Run libzip from ChatGPT or Claude
C library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archives. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run libzip on your own computer and read what it prints.
Works on
- MacWorks
Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with
brew install libzip. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If libzip has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About libzip
- Version
- 1.12.1
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 28,346 · #449 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- libzip.org
- Install
brew install libzip
Try asking
“Install libzip with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read libzip --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update libzip and tell me what changed”
Depends on
Used by
php · php@8.4 · php@8.3 · imagemagick-full · php@8.2 · ideviceinstaller · rizin · katago · pstoedit · sc-im · xrootd · ppsspp
Questions
Can ChatGPT run libzip on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs libzip there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install libzip first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install libzip 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.