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Run httping from ChatGPT or Claude

Ping-like tool for HTTP requests. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run httping on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About httping

Version
4.4.0
License
AGPL-3.0-only
Installs (last 365 days)
2,151 · #1,860 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/folkertvanheusden/HTTPing
Install
brew install httping

Try asking

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

Depends on

fftw · openssl@4 · gettext

Questions

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

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