Run aws-shell from ChatGPT or Claude
Integrated shell for working with the AWS CLI. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run aws-shell 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 aws-shell. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If aws-shell has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About aws-shell
- Version
- 0.2.2
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 3,316 · #1,501 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/awslabs/aws-shell
- Install
brew install aws-shell
Try asking
“Install aws-shell with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read aws-shell --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update aws-shell and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Questions
Can ChatGPT run aws-shell on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs aws-shell there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install aws-shell first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install aws-shell 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.