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Run ideviceinstaller from ChatGPT or Claude

Tool for managing apps on iOS devices. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run ideviceinstaller on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About ideviceinstaller

Version
1.2.0
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
22,427 · #517 in Homebrew
Homepage
libimobiledevice.org
Install
brew install ideviceinstaller

Try asking

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

Depends on

libimobiledevice · libplist · libzip

Questions

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

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