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Run cava from ChatGPT or Claude

Console-based Audio Visualizer for ALSA. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run cava on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About cava

Version
1.0.0
License
MIT
Installs (last 365 days)
4,337 · #1,320 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/karlstav/cava
Install
brew install cava

Try asking

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

Depends on

fftw · portaudio

Questions

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

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