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Run adr-tools from ChatGPT or Claude

CLI tool for working with Architecture Decision Records. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run adr-tools on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About adr-tools

Version
3.0.0
License
CC-BY-4.0
Installs (last 365 days)
1,765 · #2,050 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/npryce/adr-tools
Install
brew install adr-tools

Try asking

“Install adr-tools with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read adr-tools --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update adr-tools and tell me what changed”

Questions

Can ChatGPT run adr-tools on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs adr-tools there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install adr-tools first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install adr-tools for you.

Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.

Try it on your computer

BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.

Program data from Homebrew, updated 2026-11-11. Installs are Homebrew's installs on request over the last 365 days.