Run pcre2 from ChatGPT or Claude
Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run pcre2 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 pcre2. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If pcre2 has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About pcre2
- Version
- 10.49
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 28,387 · #447 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.pcre.org
- Install
brew install pcre2
Try asking
“Install pcre2 with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read pcre2 --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update pcre2 and tell me what changed”
Used by
Questions
Can ChatGPT run pcre2 on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs pcre2 there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install pcre2 first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install pcre2 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.