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Run markdown from ChatGPT or Claude

Text-to-HTML conversion tool. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run markdown on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About markdown

Version
1.0.1
License
BSD-3-Clause
Installs (last 365 days)
1,650 · #2,117 in Homebrew
Homepage
daringfireball.net/projects/markdown
Install
brew install markdown

Try asking

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

Questions

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

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