instagram-videos SKILL.md skillA
instagram-videos from puntorigen/avatar-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add puntorigen/avatar-skills/instagram-videos@git:20260709.ec45941Pins git:20260709.ec45941 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- puntorigen/avatar-skills
- Path
instagram-videos/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260709.ec45941, committed Jul 9, 2026
- Size
- 4,491 bytes
- Repository stars
- 6
- License
- MIT
Download all public videos/reels from an Instagram profile to a local folder, named with upload date-time (YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS.mp4). Uses Picnob via browser automation plus a Python download script. Use when the user asks to download Instagram videos, reels, or video content from a public profile, save IG videos locally, or batch-download profile reels with datetime filenames.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Instagram Videos Downloader
Download every public video/reel from an Instagram profile into a user-specified folder, named by upload datetime.
**Do not use** `instaloader`, `yt-dlp`, or `gallery-dl` on profile URLs first — they return 401 without a session cookie. Use Picnob.
## Inputs
| Parameter | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram handle or profile URL | yes | `arnoldo_schaffner_bofill` |
| Output directory | yes | `lolo/videos` |
| Timezone for filenames | no | `America/Santiago` (default) |
Extract handle from URLs: `instagram.com/{handle}/` → `{handle}`.
## Workflow checklist
```
- [ ] Step 1: Verify profile is public
- [ ] Step 2: Scrape Picnob profile feed (browser)
- [ ] Step 3: Save posts JSON
- [ ] Step 4: Run download script
- [ ] Step 5: Report results
```
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## Step 1: Verify profile is public
Open `https://www.instagram.com/{handle}/` in the browser. If it shows a login wall or "This Account is Private", **stop** — this skill is public profiles only.
## Step 2: Scrape Picnob via browser MCP
Navigate to `https://www.picnob.com/profile/{handle}/`.
Run via `browser_cdp` → `Runtime.evaluate` with `awaitPromise: true`:
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How to install
mdr add puntorigen/avatar-skills/instagram-videos@sha256:e868209cc27a7dfaThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260709.ec45941, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 9, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (4491 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
puntorigen/avatar-skills · 6 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-15 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_d2o62gz4uweqfixm GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=puntorigen/avatar-skills/instagram-videos GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/e868209cc27a7dfa3e7c793e715bd5eebe93a0f747e2056c500ee79285dd82f8
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