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Run nowplaying-cli from ChatGPT or Claude

Retrieves currently playing media, and simulates media actions. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run nowplaying-cli on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About nowplaying-cli

Version
2.1.0
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
2,659 · #1,674 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/kirtan-shah/nowplaying-cli
Install
brew install nowplaying-cli

Try asking

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

Questions

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

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