Run grep from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

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

Version

3.12

License

GPL-3.0-or-later

Installs (last 365 days)

32,107 · #413 in Homebrew

Homepage

www.gnu.org/software/grep

Install

brew install grep

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

pcre2

tfenv · tofuenv · crosstool-ng

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

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