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Run or-tools from ChatGPT or Claude

Google's Operations Research tools. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run or-tools on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About or-tools

Version
9.15
License
Apache-2.0
Installs (last 365 days)
2,090 · #1,887 in Homebrew
Homepage
developers.google.com/optimization
Install
brew install or-tools

Try asking

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

Depends on

abseil · cbc · eigen · highs · protobuf · re2 · scip · gmp · mpfr · openblas

Questions

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

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