My best work is on Instagram, not my site
Your Instagram feed is probably the most complete portfolio you have — and none of it counts towards your own site. Google can't index it under your name, AI assistants can't quote it, and even your followers only see each post for a few days. Connecting Instagram to bernard fixes that: your best posts, re-hosted on your own pages, with your own captions.
Connect once
Go to Account → Your AI and press Connect Instagram. Instagram will ask you to sign in and approve — the access is read-only: bernard can look at your posts and nothing else. One requirement from Instagram's side: your account must be a Business or Creator account (both free). If yours is personal, switch in the Instagram app under Settings → Account type — it takes a minute.
Then just ask
Open the workshop and use the Bring in my Instagram starter, or simply ask:
Bring my Instagram posts onto my site.
Bernard looks through your recent posts, picks out the strongest work (asking you if your feed mixes work and life), copies the chosen photos onto your site — optimised for fast pages, like every image he handles — and builds them into a gallery page in your site's own style, using your captions. It all lands on a draft: nothing is live until you press Approve.
Posted something new? Ask again — Bernard adds the new work without duplicating what's already there.
The small print, plainly
- Bernard never posts to Instagram. The connection can read, not write.
- Photos are copied, not embedded. No Instagram widget slowing your page down — the images become part of your site, sized and served properly.
- Disconnecting (from Account → Your AI, or by removing bernard in your Instagram settings) deletes the connection immediately. Photos already on your site stay — they're yours.
- The connection needs a quiet renewal every couple of months; bernard handles it automatically, and if Instagram ever makes him re-ask, the card in Account → Your AI shows a Reconnect button rather than anything breaking.
The prompt
“Bring my Instagram posts onto my site.”
The [bracketed] parts are yours to fill in. First time? Connect bernard to your AI over MCP — a one-time setup in bernard → your site → Use your own AI — then paste the prompt above.
Questions people ask
- How do I connect my Instagram to bernard?
- Go to Account → Your AI and press Connect Instagram. You'll sign in on Instagram itself and approve read-only access. Your Instagram account needs to be a free Business or Creator account — you can switch in the Instagram app under Settings → Account type; it takes a minute and changes nothing about how your profile looks.
- What can Bernard do with my Instagram once it's connected?
- Read your posts — that's all. He can list them (captions, dates, links) and, when you ask, copy chosen photos onto your own site. He cannot post, comment, message, or change anything on Instagram itself.
- Why put Instagram posts on my website at all?
- Instagram posts are invisible to Google and AI assistants — they live on Meta's site, under Meta's name, and scroll out of sight within days. The same work on your own pages is findable, quotable and permanently yours. Your captions often already say exactly what a search engine needs to hear.
- Does Bernard copy my whole feed?
- No — he curates. A good gallery is your 20–30 strongest pieces, not two thousand posts. You choose (or approve) the selection, and everything lands on a draft you review before it goes live. You can rerun it whenever you post new work.
- What about videos and Reels?
- Not yet — Bernard imports photos (including every photo in a carousel post) and skips videos, telling you which ones he skipped. Video support is on the list.
- What happens if I disconnect, or remove bernard from my Instagram settings?
- The connection is deleted immediately — bernard keeps no Instagram token and stops being able to read your feed. Photos already imported stay on your site: they're your own re-hosted copies, brought over while you were connected, and you can delete them like any other image.