Run git-annex from ChatGPT or Claude
Manage files with git without checking in file contents. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run git-annex 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 git-annex. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If git-annex has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About git-annex
- Version
- 10.20261026
- License
- AGPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-3.0
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 2,711 · #1,650 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- git-annex.branchable.com
- Install
brew install git-annex
Try asking
“Install git-annex with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read git-annex --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update git-annex and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run git-annex on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs git-annex there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install git-annex first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install git-annex 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.