Build a comment-to-DM funnel with Cursor
A "comment GUIDE" reel needs three things: a rule for new comments, a public reply so the comment section looks answered, and a sweep for the people who commented before the rule was live. Cursor sets up all three through the CueEditio MCP in one conversation.
For Instagram professional accounts · Updated October 2026
One-time setup in Cursor
Read https://www.cueedit.io/agent.md and set up CueEditio for me. Use my email: you@example.com{
"mcpServers": {
"cueedit": { "url": "https://www.cueedit.io/api/mcp/mcp" }
}
}- 1.Paste the line above into Cursor’s Agent chat. It signs up with an email code and gives you one link.
- 2.Open the link, check the email shown, and approve Instagram.
- 3.Ask it to list your Instagram accounts.
Ask Cursor
You
Set up the BETA funnel: follow first, public reply, DM the link. Then DM everyone who commented BETA before the rule existed.
Cursor
Rule ready (BETA, follow required, reply "Sent, check DMs"). 23 earlier BETA comments, 21 inside the 7-day window, 2 too old. Create the rule and DM the 21?
Example conversation. Post names and counts will be your own.
The CueEditio tools that run
list_postsFinds the reel that asks people to comment.create_autodm_ruleKeyword rule with require_follow (asks people to follow before the guide arrives) and comment_replies for the public "sent" reply.list_commentsFinds people who already commented the keyword, with dm_eligible for the 7-day window.send_dmSends the guide to those earlier commenters, one DM per comment.reply_to_commentLeaves the public reply under the earlier comments too.
How it works
1.Post the reel
Your caption says "comment GUIDE". The link can be a page, a PDF or a calendar.
2.Ask Cursor to wire it
Keyword, guide link, whether to require a follow, and the public reply text.
3.Catch up
Cursor DMs everyone who commented before the rule existed, if the comment is under 7 days old.
4.Check later
Ask "how many GUIDE comments are still unhandled?" any time to see what is left.
Cursor’s agent asks before running each tool. Keep launch copy in your repo and reference it with @ so the DM text matches the landing page.
Limits to know
- Instagram only lets a business DM someone who commented, as a private reply to that comment. The agent cannot cold-DM people who never commented.
- One DM per comment. A second send to the same comment returns already_dmed unless you tell the agent to force it.
- The comment must be 7 days old or newer. Older comments come back with dm_eligible false.
- At most 600 DMs and 600 public replies per hour per account, below Meta’s ceiling of 750.
- Reading posts, comments and rules works on the free plan. Sending replies, DMs and creating rules needs CueEditio Pro ($6 or ₹459 a month).
Questions
With require_follow on, the first DM asks the commenter to follow and tap a button. CueEditio checks the follow and then sends the guide. People who already follow get the guide straight away.
Rules only react to new comments. Cursor handles the earlier ones by listing comments on the reel and DMing each match with send_dm, as long as the comment is 7 days old or newer.
Yes. Each rule can target specific posts by id. Ask Cursor for a GUIDE rule on one reel and a PRICE rule on another.
Yes. The DM is plain text up to 1,000 characters, and links are allowed.
Yes. cursor-agent reads the same mcp.json. Run cursor-agent mcp login cueedit once, then use it in the terminal or in scripts.
Connect CueEditio to Cursor
Create an account, connect your Instagram professional account, then add the MCP server above. Reading comments is free; sending replies and DMs needs Pro.
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