Run assimp from ChatGPT or Claude
Portable library for importing many well-known 3D model formats. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run assimp 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 assimp. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If assimp has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About assimp
- Version
- 6.0.6
- License
- BSD-3-Clause AND CC-PDDC AND MIT AND BSL-1.0 AND Unlicense AND Zlib
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 7,501 · #976 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.assimp.org
- Install
brew install assimp
Try asking
“Install assimp with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read assimp --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update assimp and tell me what changed”
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run assimp on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs assimp there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install assimp first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install assimp 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.