Build a comment-to-DM funnel with Grok Bot
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. Grok Bot sets up all three through the CueEditio MCP in one conversation.
For Instagram professional accounts · Updated October 2026
One-time setup in Grok Bot
Read https://www.cueedit.io/agent.md and set up CueEditio for me. Use my email: you@example.comAdd a custom MCP server called cueedit at https://www.cueedit.io/api/mcp/mcp- 1.Paste the line above into any Bot chat. The Bot signs up with an email code and gives you one link.
- 2.Open the link, check the email shown, and approve Instagram.
- 3.Type @cueedit in a chat to attach it to a task.
Ask Grok Bot
You
My reel says "comment GROK". Ask people to follow first, reply "sent" under the comment, DM https://example.com/grok, and catch up anyone who commented already.
Grok Bot
Rule ready: GROK, follow required, public reply "sent", DM with your link. 17 people already commented GROK, all inside the 7-day window. Create the rule and DM the 17?
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 Grok Bot to wire it
Keyword, guide link, whether to require a follow, and the public reply text.
3.Catch up
Grok Bot 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.
Grok Bot keeps working on its cloud computer after you close the app. Once a reply or DM job works, save it as a skill and give it a routine, with your approval boundary written into the routine.
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. Grok Bot 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 Grok Bot 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.
CueEditio has been submitted to the Grok Bot plugin marketplace and is waiting for xAI’s review. Until it appears in Connect apps, add it as a custom MCP server with the URL above.
Connect CueEditio to Grok Bot
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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