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Run openmotif from ChatGPT or Claude

LGPL release of the Motif toolkit. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run openmotif on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About openmotif

Version
2.3.8
License
LGPL-2.1-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
1,149 · #2,506 in Homebrew
Homepage
motif.ics.com/motif
Install
brew install openmotif

Try asking

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

Depends on

fontconfig · freetype · jpeg-turbo · libpng · libx11 · libxext · libxft · libxmu

Used by

grace

Questions

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

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