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Run cmake-docs from ChatGPT or Claude

Documentation for CMake. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run cmake-docs on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About cmake-docs

Version
4.4.5
License
BSD-3-Clause
Installs (last 365 days)
44,004 · #325 in Homebrew
Homepage
www.cmake.org
Install
brew install cmake-docs

Try asking

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

Questions

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

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