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Run dash-shell from ChatGPT or Claude

POSIX-compliant descendant of NetBSD's ash (the Almquist SHell). With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run dash-shell on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About dash-shell

Version
0.5.13.5
License
BSD-3-Clause
Installs (last 365 days)
2,090 · #1,885 in Homebrew
Homepage
gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash
Install
brew install dash-shell

Try asking

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

Questions

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

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