Run axel from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install axel.

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If axel has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

2.17.14

License

GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception

Installs (last 365 days)

2,908 · #1,589 in Homebrew

Homepage

github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

Install

brew install axel

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

openssl@4 · gettext

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

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