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Run ceres-solver from ChatGPT or Claude

C++ library for large-scale optimization. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run ceres-solver on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About ceres-solver

Version
2.2.0
License
BSD-3-Clause
Installs (last 365 days)
5,556 · #1,157 in Homebrew
Homepage
ceres-solver.org
Install
brew install ceres-solver

Try asking

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

Depends on

gflags · glog · eigen · metis · openblas · suite-sparse · tbb

Used by

opencv · colmap

Questions

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

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