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Run imessage-exporter from ChatGPT or Claude

Command-line tool to export and inspect local iMessage database. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run imessage-exporter on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About imessage-exporter

Version
5.0.1
License
GPL-3.0-only
Installs (last 365 days)
7,631 · #967 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/ReagentX/imessage-exporter
Install
brew install imessage-exporter

Try asking

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

Questions

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

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