BCD

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Run make from ChatGPT or Claude

Utility for directing compilation. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run make on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About make

Version
4.4.1
License
GPL-3.0-only
Installs (last 365 days)
48,818 · #300 in Homebrew
Homepage
www.gnu.org/software/make
Install
brew install make

Try asking

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

Used by

crosstool-ng

Questions

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

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