Run snapcraft from ChatGPT or Claude
Package any app for every Linux desktop, server, cloud or device. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run snapcraft 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 snapcraft. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If snapcraft has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About snapcraft
- Version
- 9.2.1
- License
- GPL-3.0-only
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 2,364 · #1,774 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- snapcraft.io
- Install
brew install snapcraft
Try asking
“Install snapcraft with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read snapcraft --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update snapcraft and tell me what changed”
Depends on
certifi · cryptography · libsodium · libyaml · lxc · pydantic · pygit2 · python@3.15 · snap · xdelta
Questions
Can ChatGPT run snapcraft on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs snapcraft there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install snapcraft first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install snapcraft 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.