Run gdal from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

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

Version

3.13.3

License

MIT

Installs (last 365 days)

59,806 · #264 in Homebrew

Homepage

gdal.org/en/stable

Install

brew install gdal

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

apache-arrow · c-blosc · cfitsio · geos · giflib · hdf5 · imath · jpeg-turbo · jpeg-xl · json-c · libaec · libarchive · libdeflate · libgeotiff · libheif · libpng · libpq · libspatialite · libtiff · libxml2 · lz4 · netcdf · numpy · openexr · openjpeg · openssl@4 · pcre2 · poppler · proj · python@3.15

postgis · pdal · gmt · mapnik · mapserver · rasterio

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

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