Run frotz from ChatGPT or Claude
Infocom-style interactive fiction player. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run frotz 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 frotz. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If frotz has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About frotz
- Version
- 2.55
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 523 · #3,521 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- 661.org/proj/if/frotz
- Install
brew install frotz
Try asking
“Install frotz with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read frotz --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update frotz and tell me what changed”
Depends on
freetype · jpeg-turbo · libpng · libsamplerate · libsndfile · libvorbis · ncurses · sdl2-compat · sdl2_mixer
Questions
Can ChatGPT run frotz on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs frotz there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install frotz first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install frotz 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.