Instagram auto DM from OpenClaw
Tell OpenClaw the keyword, the post and the message. It finds the reel, shows you the exact DM, and after your yes creates an Auto DM rule in CueEditio. From then on every matching comment gets the DM within seconds, even when OpenClaw is closed.
For Instagram professional accounts · Updated October 2026
One-time setup in OpenClaw
Read https://www.cueedit.io/agent.md and set up CueEditio for me. Use my email: you@example.com{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"cueedit": { "url": "https://www.cueedit.io/api/mcp/mcp", "transport": "streamable-http", "auth": "oauth" }
}
}
}
openclaw mcp login cueedit- 1.Text the line above to your OpenClaw agent. It signs up with an email code and texts you one link.
- 2.Open the link, check the email shown, and approve Instagram.
- 3.Ask it what is in your comments.
Ask OpenClaw
You
(WhatsApp) new reel is up. auto dm anyone who comments FREE with https://example.com/free
OpenClaw
Latest reel: "Free tools for creators", 2 min old. Rule: FREE → DM "Here you go: https://example.com/free". Reply yes to create it.
Example conversation. Post names and counts will be your own.
The CueEditio tools that run
list_accountsChecks which Instagram account is connected and whether it can send (Pro).list_postsFinds your latest reel or the post you described, with its id.create_autodm_ruleSaves the rule: keywords, the DM text, which posts, optional public reply and follow gate.list_autodm_rulesReads the rule back so you can see it is active.
How it works
1.Connect once
Add the CueEditio MCP to OpenClaw and sign in. Connect your Instagram professional account in CueEditio.
2.Describe the rule
Name the keyword, the post ("my latest reel") and the message, link included.
3.Confirm
OpenClaw shows the exact rule and DM text. Nothing is created until you say yes.
4.It runs on its own
The rule lives on CueEditio’s servers. It keeps sending after you close OpenClaw. Ask OpenClaw to pause it any time.
Because OpenClaw lives in your chat apps, the confirm step is a text: it sends you the DM it plans to send, you reply yes.
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
No. OpenClaw only creates the rule. CueEditio stores it and Instagram’s webhook triggers it, so DMs go out while your computer is off.
Yes. Ask for "any comment" and OpenClaw sets trigger_mode to any. Keyword rules match when the comment contains the word; ask for an exact match if you need one.
Yes. The rule can post a public reply under the comment, with up to three variations picked at random so the replies do not all look the same.
Yes. CueEditio uses the Instagram API with Instagram Login. Our messaging and comment permissions passed Meta App Review in October 2026.
No. OpenClaw connects to CueEditio as a native MCP server in its config. There is no CueEditio skill to install.
Connect CueEditio to OpenClaw
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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