Run showkey from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install showkey.

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If showkey has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

1.10

License

MIT

Installs (last 365 days)

752 · #3,037 in Homebrew

Homepage

www.catb.org/~esr/showkey

Install

brew install showkey

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

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

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