Run arxiv_latex_cleaner from ChatGPT or Claude
Clean LaTeX code to submit to arXiv. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run arxiv_latex_cleaner on your own computer and read what it prints.
Works on
- MacWorks
Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with
brew install arxiv_latex_cleaner. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If arxiv_latex_cleaner has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About arxiv_latex_cleaner
- Version
- 1.0.11
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 787 · #2,980 in Homebrew
- Install
brew install arxiv_latex_cleaner
Try asking
“Install arxiv_latex_cleaner with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read arxiv_latex_cleaner --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update arxiv_latex_cleaner and tell me what changed”
Depends on
libyaml · pillow · python@3.15
Questions
Can ChatGPT run arxiv_latex_cleaner on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs arxiv_latex_cleaner there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install arxiv_latex_cleaner first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install arxiv_latex_cleaner 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.