Prompt library
Paste one of these into ChatGPT, Claude or Codex once BCD is connected. The AI works on your Mac and reports back.
One Mac is free. Setup takes one Terminal command.
Files and documents
Organize my Downloads
Look at my Downloads folder and sort the files into subfolders by type (documents, images, installers, archives). Show me the plan before moving anything.
Needs write
Find a document
Find the contract PDF I got from Acme last month somewhere in Documents or Downloads and tell me the renewal date.
Read only
Summarize PDFs
Summarize every PDF in ~/Documents/Meeting notes in five bullet points each, then list the action items across all of them.
Read only
Rename photos by date
Rename the photos in ~/Pictures/Trip to YYYY-MM-DD_place.jpg using the date they were taken. Show me ten examples first.
Needs write
Compare two versions
Compare proposal-v2.docx and proposal-v3.docx on my Desktop and tell me what changed.
Read only
Spreadsheets and data
Pull numbers from Excel
Open sales.xlsx on my Desktop and give me September revenue by product as a table.
Read only
Clean up a CSV
The CSV in Downloads has duplicate rows and mixed date formats. Clean it and save a new copy next to it.
Needs write
Make a report
Read the expense spreadsheets in ~/Documents/Expenses, total them by category and month, and write a one-page summary document.
Needs write
Video
Make a vertical short
Turn ~/Movies/demo.mov into a 9:16 short: keep the best 20 seconds, add the title "Before and after" at the top, and save it as demo-short.mp4 next to it. Show me frames before you export.
Needs write
Add captions
Transcribe the speech in ~/Movies/interview.mp4 and burn the captions into a new copy, interview-captioned.mp4.
Needs write
Cut and join clips
Join clip1.mov, clip2.mov and clip3.mov on my Desktop with short crossfades, put music.m4a quietly underneath, and fade out at the end.
Needs write
Code and projects
Explain a codebase
Explain the project in ~/Projects/shop: what it does, how it is structured, and how to run it.
Read only
Fix failing tests
Run the tests in ~/Projects/shop, find why they fail and fix it. Run them again to confirm.
Needs commands
Build my iOS app
Build the Shop app on my Mac and run its tests. If the build fails, fix the error and try again.
Needs commands
Update dependencies
Check which packages in ~/Projects/shop are outdated and update the safe ones. Run the tests after.
Needs commands
Mac health and troubleshooting
Free up disk space
My disk is almost full. Find the biggest folders and old files I could delete, and ask me before deleting anything.
Read only
Why is my Mac slow
Check which apps and processes use the most CPU and memory right now and tell me what to close.
Needs commands
Is it still running
Check whether the backup script I started this morning is still running and show me its last output.
Needs commands
Away from your desk
Send me a file
Find the latest invoice PDF on my office Mac and tell me the total and due date.
Read only
Start a long job
Start the video export script in ~/Projects/render and tell me when it finishes.
Needs commands
Check on another Mac
On my home Mac, check whether Photos finished importing and how much space is left.
Read only