Run http-server from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• 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 http-server has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

14.1.1

License

MIT

Installs (last 365 days)

7,237 · #1,006 in Homebrew

Homepage

github.com/http-party/http-server

Install

brew install http-server

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

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

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