Run screen from ChatGPT or Claude
Terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run screen 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 screen. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If screen has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About screen
- Version
- 5.0.2
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 10,951 · #786 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- www.gnu.org/software/screen
- Install
brew install screen
Try asking
“Install screen with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read screen --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update screen and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run screen on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs screen there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install screen first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install screen 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.