Run gh-ost from ChatGPT or Claude
Triggerless online schema migration solution for MySQL. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gh-ost 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 gh-ost. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If gh-ost has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About gh-ost
- Version
- 1.1.11
- License
- MIT
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 689 · #3,140 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/github/gh-ost
- Install
brew install gh-ost
Try asking
“Install gh-ost with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read gh-ost --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update gh-ost and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run gh-ost on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs gh-ost there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install gh-ost first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install gh-ost 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.