Run esptool from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

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

Version

5.6.0

License

GPL-2.0-or-later

Installs (last 365 days)

12,366 · #737 in Homebrew

Homepage

docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/esp32

Install

brew install esptool

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

cryptography · libyaml · python@3.15

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

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