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Run augeas from ChatGPT or Claude

Configuration editing tool and API. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run augeas on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About augeas

Version
1.15.0
License
LGPL-2.1-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
1,782 · #2,037 in Homebrew
Homepage
augeas.net
Install
brew install augeas

Try asking

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

Depends on

readline

Used by

certbot

Questions

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

Do I need to install augeas first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install augeas 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.