Run p7zip from ChatGPT or Claude
7-Zip (high compression file archiver) implementation. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run p7zip 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 p7zip. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If p7zip has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About p7zip
- Version
- 17.06
- License
- LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 111,331 · #151 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip
- Install
brew install p7zip
Try asking
“Install p7zip with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read p7zip --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update p7zip and tell me what changed”
Used by
winetricks · julia · datalad
Questions
Can ChatGPT run p7zip on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs p7zip there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install p7zip first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install p7zip 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.