Do I need an API key to connect VS Code?

No. Antwork connects over OAuth — you approve a consent screen in the browser and you are done. There is no key to generate or paste into a URL, which is how most social MCP servers handle it.

Do I need a paid account?

No. The free tier covers one workspace, two connected accounts and 20 posts per cycle, and there is no plan gate on MCP access.

Will VS Code post without showing me first?

Not unless you ask it to. Drafting and publishing are two separate steps: the agent writes, renders the post card, and only publishes when you confirm.

Does the writing sound like AI?

Antwork learns a voice profile per connected account by reading what you have already published there, and the agent drafts from that profile. On Instagram that includes writing to the length the format rewards, up to 2,200 characters.

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Automate Instagram with VS Code

Instagram is one of only two places here where images and video can share a post, and the only one that will not take a PNG.

One clickAdd to VS Codethe server name and URL travel inside the link

VS Code installs Antwork from a single click, straight into the Copilot chat MCP servers. The one thing that catches people is the extension it rides on.

MCP servers in VS Code run through GitHub Copilot, so the extension has to be installed and signed in.

Connect it

01Click Add to VS CodeVS Code opens and prompts you to confirm. The server name, URL and HTTP transport are all carried in the link, so nothing is typed.

02Authorize in the browserThe first tool call opens an OAuth consent screen. There is no API key to generate or store in your settings file.

03Connect the social accountAsk Copilot chat to connect your account and it returns a connect link per platform. Authorize once and Antwork keeps that token alive.

What you can say once Instagram is connected

Draft an Instagram caption for this photo in my voice, with three hashtags at the end.

Turn this carousel of five images into an Instagram post and schedule it for Saturday.

Rewrite my last Instagram caption with a stronger first line.

Which of my Instagram posts got the most engagement this month?

What is different about Instagram

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JPEG only

Instagram accepts .jpg and .jpeg and nothing else. A PNG, which is what most design tools export by default, is refused. Antwork checks the extension when you attach rather than letting you find out at publish.

Only here

A carousel does not have to be all one thing

Up to ten items in a post, and they can be images and video together. Most platforms here force you to pick one kind; this is not one of them.

Only here

There is no landscape

Image ratios are 4:5, 1:1 and 1.91:1, and video is 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5. Nothing 16:9 fits, so a cut made for YouTube needs recutting before it comes here.

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Fifteen minutes, ten times over

Each video can run fifteen minutes at 300 MB, and ten of them can sit in one post. The limit you will hit first is almost never the length.

Instagram limits, as the server enforces them

Max characters2,200

Media per post10

Countingcode points

Posts are capped at 2,200 characters, and the cap is enforced when you schedule or publish, not silently truncated.

TypeFormatsMax sizePer postCeiling

Image.jpg, .jpeg8 MB10up to 1440x1440 · 4:5 / 1:1 / 1.91:1

Video.mp4300 MB10up to 1080x1920 · 15 min max · 9:16 / 1:1 / 4:5

Image.jpg, .jpeg

Max size: 8 MB
Per post: 10
Ceiling: up to 1440x1440 · 4:5 / 1:1 / 1.91:1

Video.mp4

Max size: 300 MB
Per post: 10
Ceiling: up to 1080x1920 · 15 min max · 9:16 / 1:1 / 4:5

— 10 media items per post, in total.
— Images and video can share a post.

These numbers are read at build time from the same rules file the publishers validate against, so this page cannot claim a limit the server does not enforce.

Questions

Do I need an API key to connect VS Code?: No. Antwork connects over OAuth — you approve a consent screen in the browser and you are done. There is no key to generate or paste into a URL, which is how most social MCP servers handle it.
Do I need a paid account?: No. The free tier covers one workspace, two connected accounts and 20 posts per cycle, and there is no plan gate on MCP access.
Will VS Code post without showing me first?: Not unless you ask it to. Drafting and publishing are two separate steps: the agent writes, renders the post card, and only publishes when you confirm.
Does the writing sound like AI?: Antwork learns a voice profile per connected account by reading what you have already published there, and the agent drafts from that profile. On Instagram that includes writing to the length the format rewards, up to 2,200 characters.

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