Run sratoolkit from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

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

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

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

Version

3.4.1

License

LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT

Installs (last 365 days)

1,223 · #2,437 in Homebrew

Homepage

github.com/ncbi/sra-tools

Install

brew install sratoolkit

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

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

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