Run eccodes from ChatGPT or Claude
Decode and encode messages in the GRIB 1/2 and BUFR 3/4 formats. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run eccodes 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 eccodes. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If eccodes has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About eccodes
- Version
- 2.50.1
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 1,908 · #1,972 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECC
- Install
brew install eccodes
Try asking
“Install eccodes with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read eccodes --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update eccodes and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run eccodes on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs eccodes there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install eccodes first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install eccodes 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.