XHS-Downloader vs instagram_dm_mcp

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	XHS-Downloader by JoeanAmier	instagram_dm_mcp by trypeggy
Stars	★ 11,172	★ 167
30d uses	—	—
Score	59	45
Official	—	—
Categories	MediaWeb ScrapingDeveloper Tools	CommunicationMediasocial-media
Language	Python	Python
Last commit	this month	9 mo ago

XHS-Downloader · Summary

XHS-Downloader is a MCP server for downloading content from XiaoHongShu (RedNote) platform with API and MCP capabilities.

instagram_dm_mcp · Summary

Instagram DM MCP server enabling direct messaging, media sharing, and user interaction through Instagram's API.

XHS-Downloader · Use cases

Automatically downloading XiaoHongShu content for personal archiving
Building applications that integrate with XiaoHongShu content through MCP protocol
Batch processing of XiaoHongShu content with API calls

instagram_dm_mcp · Use cases

Automate Instagram DM interactions for customer service or marketing
Integrate Instagram messaging into AI-powered workflows
Download and analyze Instagram DM media and conversations

XHS-Downloader · Install

Installation

**Docker (Recommended)**

``bash docker pull joeanamier/xhs-downloader docker run -p 5556:5556 -v xhs_downloader_volume:/app/Volume -it joeanamier/xhs-downloader python main.py mcp ``

**From Source**

``bash git clone https://github.com/JoeanAmier/XHS-Downloader.git cd XHS-Downloader pip install -r requirements.txt python main.py mcp ``

**Claude Desktop Configuration**: Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xhs-downloader": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["path/to/main.py", "mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "path/to/repo"
      }
    }
  }
}

instagram_dm_mcp · Install

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/trypeggy/instagram_dm_mcp.git
cd instagram_dm_mcp

Install dependencies using uv:

uv sync

or with pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Configure Instagram credentials using the helper script:

python setup_env.py

For Claude Desktop, add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram_dms": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--directory",
        "PATH/TO/instagram_dm_mcp",
        "python",
        "src/mcp_server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop / Cursor.

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