Run git-cola from ChatGPT or Claude
Highly caffeinated git GUI. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run git-cola 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-cola. - LinuxPartly
Homebrew on Linux builds it from source, or install it with your distribution's package manager.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If git-cola has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About git-cola
- Version
- 4.19.0
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 1,812 · #2,020 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- git-cola.github.io
- Install
brew install git-cola
Try asking
“Install git-cola with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read git-cola --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update git-cola and tell me what changed”
Depends on
git-gui · pyqt · python@3.15
Questions
Can ChatGPT run git-cola on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs git-cola there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install git-cola first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install git-cola 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.