Run openvpn from ChatGPT or Claude
SSL/TLS VPN implementing OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run openvpn 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 openvpn. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If openvpn has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About openvpn
- Version
- 2.7.9
- License
- GPL-2.0-only WITH openvpn-openssl-exception
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 49,253 · #299 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- openvpn.net/community
- Install
brew install openvpn
Try asking
“Install openvpn with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read openvpn --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update openvpn and tell me what changed”
Depends on
lz4 · lzo · openssl@4 · pkcs11-helper
Questions
Can ChatGPT run openvpn on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs openvpn there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install openvpn first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install openvpn 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.