Run gitg from ChatGPT or Claude
GNOME GUI client to view git repositories. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run gitg 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 gitg. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If gitg has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About gitg
- Version
- 50
- License
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 1,025 · #2,648 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg
- Install
brew install gitg
Try asking
“Install gitg with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read gitg --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update gitg and tell me what changed”
Depends on
adwaita-icon-theme · cairo · gdk-pixbuf · glib · gobject-introspection · gpgme · gspell · gtk+3 · gtksourceview4 · json-glib · libgit2 · libsecret · pango · gettext
Questions
Can ChatGPT run gitg on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs gitg there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install gitg first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install gitg 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.