Get an approximate sampled ranking of the biggest followers by follower count.
AI agents call get_top_followers to retrieve information from Instagram without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and ranks follower data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational/analytical. The 'approximate sampled' nature indicates it reads existing data. No side effects or irreversible actions occur.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get an approximate sampled ranking of the biggest followers by follower count' — a retrieval and query operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external commands.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_top_followers gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Instagram, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_top_followers:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_top_followers": {}
}
}get_top_followers is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get an approximate sampled ranking of the biggest followers by follower count. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Instagram MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Instagram MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_top_followers: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Instagram. Nothing to install.
get_top_followers is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_top_followers rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_top_followers. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_top_followers is provided by the Instagram MCP server (lupikovoleg/instagram-cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Instagram, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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