Run npm-check-updates from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install npm-check-updates.

• LinuxPartly

  Homebrew on Linux builds it from source, or install it with your distribution's package manager.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If npm-check-updates has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

23.1.1

License

Apache-2.0

Installs (last 365 days)

3,686 · #1,429 in Homebrew

Homepage

github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates

Install

brew install npm-check-updates

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

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

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