launch Prompt

  1. Click Skill Market in the left sidebar.
  2. Find and click the Instagram Super Front Desk skill.
  3. Copy the Prompt from the pop-up skill card.

The default Prompt for this skill is:

Use the instagram-super-front skill to read Instagram follow, like, and comment notifications, collect interactive users requiring replies, and send private messages to them one by one.

Users can set relevant parameters based on actual needs.

2. Launch the Skill

  1. Paste the copied Prompt into the chat box.
  2. You may add the fixed private message script, e.g., Private Message Script: hi~.
  3. You may add parameters such as polling interval, collection limit, and sending limit.
  4. Click Send.
  5. Wait for 3ChatClaw to respond.
  6. 3ChatClaw will check the environment variables and start the Instagram background service.
  7. If Chrome is not yet logged into Instagram, please complete the login in the opened Chrome window.
  8. Once the login is successful, the skill will collect notifications and send private messages at the set interval.

During operation, it is recommended to maintain:

  • The Instagram account remains logged in;
  • Do not switch accounts during operation.

Launching the Skill via Task

If you wish to establish reaching out to Instagram interactive users with a fixed private message as a long-term task entry point, you can launch this skill via the Task function.

Operation Steps

  1. Click Tasks in the left sidebar to enter the Task Center.
  2. Click Create Task.
  3. Select Instagram Super Front Desk.
  4. Enter a task name, e.g., Instagram Interactive User Private Message Outreach.
  5. Enter the Private Message Script, e.g., hi~.
  6. Set the Polling Interval (minutes), default is 60.
  7. Set the Collection Limit per Round, default is 20.
  8. Set the Sending Limit per Round, default is 10.
  9. Set the User Private Message Cooldown Days, default is 7.
  10. Enable or disable Reply to Followers, Reply to Likers, and Reply to Commenters as needed.
  11. If you only want to observe the notification collection results first, enable Collect Only, Do Not Send.
  12. Confirm and click Create Task.
  13. After the task is created, you can view it in the Task Center.
  14. Click Run Now to start the background service.
  15. To view the current task execution results, click Chat in the left sidebar.

VI. Stopping the Listener

If you need to stop the Instagram background service, send a command similar to the following in 3ChatClaw:

Stop Instagram Super Front Desk listener

After sending, 3ChatClaw will stop the current background service. Once stopped, the skill will no longer collect Instagram notifications or send private messages.

VII. Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why does it prompt that environment variables are missing?

This indicates that 3ChatClaw is currently unable to read the environment variables required for this skill.

Please check if the following has been configured and saved:

  • INSTAGRAM_SUPER_FRONT_REPLYING_PHONE

If you have just modified the environment variables, please save them and restart the skill.

2. Why are private messages not sent immediately after launching?

Common reasons include:

  • Instagram is not logged in within Chrome;
  • Instagram is requiring completion of a challenge/checkpoint verification;
  • There are currently no qualifying follow, like, or comment events on the notifications page;
  • The current user is already in the cooldown period, so the skill will not send duplicates;
  • The sending limit for this round has been reached.

3. Which users will the skill send private messages to?

The skill reads follow, like, and comment interactive users from Instagram notifications and decides whether to process them based on task configuration:

  • Reply to Followers
  • Reply to Likers
  • Reply to Commenters

The same notification event will only be queued once. The same user will not receive duplicate private messages during the cooldown period; even if a user generates both a like and a comment, they will only be reached once.

4. What does “Cooldown Days” mean?

User Private Message Cooldown Days is used to avoid disturbing the same user repeatedly within a short period. The default value is 7 days.

For example, if the cooldown days are set to 7, once a user receives a private message, they will not receive another automated private message within 7 days, even if they like or comment again.