Run notmuch from ChatGPT or Claude
Thread-based email index, search, and tagging. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run notmuch 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 notmuch. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If notmuch has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About notmuch
- Version
- 0.40
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 2,008 · #1,932 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- notmuchmail.org
- Install
brew install notmuch
Try asking
“Install notmuch with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read notmuch --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update notmuch and tell me what changed”
Depends on
cffi · glib · python@3.15 · xapian · gettext
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run notmuch on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs notmuch there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install notmuch first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install notmuch 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.