Run file-formula from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

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

Version

5.48

License

BSD-2-Clause-Darwin

Installs (last 365 days)

5,295 · #1,186 in Homebrew

Homepage

darwinsys.com/file

Install

brew install file-formula

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

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

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