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Run slirp4netns from ChatGPT or Claude

User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run slirp4netns on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About slirp4netns

Version
1.3.7
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
1,968 · #1,950 in Homebrew
Homepage
github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
Install
brew install slirp4netns

Try asking

“Install slirp4netns with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read slirp4netns --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update slirp4netns and tell me what changed”

Depends on

glib · libslirp

Questions

Can ChatGPT run slirp4netns on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs slirp4netns there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install slirp4netns first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install slirp4netns 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.