Run rapid-mlx from ChatGPT or Claude
Fast local AI engine for Apple Silicon with an OpenAI-compatible API. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run rapid-mlx 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 rapid-mlx. - LinuxNo
Homebrew builds it for macOS only.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If rapid-mlx has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About rapid-mlx
- Version
- 1.0.2
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 3,357 · #1,491 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- github.com/raullenchai/Rapid-MLX
- Install
brew install rapid-mlx
Try asking
“Install rapid-mlx with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read rapid-mlx --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update rapid-mlx and tell me what changed”
Depends on
certifi · cryptography · ffmpeg · libsndfile · libyaml · mlx · numpy · opencv · pillow · portaudio · pydantic · python-matplotlib · python@3.15 · pytorch · rpds-py · scipy · sentencepiece · torchvision
Questions
Can ChatGPT run rapid-mlx on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs rapid-mlx there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install rapid-mlx first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install rapid-mlx 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.