analogue-slop meets Instagram DM MCP

a two-part experiment for the @galalabs instagram-dm hackathon.
vhs clips are edited with your username & a mysterious message tags you in public, slides into your dms, then lures you to a "terminal" at a custom domain vhs-ghost.com/username

1. ghost-mcp-server

pulls targets from brightdata
auto-cuts personalised VHS clips
uploads reel, tags and DMs user with vhs-ghost.com/<username>
utilises a rotating account pool with proxies
running locally on nvidia jetson nano dev kit

2. vhs-ghost.com

the custom url shows the user their IG stats, email collection & mysterious countdown
transitions into an endless feed of vhs clips
cloudflare workers - edge hosted

fight ai slop with vhs slop
celebrate using technology & the internet for creative expression
opportunity to get introduced to mcp and hackathons

could be pivotd to market a product or service
my theory is that combing an obscure vhs clip, editing the actual username, and sending a url with /username it will create enough intrigue for some click through

create a campaign with 10 random users, use the use the campaign video tool to create personalized videos, then deploy subagents to upload and dm in parallel. personalize a video for @username, dm it to them with a silly message.
list all campaigns, delete x campaign, create a campgain. create a dataset of people with between 100-1000 followers and follow #nostalgia with a limit of 50 lines. Check every minute for the dataset until it is delievered, dont do anything else.

# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/streetmeat/ghostmcp.git
cd ghost

# Configure
cd ghost_mcp
cp .env.example .env
cp accounts.json.example accounts.json
# Edit these files with your credentials

# Install and run
pip install -r requirements.txt
python src/mcp_server.py --use-account-pool

Campaign Management:

• mcp__ghost__fetch_bright_data_users - Get users from Bright Dataset Marketplace API
• mcp__ghost__download_bright_data_snapshot - Download completed snapshot
• mcp__ghost__select_random_users - Select random users from datasets
• mcp__ghost__create_campaign - Create new campaign
• mcp__ghost__get_campaign_status - Check campaign progress
• mcp__ghost__delete_campaigns - Delete campaigns
• mcp__ghost__prepare_campaign_videos - Pre-personalize videos

Video Processing:

• mcp__ghost__create_video_chunks - Create base video chunks
• mcp__ghost__list_video_chunks - List available chunks
• mcp__ghost__get_chunk_info - Get chunk details
• mcp__ghost__personalize_specific_chunk - Add username overlay

Instagram Operations:

• mcp__ghost__send_message - Send DM message
• mcp__ghost__upload_video_post - Upload reel with tag
• mcp__ghost__share_post_to_dm - Share post to DM
• mcp__ghost__get_user_info - Get user information
• mcp__ghost__get_user_posts - Get user's posts
• mcp__ghost__get_account_status - Check account pool status
• mcp__ghost__mark_operation_complete - Trigger account cooldown

fix all the issues and complexity that ideating & making this in 48 hours with claude created
troubleshoot speed of several tools
add analytics
add a database
dynamic url creation
extended video editing
make swipe feel better
figure out how to beat the algorithm
implement unique fingerprinting
figure out some way to pay for the claude subscription with it ;)

• MCP Server Documentation - Complete setup and API reference

there's some weird decisions due to the jetson's quirks and my lack of knowledge
don't trust the code. yes the mcp_server.py is 2k lines ><