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Run lzlib from ChatGPT or Claude

Data compression library. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run lzlib on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About lzlib

Version
1.16
License
BSD-2-Clause
Installs (last 365 days)
1,976 · #1,947 in Homebrew
Homepage
www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzlib.html
Install
brew install lzlib

Try asking

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

Used by

librdkafka · wget2 · apngasm

Questions

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

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