# Connected Instagram — copy-ready prompts Labgenz · 14 November 2026. Use these in your own connected ChatGPT project. The guide webpage itself is not connected to Instagram. ## 1. Connect Instagram to ChatGPT Expected result: ChatGPT names the correct account, returns real post links and explains which actions are available. I want to manage my own Instagram with ChatGPT and Buzzfy. First check the connection; help me connect or reconnect if needed. Confirm my exact @handle, account URL, available permissions and what my current plan supports. Read my five latest Reels and show their actual links and captions. Separate what you can read, prepare and publish. Do not change anything yet. Use the connected @Chrome browser to open and inspect my signed-in Instagram profile. Report the visible bio, highlights and pinned posts without editing them. If the Chrome extension or permission is not ready, tell me the exact setup step to finish. If this environment has no browser control, say so and continue the Buzzfy connection check; do not invent a profile inspection. ### Expert extension Create a connection report with the handle, checked-at time, available read tools, available write tools, plan/permission gaps and browser capability. Run one read-only post-list call as evidence. Use returned information only; never put passwords or access tokens in the report. Check: One successful account read proves access. A generated example or a remembered handle does not. ## 2. Give your Instagram a working folder Expected result: The files exist somewhere you control, and ChatGPT can identify the current goal and next action from the saved context. Create an Instagram working folder for my connected account. Ask me for the account purpose, audience, offer or next action, language and weekly time available if you do not know them. Create real editable files: 00-start-here.md, 01-account.md, 02-strategy.md, 03-brand.md, 04-profile.md, 05-reels.csv, 06-highlights.md, 07-calendar.csv, 08-results.md and 09-decisions.md. Add assets/face-references, assets/portraits, assets/covers and assets/highlights. Fill known facts; label unanswered fields. Include my verified connection report. Use the authorized local folder attached to this ChatGPT project. Create or fill the files there without overwriting unrelated work. If the folder is not attached yet, guide me through Edit project → Add folder in the desktop app. If this environment cannot access local folders, provide a downloadable ZIP and instructions for adding the relevant files as project context. Do not claim you saved files you cannot access. Put working instructions in 00-start-here.md: read approved context, ask about missing facts, prepare work, obtain approval for account changes, then update the files and decision log. Finish by showing the folder tree and the next action. ### Expert extension Read 00-start-here.md and the current context files. Tell me the approved audience, offer, visual direction and latest decision. Identify conflicting or missing versions before working. At the end, return updated files and a short change log; do not imply automatic sync if this environment cannot write them. Check: A fresh chat in the project can recover the approved direction without a long re-explanation. ## 3. Choose your strategy and visual identity Expected result: You can describe your account in one sentence and have one approved visual style saved in your folder. Read my Instagram workspace and use Buzzfy to review my recent posts, available audience data and last 30 days of performance. If my account is new, work with the available facts and ask about my intended audience. Leave missing numbers unknown. Ask only the questions needed to define who I help, what they come for and the next action I want them to take. Propose one account promise, three content pillars, a simple weekly mix and three pinned-post roles: introduction, useful demonstration and real work or offer. Then show two visual directions that fit this strategy: background, text, primary and accent colours with HEX values, typography, image treatment and a sample Reel-cover layout. Check text contrast and small-screen readability. Explain the difference simply. Wait for my choice, then update 02-strategy.md and 03-brand.md. ### Expert extension Challenge this strategy from the perspective of a first-time visitor and a relevant buyer. Find unclear promises, unsupported authority and content pillars that do not support my goal. Keep measured findings separate from creative judgment. Refine the brief, then document contrast-safe colour combinations and a small set of reusable visual rules. Check: Every planned post has a clear audience question and fits the approved brand without needing a new design brief. ## 4. Create a profile that still looks like you Expected result: The portrait passes your likeness check, the circular crop works, and the bio and pins explain the same promise. Use my five attached face references: front, left three-quarter, right three-quarter, left profile and right profile. Create a professional Instagram portrait that fits the approved style in 03-brand.md. Preserve my facial proportions, eye shape and colour, eyebrows, nose, skin tone, hairline and recognizable features. Improve lighting, background, grooming and composition; do not replace me with a generic model or change my age or body shape. Keep the face readable in a small circular crop. Create one draft first, then wait for likeness feedback before making variations. Using my real background and the strategy, propose a clear bio with one next action and three existing posts to pin, with their real links. Save the approved choices in 04-profile.md. If an authorized browser tool can apply the profile changes, show the exact changes and wait for my approval. Otherwise give the short Instagram steps. Do not claim Buzzfy can edit profile fields or pin posts. ### Expert extension Compare this portrait with my five references. Keep identity fixed. My specific correction is [feature]. Change only that feature and the requested lighting/background, preserving the rest. Provide a square