MCP server for HikerAPI — 105+ Instagram API tools auto-generated from the OpenAPI spec. Use from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Zed, Windsurf.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add hikerapi --env HIKERAPI_KEY='<HIKERAPI_KEY>' -- npx -y hikerapi-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.hikerapi]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "hikerapi-mcp"]
env = { HIKERAPI_KEY = "<HIKERAPI_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add hikerapi --env HIKERAPI_KEY='<HIKERAPI_KEY>' -- npx -y hikerapi-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hikerapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hikerapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIKERAPI_KEY": "<HIKERAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"hikerapi": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hikerapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIKERAPI_KEY": "<HIKERAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hikerapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hikerapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIKERAPI_KEY": "<HIKERAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hikerapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hikerapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIKERAPI_KEY": "<HIKERAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hikerapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hikerapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIKERAPI_KEY": "<HIKERAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
HIKERAPI_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.