Instagram Owner Yes: the approval gate (free sample)

Run python3 gate_mini.py check week.csv --owner "<owner name>" and explain each finding in one line. Do not fill approved_by or approved_sha.

The script and the example are in the file.

# Instagram Owner Yes: the approval gate (free sample)

**One file that answers one question before anything goes on your Instagram: did the owner approve this exact caption and alt text?**

From the upcoming Instagram Manager Workflow with Owner Yes, version 1.0, 2026-11-03. By PaperChaseWebb Inc. Python 3.8 or newer, no installs.

## The rule

Nothing is approved or posted unless the owner approved that exact version. "Looks good" in a chat does not count once the caption changes. The fingerprint makes that checkable.

## Try it (5 minutes)

1. Save `gate_mini.py` and `week.csv` from below into one folder.
2. Run `python3 gate_mini.py check week.csv --owner "Dana Reyes"`. You should see `2 rows, 0 errors`.
3. Change one word in P1's caption and run it again. You should see `P1: caption or alt text changed after approval`.
4. To approve a post yourself: read it, run `python3 gate_mini.py fingerprint week.csv P1`, paste the result into `approved_sha`, and put your name in `approved_by`.

What it checks: caption over 2,200 characters, more than 5 hashtags (Instagram's Help Center limit, read 2026-11-03), feed or carousel image with no alt text, approved by someone other than the owner, the drafter approving their own post, and any change after approval.

## The weekly loop (the full kit runs all of it)

1. **Study**: last week's own numbers, one pattern to repeat.
2. **Plan**: 3 to 5 concepts; the owner selects or kills.
3. **Produce**: captions and alt text, every claim labeled.
4. **Queu