image with room for the Instagram circle; then record the approved file and version in 04-profile.md. Check: The owner approves likeness. An AI self-score is not evidence of identity accuracy. ## 5. Give every Reel a better cover Expected result: The selected Reels have accurate, consistent cover files, a checked crop and a clear applied/not-yet-applied record. Use Buzzfy to inventory my existing Reels, paginating until the agreed set is complete. Create 05-reels.csv with post ID, real link, date, topic, evidence used, proposed cover title, cover filename and review status. Use captions and available media; if you cannot inspect a video sufficiently, ask for its original file or transcript before naming its cover. Read 03-brand.md and create one cover for a real Reel I select. Use the approved visual rules, a short accurate title and my approved portrait or suitable original media. Make the subject and title readable in the current profile-grid crop. Show it at small size. After I approve the template, create the remaining covers in manageable batches and keep the file-to-Reel mapping. For existing Reels, use connected browser tools only if the actual Instagram edit screen supports replacing the cover, and wait for my approval. Otherwise give the precise native-app step. Do not delete and repost a Reel just to replace its cover. Buzzfy’s publishing cover option is for new Reels. ### Expert extension Audit this cover batch against 03-brand.md and 05-reels.csv. Check factual title fit, spelling, likeness, contrast, consistency and crop. Return only items needing correction with a specific fix. Keep statuses separate: drafted, approved, applied, verified. Do not mark a cover applied without checking the account. Check: Every approved export has an identifiable Reel and its installation status is truthful. ## 6. Make your highlights worth opening Expected result: Each highlight has a useful sequence, readable title, consistent cover and a checked next action. Read my strategy, brand rules and profile. Propose up to four highlights that answer a new visitor’s questions, with a clear name, purpose, order and next action. Start with useful roles such as Start here, Tips, My work and Questions, adapting them to my account. For each, write a short Story sequence using only my real background, content and examples. Specify the exact text and the footage or image needed on each screen. Generate a simple matching cover icon in my approved palette. Save the sequence and asset filenames in 06-highlights.md. Use current Stories, available archive material or files I supply; do not pretend Buzzfy exposes my entire archive. Prepare an apply checklist. If authorized browser controls support the edit, show it for approval first; otherwise guide me through the native Instagram steps. Buzzfy does not expose a highlight-management tool. ### Expert extension Review the proposed highlights as someone unfamiliar with my account. At each tap, say what they learn and whether it moves them toward the next useful action. Remove repetition and obsolete claims. Return a final Story list, asset list and installation checklist. Check: A person unfamiliar with the account can follow each highlight without extra explanation. ## 7. Let ChatGPT prepare your next publication Expected result: A complete publishing package is approved and its real queued or published status is recorded. Read my Instagram workspace and prepare one complete post for [topic]. It should help [audience] achieve [specific useful result] and lead to [next action]. Use my approved voice and visual rules. Draft the hook, script or slides, cover and caption. Ask for any missing original material. Once I provide and approve the finished files, check Buzzfy connection, publishing access and the current queue. Prepare a publishing preview for [date and time] in [time zone]. Show the account, finished media, cover, exact caption and whether this is a normal post or an eligible Trial Reel. Wait for my explicit approval of that preview. After confirmation, report it as queued until the schedule confirms publication, then save the link and status in 07-calendar.csv. Do not promise reach or publish an unreviewed draft. ### Expert extension Check this publishing package for the intended account, exact final files, cover, caption, rights, date/time zone and duplicate queue entries. Prepare a fresh preview if anything changed. After approval, verify the schedule and append the actual status and URL to the calendar. Never label queued work published. Check: The publishing record points to the exact approved version and a verified status. ## 8. Return to a system, not a blank chat Expected result: Your results and next actions are saved, and any active automation has visible sources, settings and a review routine. Read my Instagram workspace and use Buzzfy to review the last seven days alongside a suitable earlier period. Separate original posts, ads and Buzzfy trial remixes. Use available reach, saves, shares, profile actions and follower data; mark missing or early data clearly. Tell me what to keep, improve and stop. Propose the next week’s content using my strategy, approved style and time budget. Update 07-calendar.csv, 08-results.md and 09-decisions.md, or give me revised files to save if you cannot write to the workspace. If I want automatic Trial Reels, check availability, current settings, eligible source Reels and ready variants first. Show sample edits and recommend exclusions for outdated or weak material. Review captions and subtitles. Wait for my approval before changing or resuming the workflow, then verify the actual queue. Keep my weekly review visible rather than promising unattended results. ### Expert extension Inspect my original-post queue and automatic Trial Reel queue separately. Identify outdated sources, duplicate plans and edits needing review. Prepare only the changes supported by my tools and current plan. Then propose one testable improvement for the next week with evidence for it and a clear way to judge the result. Check: You can see what is scheduled, what needs you, and what changed because of actual results.