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Run progress from ChatGPT or Claude

Coreutils progress viewer. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run progress on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About progress

Version
0.17
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
759 · #3,028 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/Xfennec/progress
Install
brew install progress

Try asking

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

Questions

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

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