Run clang-format from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

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

Version

23.1.5

License

Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception

Installs (last 365 days)

76,558 · #213 in Homebrew

Homepage

clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html

Install

brew install clang-format

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

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

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