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Run spice-server from ChatGPT or Claude

Implements the server side of the SPICE protocol. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run spice-server on your own computer and read what it prints.

Works on

About spice-server

Version
0.16.0
License
LGPL-2.1-or-later
Installs (last 365 days)
525 · #3,519 in Homebrew
Homepage
www.spice-space.org
Install
brew install spice-server

Try asking

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

Depends on

glib · gstreamer · jpeg-turbo · lz4 · openssl@4 · opus · orc · pixman · gettext

Questions

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

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