Run defaultbrowser from ChatGPT or Claude
Command-line tool for getting & setting the default browser. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run defaultbrowser on your own computer and read what it prints.
Works on
- MacWorks
Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with
brew install defaultbrowser. - LinuxNo
Homebrew builds it for macOS only.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If defaultbrowser has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About defaultbrowser
- Version
- 1.1
- License
- MIT
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 1,981 · #1,942 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/kerma/defaultbrowser
- Install
brew install defaultbrowser
Try asking
“Install defaultbrowser with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read defaultbrowser --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update defaultbrowser and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run defaultbrowser on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs defaultbrowser there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install defaultbrowser first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install defaultbrowser 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.