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Run pipes-sh from ChatGPT or Claude

Animated pipes terminal screensaver. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run pipes-sh on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About pipes-sh

Version
1.3.0
License
MIT
Installs (last 365 days)
2,139 · #1,864 in Homebrew
Homepage
pipeseroni.github.io
Install
brew install pipes-sh

Try asking

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

Depends on

bash

Questions

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

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